Going to Grenoble from Lyon Airport
Take
the shuttle bus
of the company "Cars Faure" (SATOBUS)
leaving from the departure
level of Terminal 1. Tickets can be bought in the
central entrance hall
(departure level, ticket counter next to the bus stop). The return
ticket (30
Euro both ways) is cheaper than two one-way tickets. The trip to
Grenoble
takes roughly 1 hour and stops at the central bus station next to the
Grenoble
railway station.
Going to Grenoble from Geneva Airport
You
can take a train
(CCF) from the train station in the airport to the Geneva Cornavin
central station. There is also a public bus (TPG) to the city center
with a stop at the central train station (either "22-cantons" or "Gare
Cornavin"). From the Cornavin station, there is a SNCF train connection
to Grenoble, via Lyon or Chambéry. Direct connections are rather
rare (three on a sunday).
Useful web sites: CFF, TPG, SNCF. Where do I find my hotel?
Upon arrival at the
Grenoble SNCF train station, you may either want to walk (15 minutes)
or take the tramway line A (direction "Denis Papin") or B (direction
"Gières Plaine des Sports"). Tickets should be bought at the
dispensers at the tram stations, or in a tabac shop, and have to be
stamped before entering the tram. 1 ticket = 1.20 euros; 10 tickets =
10 euros; 20 tickets =18.70 euros
Get out at the second tram stop, "Gambetta" and walk into the rue Thiers (here is a map of Grenoble downtown). Rooms have been booked in:
Where do
I find IRAM?
From
your hotel, go to the next tramway station, "Gambetta", at the intersection
of Boulevard Gambetta and Avenue Alsace-Lorraine and take the tramway
line B, direction "Gières Plaine des Sports". Get off at the
stop called Les Taillées (after the tram has crossed first the
highway, then the river Isère and entered the campus). From there,
IRAM is at an easy walking distance (see plan). The tramway needs about 20 minutes, the frequency
is about once every 10 minutes (6 min. at peak hours).
More information and maps are available here. |