Contacts
cern.reception@cern.ch
+41 (0)22 767 76 76
European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN,CH-1211 Genève 23, Switzerland
Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire, F-01631 CERN Cedex, France
Lat N: 46.2314284 || Long E: 6.0539718
Reception opening hours
- Monday - Friday from 8am to 5:45pm
- Saturday from 8:30am to 5:15pm
We are closed on CERN holidays - these include Easter and Christmas.
If you want to visit during officials French and Swiss hollidays, it should be better to phone before in order to check if CERN is opened.
Travelling by Plane
Coming from the Geneva International Airport at Cointrin
Taxi - approximately 35CHF.
Bus - First take a free public transport ticket from the machine you will find at the exit to the baggage collection hall, just before customs control. Then -
Option 1: Take bus Y direction "CERN" and get off at the CERN stop opposite the large Globe and the CERN site.
Option 2: take bus 23, 28, 57, and get off at the stop "Blandonnet" and then catch the Tram number 14, final stop "CERN".
See the TPG web site for full details.
Travelling by Train
Coming from the Geneva railway station at Cornavin
Tram - Take the number 14 tram to "CERN" which is the final stop at the CERN entrance.
Ticket costs 3.50CHF (Ticket "Tout Genève" on the ticket machine). See the TPG web site for full details.
Travelling by Car
From Switzerland:
Follow signs for "Aéroport", "Lyon" and "Meyrin". Once you are in Meyrin, follow signs for "St Genis" (which is just beyond the border, in France). Before reaching St Genis, the CERN site is on your left on "Route de Meyrin", just before you reach the border.
From France (département of Ain):
Follow signs for "Gex" or "St. Genis". When you reach the border, CERN is on your right immediately after passing through customs.
An interactive map of Geneva and a detailed map of the buildings at CERN can help you find your way.