TRAVEL INFORMATION
and site access

 

 

How to reach Grenoble and the ESRF


Participants are requested to make their own travel arrangements to and from Grenoble, and to cover their own travel expenses.

  • Map of the joint ESRF / ILL / EMBL site

 

AIRPORTS
 

Airports closest to Grenoble are :

 

BUS Connections from Grenoble downtown (hotels) to the ESRF
 

The Bus 34 "Poisat/Premol -  Polygone Scientifique/Sassenage" links the ESRF with Grenoble Centre and the railway station. There is a bus stop next to the hotels listed in the "Accommodation" web page. The journey takes approximately 10-15 minutes.

The cost of a one-way ticket is 1,40  Euro (a 10 trips ticket costs 11,60 Euro).

 

IMPORTANT

  • From GRENOBLE DOWNTOWN to ESRF: The Bus 34 has two terminuses and these are indicated on the front of the bus: "Polygone Scientifique" or "Sassenage". Both buses stop at the "Polygone Scientifique". The "Polygone Scientifique" stop is just next to the ESRF site entrance.
  • When leaving the ESRF to go GRENOBLE DOWNTOWN: make sure that you take the bus in direction of "Poisat-Premol" (do NOT take the bus direction "Sassenage").

 


Passport and visas

Please check with the nearest French Consulate or your travel agent well in advance of the meeting, for up-to-date information on visa requirements.

 

At your arrival at the site entrance

The site is a restricted area and you will be asked to report in at the site entrance on arrival. You will need to produce proof of identification (e.g. passport, ID card) to be able to enter. You will be given a badge (either at the site entrance or at the registration desk of the event) : please wear this badge on site over the whole period of the event. This badge is also your site access badge: you will be asked to present it at the site entrance each time you wish to enter on site during the event.

 

Shops and services

Shops, banks and postal services can be found in central Grenoble. Please note that banks are closed on Saturdays afternoon, Sundays and Mondays.


Weather

February in Grenoble is frequently crisp and cold. The average maximum temperature for mid-February is 8°C, and average minimum temperature 0°C. Frost and snow are possible, so you are advised to bring gloves and warm, weatherproof clothing and footwear. The forecast for Grenoble for the next 4 days is available at Yahoo Weather - Grenoble. Details of places to visit and ski resorts are available at Grenoble-Isere Tourism.

If you intend to ski, remember also to pack sunglasses and protective sun cream. 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Secretariat
 

User Office
ESRF
BP 220
38043 GRENOBLE Cedex, France.

Tel. +33 (0)4 7688 2552/ 2358
Fax +33 (0)4 7688 2020