To come to our region
By plane:
To reach our region, you have the choice through 2 main airports, in Lyon (France) or Geneva (Switzerland) or through a small one directly close to Annecy :
For these compagnies, you have to book your place in advance.
A lot more expensive (about 80-100 euros) than the bus, only attractive if you can share the transportation.
By car:
By car:
By bus (the most convienent means of transportation):
Website of the bus company : Sibra
One way ticket: 1.10 euros.
Timetable (cliquable) lines 2 and 4:
By plane:
To reach our region, you have the choice through 2 main airports, in Lyon (France) or Geneva (Switzerland) or through a small one directly close to Annecy :
From the airports
By bus:- From the Geneva-Cointrin airport to the Annecy city center: Frossard bus schedules.
- From the Lyon-St Exupéry airport to the Annecy city center : Shuttles schedules
By taxi:
For these compagnies, you have to book your place in advance.
A lot more expensive (about 80-100 euros) than the bus, only attractive if you can share the transportation.
By car:
- From the Geneva-Cointrin airport to the Annecy town : see map
- From the Geneva-Cointrin airport to the laboratory in Annecy-le-Vieux : see map
- From the Lyon-St Exupéry airport to the Annecy town : see map
- From the Lyon-St Exupéry airport to the laboratory in Annecy-le-Vieux : see map
- From CERN:
- Drive from CERN towards Geneva on "route de Meyrin"; pass airport and soon after Jumbo, turn RIGHT onto the motorway to "FRANCE", La Praille.
**** During the road-work on route de Meyrin, turn right at the first traffic light after CERN and then left at the next traffic light. Go through 3 or 4 round about heading towards Geneva and take the motorway towards France on the right.
- Follow motorway all the way to customs and go through customs; continue on motorway, on the two left lines and stay on the motorway towards Annecy. Go through the tollbooth ("peage") in Allonzier and continue on the motorway. Then take the first exit (Annecy-Nord).
- After the tollbooth, go through one roundabout (following Annecy); at the second roundabout, go round a bit less than 270 degrees, direction "Thones".
- Go onto a sort of fast road; stay on the right and follow "Thones", "parc des glaisins". You reach a roundabout; go round ~180 degrees and again follow "Thones", "parc des glaisins" and go onto the fast road.
- Follow this fast road to its end. At exit, take the first road on the right at the roundabout.
- Go round 2/3 of the next roundabout and take the road signed to LAPP. LAPP is just on the right of the LEP accelerating cavity.
- When coming into LAPP, the person at the "ACCUEIL" will announce you.
- Drive from CERN towards Geneva on "route de Meyrin"; pass airport and soon after Jumbo, turn RIGHT onto the motorway to "FRANCE", La Praille.
By car:
- From the Annecy train station to the laboratory in Annecy-le-Vieux : see map
By bus (the most convienent means of transportation):
- From the Annecy city center to the laboratory in Annecy-le-Vieux (LAPP):
- Take bus No. 2 or No. 4 (Direction CAMPUS)
- Stop at the terminus of the line, the stop name is "CAMPUS"
- Take the road up to the roundabout topped by a cavity of an ancient copper accelerating structure dating LEP
- The LAPP is on the left at the roundabout, hidden behind the Polytech building
- Take bus No. 2 or No. 4 (Direction CAMPUS)
| copper accelerating structure on the roundabout |
entry of the LAPP site |
Website of the bus company : Sibra
One way ticket: 1.10 euros.
Timetable (cliquable) lines 2 and 4:
Note (only for line 2): not all buses line 2 have their final stop at CAMPUS, some stop earlier, at terminus VIGNIERES. Get on ONLY in bus 2 terminus CAMPUS. In the timetable, buses going to terminus VIGNIERES are indicated with "V".
