TRAVEL INFORMATION :
Getting to the ILL (Mappy - detailed map)Polygone Scientifique - BP 156 - 6, rue Jules Horowitz - 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9
ARRIVING BY CAR
The ESRF/ILL/EMBL site can be easily reached by car using the motorway connections.
When coming from Geneva, Chambery or Turin, on the A41 motorway, take the "Rocade Sud" (the ringroad, direction "Lyon") which takes you onto the N87 and subsequently the A480.
Leave the Rocade Sud at exit N°1 (i.e. of the A480) towards "Polygone Scientifique". At the first roundabout turn right, then drive about 1 km and turn right again at the two next roundabouts. The ESRF/ILL site is clearly indicated at both roundabouts.
When coming from Lyon or Valence, first keep to the A48 (direction "Grenoble Bastille-Gares-Europole"), then take the exit N°16 of the A48 ("Polygone Scientifique"). After crossing the bridge, continue straight on at the first roundabout and then turn right at the second roundabout.
Here is a detailed map of how to get to the ILL.
ARRIVING BY TRAIN
You can consult the up-to-date timetables and book your tickets on the SNCF (French railway service) web-site. Please note that seat reservations on the TGV are obligatory; they should be made when you buy your ticket.
It is also possible to phone the SNCF for further details: +33 (0)8 36 35 35 35
ARRIVING BY AIR
⇒LYON
Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport
Phoning from France: 0 826 800 826
Phoning from abroad: +33 426 007 007
Shuttle coach service from Lyon airport to Grenoble
When travelling from Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport to Grenoble, it is strongly recommended to buy your ticket online http://www.faurevercors.fr/FAUREVERCORS_WEB/UK/Reservation.awp, this will allow you to book your seat in the (very often full) coach.
Tickets can also be bought either from the 'Satobus' counter inside the airport, or directly from the driver. Single ticket: 22 EUR; return: 33 EUR.
Coach stop: Platform between Terminals 1 and 2, Level 1. If coming directly to ILL get off at 'Place de la Résistance' roundabout (near the 'Pont d'Oxford'), approx. 5 min walk from the ILL. You must tell the Satobus driver when boarding at the airport that you want to be dropped off at "Place de la Resistance". Otherwise, despite it being an official stop, the driver may not stop!
On your way back to the airport, be sure to use the bus stop on the bridge side of the roundabout and not the bus stop (also called 'Place de la Resistance'!) in front of the CNRS entrance (see map). You will see 'Satobus' written on the sign at the bus stop - it is the same stop as for the 30 and 715 buses to St-Egrève and Voiron. Do not confuse this stop with the others near the roundabout which are used by the local buses. You may also catch the bus at the central bus station ('gare routière') next to Grenoble train station.
Please make a sign to the driver as the coach approaches (approx. 5 minutes after departure from the rail station). Tickets can be bought online or from the driver with cash or by cheque (French banks).
⇒GENEVA
Geneva (GVA) then by train or bus to Grenoble
AEROCAR run 5 coaches a day between Grenoble and Geneva airport. Information available on the Geneva airport website.
Trains run from the airport to Geneva Central Station (Cornavin); change at Cornavin for a train to Grenoble. Information available on the Swiss railway website.
⇒PARIS
Paris then TGV train to Grenoble TGV timetable
⇒GRENOBLE
St. Geoirs (GNB) then bus to Grenoble
The airport bus meets each scheduled flight. Returning to the airport the bus leaves from the bus station 2h30 minutes before each scheduled departure. There are fewer buses during the summer months (end March to end October). Please check with our Travel Office for any changes.
A single ticket costs 13 Euros, but it is cheaper to buy a return ticket (20 Euros).
LOCAL BUSES Take the N°34 marked 'Polygone Scientifique' or 'Sassenage Le Chateau', from the bus stop across the road from Grenoble railway/bus station. This will take you right to the ILL entrance.
You can also take the N°30 from behind the station - Europole side, destination 'St Egrève'. This drops you off at the Place de la Résistance roundabout, where you have a few minutes walk to the site.
Journey times for both buses is about 10 minutes and there is a bus every 10-15 minutes throughout the day until about 20.15. Tickets can be purchased singly from the bus driver or in a booklet ('carnet') at tobacconists and major tram stops.
TAXIS: Taxis Grenoblois: 04 76 54 42 54
