Addresses
CERN has two main sites, one in France and the other in Switzerland. The visitor reception can be found at the Meyrin site in Switzerland. For postal addresses and other contact information, please visit our contact page.
| Visitor reception | CERN Community Support Centre | |
|---|---|---|
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Science Gateway |
Building 33 |
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For information about goods reception, please visit the Site and Civil Engineering (SCE) department's website.
Location of the visitor reception:
How to get to CERN
By plane
From Geneva International Airport at Cointrin
- Taxi: approximately 35 CHF.
- Public transport: take bus 23, 28 or 57 and get off at "Blandonnet" and then catch tram 18 or bus 68 to the final stop "CERN".
See the TPG web site for full details.
By train
From Geneva railway station at Cornavin (Gare Cornavin)
Public transport: take tram 18 to "CERN", which is the final stop. Ticket costs 3 CHF (Ticket "Tout Genève" on the ticket machine).
See the TPG web site for full details.
By car
GPS location
Address: 1, Esplanade des Particules, Meyrin, Switzerland
Reception: Lat: 46.233058, Long: 6.055692
From the Swiss side
Follow "Aeroport", "Lyon" or "Meyrin". When in Meyrin head for "St. Genis" (which is just across the border in France). Before you get to St. Genis, CERN is on the left hand side of the "Route de Meyrin", just before the border crossing.
From the French side
Follow "Gex" or "St. Genis". When in St. Genis head for the border. CERN is on your right hand side immediately after the border crossing.