From Paris – Gare de Lyon railway station
- From Monday to Friday, there are high-speed trains called TGV (Train Grande Vitesse)
- every 2-1 hours roughly, from 6:40am to 7:40pm.
- Check with your travel agency for exact time.
- Less frequent for weekends and holidays.
- The journey lasts 3H and costs
- between 61 euros and 77 euros for 2nd class tickets
- 100 euros for 1st class tickets (+ reservation, roughly 5 euros).
To Paris – Gare de Lyon railway station
- From Monday to Friday there are 3-4 TGV’s per day from 5:37am to 7:16pm.
- There are more TGV between Paris and Lyon and the journey lasts only 2 hours but normal trains between Grenoble and Lyon take 2 hours.
- In all cases, check with a travel agency or at a railway station.
- On TGV you must have a reservation !
From Lyon Saint-Exupery airport to Grenoble
There are shuttle buses going from Lyon Saint-Exupery to Grenoble (and vice versa).
- The journey lasts about 1:05H
- Return ticket price : 33 euros.
- Take the bus at the arrival level.
- The tickets may be bought at the arrival level or in the bus.
- There are buses
- from 7:30am to 9:45pm every hour or less, during the week from Monday to Friday.
- Less frequent for weekends and holidays.
- For detailed information, please refer to the website of the bus company.
- The final stop is the Grenoble bus station close to the railway and tram station.
Grenoble to Saint-Exupery
- Take the bus at the Grenoble bus station close to the railway and tram station.
- Tickets should be bought in the bus station terminal.
- There are buses from 5:00am to 7:00pm every hour or less during the week from Monday to Friday,
- Less frequent for weekends and holidays.
- Please refer to the website of the bus company for details.
- The final stop is at the airport departure level.
From Geneva Cointrin airport
- There is a direct service with mini-buses between the Geneva airport and Grenoble (railway station).
- Contact a travel agency for their schedules and price (around 30 euros).
Another cheaper solution is to travel by train between Geneva and Grenoble.- Take a train from the airport to Geneva Cornavin central station (about very 15 minutes) where you can find a train to Grenoble.
- However it is a long journey (2h) and the frequency of the trains is low (4 per day).
From the Grenoble railway station
- Use tram line B from the railway station to the campus of St Martin d’Hères.
- Tickets should be bought from a dispenser and stamped before entering the tram.
- Get off at Les Taillées (after having crossed first the highway, then the river Isère).
- Approximate duration : 20 minutes.
- There are trams about every 10′ (6′ in peak hours).
- Walk to IRAM at 300 Rue de la Piscine. Download a map of the city center
On the campus
- Walk along the street Rue de la Piscine to go to IRAM (number 300).
- It is only a 5′ walk from the tram stop Les Taillées, direction north/east.
- Download a map of the campus