Getting to the EPFL campus
By plane
Airoports:
- Geneva (the closest – 40 mins by train)
- Zurich (the largest, 2h30mins by train)
- Basel (Bâle in French, about 2hrs by train)
And from there proceed to Lausanne either by train or by car (see below).
By train + metro
See the Swiss Railways server for timetable and costs to Lausanne train station (“Lausanne Gare CFF”).
Once arrived at the central train station in Lausanne exit on the North side. The station opens on a busy plaza with taxi’s and bus-stops.
- The Metro station is on the opposite side of the street, slightly to the right. Take the “M2” metro from “Gare CFF” north to “Lausanne-Flon”, which is the next stop
- From Flon, take the “M1” (its the end station so you can only go one way) and get off at station “EPFL”.
A valid train ticket labeled ‘Lausanne City’ also allows the use of metros and busses in Lausanne for the same day. If you have a normal train ticket to ‘Lausanne’, purchase a metro ticket from the machine in front of the metro station. This ticket has to be for “Grand Lausanne” (CHF 3.50).
To get to GR-CEL:
Get off at the EPFL metro stop and turn left on Route de la Sorge.
We are located in the GR building, right off Route de la Sorge in second floor (reception office GR A1 444).
You can easily find it on the Dynamic map of EPFL.
In case of problems, call our EPFL reception at: +41 21 69 33775.
By taxi
From the central Lausanne train station you can take a taxi to EPFL (about 10-15 minutes, with no traffic and costs about 25 CHF)
To get to our offices tell the driver to go to EPFL Metro station, Route de la Sorge, then follow instructions above.
By car
On the highway always follow Lausanne Sud and exit at UNIL-EPFL.
Search for an itinary on google map with destination “Rolex learning Center – 1015, Ecublens” – Your best chance of finding a parking space on the EPFL campus might be underneath the Rolex Center.
Please use the Dynamic map of EPFL to identify parking spaces and orient yourself.