Feb 20 – 22, 2024
ESRF
Europe/Paris timezone

Practical information

Coming to the ESRF


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 complete 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 ESRF.

- 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


Participants who cannot be accommodated in the Guest House or who wish to stay in hotels in Grenoble town center, are expected to make their OWN BOOKINGS. 

These are hotels with whom the ESRF is accustomed to work, conveniently located in the center of Grenoble, near bus and tram stops or near the train station.The ESRF benefits from special room rates in some of them (please mention the ESRF 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
7 place Robert Schuman
38000 Grenoble
Tel: 04.76.70.84.84

Train station: 2mn

Total travel time to ESRF 19mn on foot + tram B

14€/24h in garage

3* Hotel Europole
29 rue Pierre Semard
38000 Grenoble
Tel: 04.76.49.51.52

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
11€/nigh

You can find the full list of hotels in the following document.