How much is a day trip to Grenoble from London Gatwick?

£124.75 per person for the whole day, £81.00 return flight plus about £43.75 on the ground, with 6.3 hours in Grenoble. Fare checked 3 October.

Is Grenoble worth a day trip?

Yes, as a short day: 6.3 hours in Grenoble, £124.75 for the whole day, 40 min into town each way. Enough for the centre and one paid sight; pick one, not three.

How long do you actually get in Grenoble?

About 6.3 hours in Grenoble. Landing to take-off is 9.8 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Grenoble airport into town?

Actibus shuttle to Grenoble Gare, 40 min. A day ticket on local transport is EUR 6.60 Pass 1 jour, whole M reso network until end of service.

What does a day in Grenoble cost, not counting the flight?

About £43.75 a person for the day, local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown was checked 3 October against Google Flights for this exact date and these exact flights. Fares move, so it can change before you book, and the price is not held for you.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 16:45. That allows 40 min to get back to the airport and 100 min there, including 10 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 19:05 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 30 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 10 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 6.3 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Grenoble.
From London Gatwick, back by 19:45.

France·Sat 6 Mar · 6.3 hours in the city

£124.75

the whole day

6.3 hours

in the city

19:45

back in London Gatwick

190 kg

CO2e, return flights

Time in the city

6.3 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

36km

to the centreFrom Grenoble centre (GNB)

Daylight

11.3 hours

07:11 to 18:30Sunrise 07:11, sunset 18:30

45km out with no train or city bus. Around €15.50, unconfirmed. Book ahead.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:30
Leave London Gatwick
Jet2
10:30
In the city
Lands 09:20, 30min immigration, 40min from the airport
16:45
Leave the city
40min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
19:45
Back in London Gatwick
Flies 19:05 with easyJet

Leave London GatwickJet206:30
Land in Grenoble1h 50min09:20
In the city30min immigration, 40min from the airport10:30
Leave the city40min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration16:45
Fly homeeasyJet, 1h 50min19:05
Back in London Gatwick19:45

Best day for your flights

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10:4510 min there

3 min by funicular

10:5845 min there

6 min walk

11:4990 min there

11 min by funicular

13:3060 min there

15 min walk

14:4530 min there

16 min walk

15:3145 min there

about 13 min walk

16:45Back to the airport

40 min

AirportFlight 19:05

Typical weather for this date

10°C

average high

0°C

average low

5 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Grenoble's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

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Grenoble on a budgetShow

Getting about costs £13.00, that is actibus to city centre and back at £8.00 and local transport at £5.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.

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Best day for your flights

Open up the maps to see full detail.

10:4510 min there

3 min by funicular

10:5845 min there

6 min walk

11:4990 min there

11 min by funicular

13:3060 min there

15 min walk

14:4530 min there

16 min walk

15:3145 min there

about 13 min walk

16:45Back to the airport

40 min

AirportFlight 19:05

What a day in Grenoble costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£124.75/ all in, per person

Actibus to city centre and back£8.00

Local transport£5.00

Lunch£12.00

Dinner£18.75

Beer calculator× 0£0.00

On the ground£43.75

Return flight from£81.00

Google Flights price. Checked 3 Oct, 22:40.

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All in, per person£124.75

Out with Jet2, back with easyJet. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.

Estimated cost. Fares last checked 3 Oct, 22:40. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.

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Return flights are about 190 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 720 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out

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Getting to the airportShow

Getting to Gatwick

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park, free for 0-2 hours, with a free shuttle bus (10-12 min) to the terminal. Source

Train

From London (Gatwick Express, Victoria)Price not published30 min
Source
From London (Southern / Thameslink, Victoria / London Bridge / St Pancras)Price not published30-45 min
Source

Coach

National Express from LondonPrice not published
Source

Taxi

From London£100-£160 one way~30 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £10.00
Drop-off zone, £10 for 10 min, then £1/extra minute up to 20 min, maximum daily charge £30, maximum stay 30 min, payable by midnight the next day. Source
Short Stay£70.00
"12-24 hours" walk-up (roll-up) rate. Source
Premium Short Stay£87.50
"12-24 hours" walk-up rate. Source
Long Stay£38.00
"2-24 hours" band (first 2 hours free). Source

More parking

Mid StayNo same-day price
Source
Valet ParkingNo same-day price
Source
Premium Parking / Robotic Parking (South Terminal only)No same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Cophall Parking£4.21
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 10-15 min. Source
Airparks Park & Ride£4.24
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 10-12 min. Source
APH Park & Ride£4.36
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 15 min. Source

Costs people forgetShow

Costs people forget

Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.

Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.

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