There are 13 ways to get from Sunderland to Alpe d'Huez by train, taxi, bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or shuttle
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part DieuTgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GrenobleTer
- Take the taxi from Grenoble to Alpe d'Huez
13h 5m€309–904Bus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Sunderland 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 Routiere to Office De Tourisme
26h 54m€67–269Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Sunderland to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Alpe d'Huez
15h 4mFly Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)NCL - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office De Tourisme
11h 34m€125–259Train, bus via Central Station
- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to GrenobleTgv
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office De Tourisme
14h 6m€196–657Train, bus
- Take the train from Sunderland to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to GrenobleTgv
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office De Tourisme
14h 10m€202–644Bus
- Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals436 / ...
- 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 Routiere to Office De Tourisme
28h 40m€77–207Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sunderland to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Alpe d'Huez
16h 31m€261–384Fly Newcastle to Geneva International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)NCL - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenoble
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office De Tourisme
11h 19m€148–252Fly Newcastle to Turin Caselle Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)NCL - 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
12h 21m€118–347Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Sunderland to Thornaby
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)MME - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Office De Tourisme
12h 33m€157–747Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Newcastle 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
10h 50m€167–544Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Newcastle 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 Routiere to Office De Tourisme
14h 49m€126–352
Newcastle (NCL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Alpe d'Huez is to bus via Lyon which costs €65 - €270 and takes 26h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Alpe d'Huez is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 10h 50m and costs €160 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to Alpe d'Huez. However, there are services departing from Sunderland Interchange and arriving at Office De Tourisme via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Lyon and Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 54m.
The distance between Sunderland and Alpe d'Huez is 1556 km.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Alpe d'Huez without a car is to train and taxi which takes 13h 5m and costs €300 - €950.
It takes approximately 13h 5m to get from Sunderland to Alpe d'Huez, including transfers.
Sunderland to Alpe d'Huez bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sunderland Interchange station.
Sunderland to Alpe d'Huez bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
There are 1296+ hotels available in Alpe d'Huez.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Alpe d'Huez, France?
You can take a bus from Sunderland Interchange to Office De Tourisme via London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Lyon - Perrache Bus Station, Lyon, and Gare Routiere in around 26h 54m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Newcastle to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Newcastle to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Newcastle to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Newcastle to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Turin Caselle Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- 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
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Turin Caselle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to St Jean De Maurienne Arvan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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 Geneve to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
Train from Sunderland to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sunderland to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sunderland Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- 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
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- 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
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sunderland Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Sunderland Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–100
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +33 (0)820 083 838
- Website
- transaltitude.fr
Bus from Gare Routiere 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
- +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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