BY PLANE
Nearest airports

at 125km (75 mn drive) Lyon-Saint Exupery (LYS) Lyon-Saint Exupéry at 50km (50 mn drive + possible traffic delay) Geneve-Cointrin (GVA) Genève-Cointrin at 5km (only from/to Paris-Orly) Annecy-Meythet (NCY) Annecy-Meythet


Coming to LAPP from Annecy or Geneva

BY BUS

Annecy Downtown ---> LAPP

To reach LAPP from the Town Centre, if you are not driving, you need to take a bus. Take the Bus No 4 (direction "Campus"), and get off at the last stop (Campus). The bus rides take about 20mins. The entrance of the LAPP building (where is located LAPTH) is just in front of the bus stop (opposite the roundabout). The bus service is rather frequent (every 15 mns approx.). The last bus starts at 20h00 from the Campus bus stop.


Geneva --->Annecy Downtown


For those reaching Annecy from Geneva, the most convenient means of transport (apart from taking a car) is to take the bus. Avoid taking the train! The bus departs from the Geneva Bus Terminal (Gare Routière) which is a few minutes from the Train Station (it is very close to the Main Post Office. . In Annecy, get off at the last stop: the Train Station : Gare SNCF).

 
Car Annecy-Genève
BUS FROSSARD
les tickets peuvent être achetés à la gare routière 
Genève-->Annecy
Annecy--->Genève
Genève
Annecy
Annecy
Genève
8H30
9H45
6H30
7H35
10H30
11H45
8H15
9H30
13H30
14H45
10H15
11H30
17H30
18H45
14H15
15H30
18H45
19H45
17H15
18H30
(dimanche et fêtes seulement)
20H15
21H15
19H15
20H20

BY CAR

Going from CERN to LAPP

1) Drive from CERN towards Geneva on "route de Meyrin"; pass airport and soon after Jumbo, turn RIGHT onto the motorway to "FRANCE", La Praille .
2) Follow motorway all the way to customs and go through customs; continue on motorway for one km or so; turn right towards the exit to "ANNECY" written in GREEN. Stay on the right line along the motorway which leads to the exit 13 (sortie 13). At the exit of the motorway, one big roundabout; go left towards Annecy, Cruseilles.... (in France th colour code is opposite to the one in Switzerland:motorways are indicated in blue, normal roads in green
3) Follow the main road to Annecy (DONT TAKE the MOTORWAY anymore) going through Le Chable, Jussy, Cruseilles, Allonzier la Caille.
5) When entering the town of PRINGY, the road does a large left turn; S just at the exit of the curve, turn LEFT, UNDER THE railway BRIDGE toward "ARGONAY". Follow the road that goes through 3 roundabouts.30 meter after the third one,follow the road slightly on the right towards:Annecy,A41,Geneve. This road goes down. At the bottom of this narrow road, go left and then 3/4 round a roundabout and take the fast road towards Thones, Les Aravis, Parc des GLAISINS.
6) Follow this fast road to its end. At exit, take the first road on
the right at the roundabout.7) Go round 2/3 of the next roundabout and take the road signed to LAPP. LAPP is just on the right of the LEP accelerating cavity.
8) When coming into LAPP, the person at the "ACCUEIL" will announce you.

Going from LAPP to CERN

1) At exit of LAPP, go round the roundabout to go up the chemin de bellevue to the roundabout; go 1/3 roundit and follo "Toutes directions" signed in green.
2) At the next roundabout, go round 3/4 and take the fast road towards "ANNECY"; follow this road to its end which comes onto a roundabout; take the first road on the right towards "ARGONAY".
3) go up a narrow road to a "stop" or triangle" turn left. Go through three roundabouts and then under the railway bridge.
4) Turn right towards GENEVE and then follow the main road going through Allonzier, Cruseilles, Jussy, Le Chable.
5) About one km after the MACUMBA, turn right onto the A41 motorway. Follow direction to AIRPORT, LAUSANNE (as soon as on the motorway, go onto the left line and stay on it until the customs). Go through customs and follow swiss mortorway.
6) Go through 3 tunnels and exit right after the third one to MEYRIN; on the exit line, go on the left to exit labeled "MEYRIN"; Join back the Meyrin road on the left, straight to CERN.