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The short answer

The Ben's Bus ski shuttle to Alpe d'Huez runs 12 December 2026 to 27 March 2027 only, and is out of season. Until it runs again there is nothing to compare: the Bus C200 and Métro A to Bellecour is the one of these two running.

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Where each one leaves you
C200A · TCL, the SYTRAL Mobilités networkBus C200 and Métro A to Bellecour
From
The airport bus station (gare routière) at Terminal 1, two minutes on foot from the terminals and the TGV station
To
Bellecour, on Métro A: the C200 to Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie in 35 to 41 minutes, then 17 minutes on the métro on the same ticket
Luggage
A city bus, then a métro; no racks, and the bus fills at Genas and Décines on the way in.
Runs
05:42–22:32
Journey
52–59 min

This is the EUR 2.10 way to the Presqu'île, against EUR 16.30 for the Rhônexpress to Part-Dieu. TCL's own FAQ lists the C200 as the way to the airport "avec la tarification TCL".

Hourly for most of the day and all weekend, half-hourly at weekday peaks. If you have just missed one, the Rhônexpress runs every 15 minutes from the station next door.

One ticket covers the change, but validate again on the métro: the hour runs from the first validation and the connection must fall inside it. At 35 to 41 minutes on the bus, it does.

Pay by tapping a bank card on the red validator; TCL says the tap works on most lines in zones 1 and 2 and not at all in zones 3 to 5. Cash to the driver is dearer — EUR 2.40 by TCL's tariff, EUR 2.50 by the airport's page — and the app is Android-only.

Métro A's last train from La Soie is at 00:01, so from Monday to Thursday the 22:32 is the last bus that meets it. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights the last bus still connects.

For Part-Dieu, change at La Soie to tram T3 instead, 13 minutes on the same ticket. For Perrache, stay on Métro A two more stops.

Bus C200 and Métro A to Bellecour: price for every party size

See TCL tickets
shuttle · Ben's BusBen's Bus ski shuttle to Alpe d'Huez
From
The airport coach station; a Ben's Bus representative meets the Saturday arrivals
To
Alpe d'Huez, at one of the shuttle's three stops in the resort
Luggage
One large hold bag per person is included; extra bags cost EUR 3 to EUR 4 each way.
Journey
150 min

Saturdays only, 12 December 2026 to 27 March 2027. On any other day the shuttle does not run.

Ben's Bus shows departure times only after you enter your flight details.

Ben's Bus ski shuttle to Alpe d'Huez: price for every party size

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