12–16 May 2025
CERN
Europe/Zurich timezone

Directions to and inside CERN

FROM COINTRIN, GENEVA AIRPORT to CERN

The CERN shuttle service in not working at this time.

If you take the public transport, the ticket 'Tout Geneve' can be purchased for 3 CHF at the machines at the tram stops:   
Bus 23/28/57 until Blandonnet then Tram 18.   
More details on the schedule available at Geneva Public Transportation Service

The taxis from the airport will cost approximately 35 CHF.

FROM CORNAVIN TRAIN STATION (downtown Geneva) to CERN

From Cornavin (the stop is to the right of the station as you walk out, on a covered road), you can take the 18 tram, direction CERN. Ticket "Tout Geneve" costs 3chf and allows you to ride the transportation services (including changes) during 1h. The tickets can be purchased at the machine at the tram and bus stops. Credit cards are accepted.   
Taxi from the train station to CERN will cost approximately 45chf

TRAVELLING BY CAR

Cern main entrance address : Esplanade des Particules 1, 1211 Meyrin   
GPS location Reception: Lat: 46.233058, Long: 6.055692

FROM THE AIRPORT TO GENEVA

To get to Geneva from the airport you can take the train from the airport to Geneva Cornavin station. The trip takes some 10 minutes.   
Please check the Geneva Public Transportation Service for more details.

ONCE AT CERN 

If you have a room at the hostel and arrive on Sunday evening, you should ask the guards at entrance B to give you the room key, hostel building number ( 38 , 39 or 41 ) and room number.   

For detailed maps of CERN, you may introduce building numbers in the search field at the top of the CERN webpage . Hostel buildings are numbers 38,39,41, reception is 33, main auditorium is 500, restaurant is building 501, and the TH Secretariat is in building 4 (room 4-2-004)

 

Please note that if you have registered that you need an access card to enter the site, details and a link will be sent to you, before the workshop on how to retrieve an access pass.