There are 11 ways to get from Chester to Alpe d'Huez by train, taxi, bus, car, car train, plane, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to GrenobleTgv
- Take the taxi from Grenoble to Alpe d'Huez
10h 55m€300–1,086Bus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Take the bus from Lyon to Grenoble766 / ...
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourisme
26h€67–265Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Alpe d'Huez
14h 7mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)MAN - GNB
- Take a shuttle bus from Grenoble-Isère Airport to Le Bourg-d'Oisans
7h 34m€143–321Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria830
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Grenoble709
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourisme
28h 30m€84–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Alpe d'Huez
15h 34m€241–355Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)MAN - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourisme
10h 13m€99–256Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)MAN - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenoble
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourisme
11h 33m€96–260Fly Liverpool to Geneva International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)LPL - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenoble
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourisme
11h 4m€146–321Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train, drive
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)MAN - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to St Jean De Maurienne Arvan
- Drive from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Alpe d'Huez
10h 50m€117–355Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BHX - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenoble
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourisme
12h 8m€116–330
Chester to Alpe d'Huez by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Alpe d'Huez is to bus via Lyon which costs €65 - €270 and takes 26h.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Alpe d'Huez is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 34m and costs €140 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Alpe d'Huez. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Office de Tourisme via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Lyon and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h.
The distance between Chester and Alpe d'Huez is 1361 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Alpe d'Huez without a car is to train and taxi which takes 10h 55m and costs €300 - €1100.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Chester to Alpe d'Huez, including transfers.
Chester to Alpe d'Huez bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Alpe d'Huez bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
There are 2900+ hotels available in Alpe d'Huez.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Alpe d'Huez, France?
You can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Office de Tourisme via London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Lyon - Perrache Bus Station, Lyon, and Gare Routière in around 26h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Liverpool to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to St Jean De Maurienne Arvan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- Rail 1st Class
- €29–45
Train from Geneve to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–65
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to St Jean De Maurienne Arvan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +33 (0)820 083 838
- Website
- transaltitude.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourisme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- Transaltitude
- info@nofussbus.co.uk
- Website
- bensbus.co.uk
Shuttle from Grenoble-Isère Airport to Le Bourg-d'Oisans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- €130–160
Taxis Marillet
- Phone
- +33 6 11 08 81 76
- Website
- taxis-grenoblois.fr
Taxis Grenoblois
- Phone
- +33 4 76 54 42 54
- Website
- taxi-grenoble38.fr
France Alpes Taxi
- Phone
- +33 6 50 03 80 38
- Website
- francealpestaxi.com
Cab Alpes Taxi
- Phone
- +33 6 12 34 56 78
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