Directions to and around CERN
from COINTRIN, GENEVA AIRPORT to CERN
Bus 23/28/57 until Blandonnet then Tram 18. Take a "Tout Geneve" ticket. Tickets can be bought on the bus. Credit cards are accepted.
More details on the schedule available at Geneva Public Transportation Service
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.
More details on the schedule available at Geneva Public Transportation Service
TRAVELLING BY CAR
Cern main entrance address : 385 route de Meyrin
GPS location Reception: Lat: 46.233058, Long: 6.055692
If you have not registered your car with CERN then you will not be allowed to take it onto CERN site. To register your car you can either got o building 55 (just next to the main entrance) or you can register your vehicle online using the app: https://cern.ch/vehicles.
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.
In Geneva, hotels provide free weekly tickets for the Geneva transportation system to their clients. Do not forget to ask for it at the hotel reception.
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)
