Coming to the EPN Campus - ESRF & ILL
The European Photon and Neutron (EPN) Campus is located in Grenoble in South East France, about 3 hours by high-speed (TGV) train from Paris, 2 hours by bus from Geneva, and 1 hour by high-speed train from Lyon.
Travel arrangement
Each participant should make their own travel arrangements to and from Grenoble and cover their travel expenses.
How to reach Grenoble and the EPN site
Arriving by train, by plane, by car, by local public transport: click here for more information.
Tram line 'B' :
- serves Grenoble town center, including the bus and railway station. It allows easy access (even at night) from Grenoble town center to the EPN Campus - ESRF & ILL.
- its terminus - 'Oxford' - is situated just 350 metres from the site entrance.
Airports
Airports closest to Grenoble are :
Site Access and Badges
Access to EPN Campus site (map)
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 (passport or ID card ONLY) to enter.
You will be given a site entrance badge which you must present each time you wish to enter on site.
Please wear this badge on site over the whole period of the event.
Registration will take place in the main entrance of the ESRF Central Building, on the ground floor.
List of hotels near the ESRF
These are hotels with whom the ESRF & ILL are accustomed to work, conveniently located in the center of Grenoble, near bus and tram stops or near the train station.The ESRF & ILL benefits from special room rates in some of them (please mention the ESRF & ILL or CEA negotiated rates when making your booking).
Please find below the list of hotels near the ESRF:
| Hotel name | Distance from the venue | Parking |
|
4* Hotel Novotel Grenoble Centre |
Train station: 2mn Total travel time to ESRF 19mn on foot + tram B |
14€/24h in garage |
|
3* Hotel Europole |
Train station: 5mn Total travel time to ESRF 19mn on foot + tram B |
12€/night |
| 3* Maison Barbillon (ASSAS) 10 rue Louis Barbillon 38000 Grenoble Tel: 04.58.00.52.43 |
Train station: 4mn Total travel time to ESRF 21mn on foot + tram B |
6 places in a box8€/night |
| 3* Hotel IBIS Centre Gare 27 quai Claude Bernard 38000 Grenoble Tel: 04.76.86.68.68 |
Train station: 5mn Total travel time to ESRF 25mn on foot + tram B |
6€/night |
| 4* Okko Hotel 23 rue Hoche 38000 Grenoble Tel: 04.85.19.00.10 |
Total travel time to ESRF 33mn on foot + tram B |
17€/24h in nearby public parking |
| 4* Park Hotel Grenoble 10 Place Paul Mistral 38027 Grenoble Tel: 04.76.85.81.23 |
Total travel time to ESRF 36mn on foot + tram B | Parking Chavant 12€/night |
| 4* Le Grand Hotel 5 rue de la République 38000 Grenoble Tel: 04.76.51.22.59 |
City Center Total travel time to ESRF 27mn on foot + tram B |
Voiturier service: 19€/night reserved spaces in nearby park |
| 4* Hotel Mercure President 11 rue Général Mangin 38100 Grenoble Tel: 04.76.56.26.56 |
Total travel time to ESRF 37mn on foot + tram B | Free in garage or exterior |
| 3* Hotel d'Angleterre 5 place Victor Hugo 38000 Grenoble Tel:04.38.88.40.40 |
City Center Total travel time to ESRF 25mn on foot + tram B |
Parking Grenette-Téléphérique 14€/24h |
You can find the full list of hotels in the following document.
