Uber offers transfers from Grenoble to Alpe d'Huez

Ride share app operating in Alps for February half-term

Featured in: News & Reviews
Author: Brian Kieran, Alpe d'Huez Editor
Updated: 7 February 2019

Holidaymakers heading for Alpe d'Huez this February will have a new option for getting to resort from Grenoble, as ride share and taxi app Uber have launched their brand new service, UberSki.

Available on the Uber app, you can request your transport from Grenoble train station to one of six ski resorts for a flat fee. The ski resort are Alpe d’Huez, Les Deux Alpes, Chamrousse, Les Sept Laux, Villard-de-Lans and L’Alpe du Grand Serre. The service will be available from February 9th to March 10th to facilitate French and UK half-term.

Similar bespoke services from Uber include UberBOAT, allowing you to move between the Croatian islands in style, and UberCOPTER, through which you to book helicopter rides around the the Cote d'Azure during high tourist seasons, such as during the Cannes Film Festival.

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Upcoming Events

Alpe d'Huez hosts a wide range of events throughout the year. In the winter, you can expect motor racing on ice, comedy festivals, ski races and various live music gigs. During the summer months, the focus turns to cycling with the Tour de France usually passing through town. The Megavalanche, a mass-start mountain bike race that draws thousands of MTB fans from around the world, takes place in July.