Travel to EMBL Grenoble
Grenoble can be reached by road and air. Please note that the timetables given are as accurate as possible but we can make no guarantee. It is always good to check them close to the date of departure.
Map of Grenoble and EMBL
Map of Grenoble Research Site
Travel by Plane
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport
When travelling from Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport to Grenoble, tickets can be bought from the Airport shuttle bus Lyon-Saint Exupéry–Grenoble counter (Satobus) inside the airport. A single ticket costs 20,00 Euro, a return ticket 30,00 Euro, or in the bus.
The bus leaves from the bus stand situated between Terminals 1 and 2, Level 1. On its approach to Grenoble, the bus leaves the motorway and turns up Avenue des Martyrs. If asked, the bus driver will stop at the roundabout just after the bridge Pont d'Oxford, which leads on to Avenue des Martyrs. This stop "Place de la Résistance" is within easy walking distance of the EMBL site.
In Grenoble, the Satobus leaves for the airport from the central bus station 'Gare Routière', which is next to Grenoble train station. However, its route takes it along Avenue des Martyrs, where it has an official stop at the city bus stop 'Place de la Résistance', a 'Satobus' sign also indicates the stop. If you wish to catch the shuttle bus from this stop to avoid going to the central bus station, you must make a sign to the driver, otherwise he will not stop! In this case, tickets can be bought directly from the driver.
For further information call the Airport Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Tel: +33 472 227221.
There are now Easyjet daily round trip flights from Luton Airport (UK) and Ryanair round trip flights from London Stansted to Grenoble Saint Geoirs Airport.
Geneva Airport
Train
Take one of the trains from the airport to Geneva Central Station (Cornavin) and change there for a train to Grenoble.
Private Shuttle Bus
The 'AEROCAR Genève' is a shuttle bus service, run by the company 'VFD'. www.vfd.fr/reservation.htm
Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver or in Grenoble Gare Routière. The price of a one-way ticket is 43,00 Euro.
Public Bus
There is only one direct bus linking Geneva and Grenoble. It leaves 'Gare Routière' (Tel: +33 476 879031) at 15:00 and arrives in Geneva at 17:45. It costs 25,50 Euro one way.
Travel by Car
Grenoble has motorway links with most major cities. Remeber that you have to pay a toll on French motorways. In Switzerland you need a 'vignette', valid for a whole year (40 SFR, payable also in Euro or by credit card).
In Grenoble follow the signs for 'Gare Europole' or 'Polygone Scientifique' to reach the EMBL.
Travel by Train
Grenoble is accessible in 3 hours 20 minutes from Paris with the train TGV, which usually travels non-stop between two cities. From Geneva trains are slow; they take nearly 2 hours for 150 km and stopping frequently.
From the Grenoble train station, take the 34 city bus line, direction Polygone Scientifique. A one way ticket costs 2,00 Euro, the journey takes about 10 minutes (for details see Grenoble Public Transportation). A taxi from Grenoble train station to the EMBL is about 7,00 Euro during the day and 8,00 Euro after 20:00. It takes about 10 minutes.
French Railways (SNCF)
German Railways (DB)
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)