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Transfer Options for Alpe d'Huez

Discover the top Alpe d'Huez airport shuttle options

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Alpe d'Huez is only a 1h40 drive from Grenoble Airport. You could hire a car, but with so many transfer companies running shuttles to the resort, why not take it easy and let someone else do the work?

With an airport transfer:   

  • you’ll often be dropped right at your door
  • you’ll save money over the cost of a hire car
  • you normally won’t have to wait long at the airport to be picked up
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Transfer prices in Alpe d'Huez

The price of a private one-way transfer from Grenoble Airport to Alpe d'Huez starts at around €160. 

If you’re after something a bit fancier and most definitely faster, the sky can literally be the limit with a private helicopter transfer taking off from €2,200.

If you want to pay less for your transfer

Try to: 

  • avoid travelling at peak weeks like Christmas, the February half term or the last week in August
  • get a flight that lands in the middle of the day - it’ll often be easier for transfer companies to group more people together at that time

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About Transfers to Val Thorens

Shared vs private transfers

Shared transfers
You'll be on a bus with passengers arriving at the airport at a similar time to you.

These tend to be cheaper, although you might have to wait a little while before your bus leaves (typically not more than an hour).

If your transfer is a door-to-door service, you may also have to wait for other passengers to be dropped off in resort. On the plus side, you'll get to discover parts of Alpe d'Huez you didn't know existed.

Private transfers
You or your group travel alone. 

With this type of transfer, there's no waiting around. You can leave the airport as soon as you've cleared customs. The down side is that this is a much more expensive way to travel, and private transfers are not always available.  

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About Transfers to Val Thorens

Cheapest transfers to Alpe d'Huez

Public bus transfers run from Grenoble Airport and Grenoble centre to Alpe d'Huez several times per day in the winter, with additional frequencies at weekend and on public holidays. 

These transfers won't drop you at your door, but they are great value.

They usually stop several times along the way and you will need to make a connection in Grenoble. The Grenoble to Alpe d'Huez bus transfer time is around 1h40. You can find the latest bus timetables on bus services in Alpe d'Huez.

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More inspiration...

Read our page on how to get to Alpe d'Huez for more information on all the different ways to travel.

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