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How to get fromCologne to Alpe d'Huezby train, taxi, bus, car or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Alpe d'Huez by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train, taxi

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to LanceytrainTer
    4. Take the taxi from Lancey to Alpe d'Hueztaxi
    9h 46m
    €314–557

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Grenoblebus766 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourismebus
    15h 41m
    €80–136

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Grenoblebus
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourismebus
    14h 37m
    €90–326

  4. Drive 859.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Alpe d'Huezcar859.6 km
    9h 1m
    €132–190

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeDUS - LYS
    3. Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenobletrain
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourismebus
    9h 8m
    €130–364

  6. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris NordtrainTha
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to GrenobletrainTgv
    3. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourismebus
    10h 32m
    €92–421

  7. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to LuxembourgtrainRe
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GrenobletrainTer
    5. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourismebus
    15h 38m
    €265–536

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)planeFRA - LYS
    3. Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenobletrain
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourismebus
    9h 7m
    €163–382

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeDUS - GVA
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Grenobletrain
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourismebus
    10h 34m
    €153–337

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)planeFRA - GVA
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Grenobletrain
    4. Take the bus from Gare Routière to Office de Tourismebus
    10h 27m
    €181–375

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train, drive

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)planeDUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to St Jean De Maurienne Arvantrain
    5. Drive from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Alpe d'Huezcar
    10h 41m
    €105–413

Cologne to Alpe d'Huez by train and bus

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration14h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€90Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Alpe d'Huez, France?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Office de Tourisme via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, Lyon, and Gare Routière in around 15h 41m.

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