Practical information / Access
Practical information
Access
The Isère department is ideally located at the heart of the Rhône-Alpes region, with the mountains close by and the Mediterranean just a few hours' drive away.
Lyons, Geneva, Italy and the French Riviera are all within easy reach, boosting the attraction of Isère and enhancing its economic and cultural standing.
By road
Distances in kilometres / Rhône-Alpes region
Grenoble - Lyon : 100 km
Grenoble - Valence : 92 km
Grenoble - Chambéry : 58 km
Grenoble - Annecy : 105 km
Grenoble - St-Etienne : 150 km
Grenoble - Bourg-en-Bresse : 160 km
Distances in kilometres / France
Grenoble - Paris : 570 km
Grenoble - Marseille : 310 km
Grenoble - Nice : 460 km
Grenoble - Strasbourg : 545 km
Distances in kilometres / Europe
Genève : 150 km
Turin : 228 km
Milan : 400 km
Barcelone : 625 km
Bruxelles : 838 km
By bus :
In Europe: To put together a trip from another European country, visit the Eurolines.com web sitehttp://www.eurolines.com/
In Isère: Explore the department using the VFD regular coach service
Information on lines and timetables: : Allo Transisère : 04 76 87 90 31http://www.transisere.fr/
By train
Regional express lines T.E.R.
Grenoble - Lyon : 1 h
Grenoble - Valence : 1 h
Grenoble - Chambéry : 45 min
Grenoble - Annecy : 1h50
Grenoble - St-Étienne : 2h40
Grenoble - Bourg-en-Bresse : 2h50
National lines
Grenoble - Marseille : 2h25
Grenoble - Paris : 3 h
Grenoble - Lille : 4h45
Grenoble - Nice : 5h10
Grenoble railway station - tel. 08 36 35 35 35
Timetables, tickets and reservations on-line:
www.sncf.com
By air
International flights
Grenoble Saint-Geoirs airport (30 minutes from Grenoble / 45 km)
Tel : 04 76 65 48 48
http://www.grenoble-airport.com/
- Grenoble-Londres LUTON with Easyjet
flights every day
- Grenoble-Londres STANSTED with Ryanair
flights every day
- Grenoble-Londres GATWICK with BritishAirways
flights : monday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday
- Grenoble-BRISTOL with Easyjet
flights : tuesday, thursday, saturday
- Grenoble-COVENTRY with Thomson Fly
flights : saturday
- Grenoble-BORNMOUTH with Thomson Fly
flights : saturday
- Grenoble-STOCKHOLM with Flynordic
flights : saturday
- Grenoble-VARSOVIE with Centralwings
flights : saturday
- Grenoble-PRAGUE with Sky Europe
flights : saturday
- Grenoble-ROME with Blu-Express
flights : monday, wednesday, friday, sunday
- Grenoble-DUBLIN with Ryanair
flights : tuesday, thursday, saturday
- Grenoble-GLASGOW with Ryanair
flights : monday, friday, sunday
- Grenoble-LIVERPOOL with Ryanair
flights : tuesday, thursday, saturday
- Grenoble-EAST MIDLANDS with Ryanair
flights : wednesday, saturday
- Grenoble-PALERME with Blu-Express
flights : thursday, sunday
Lyons Saint-Exupéry Airport (50 minutes/90 km from Grenoble)
35 airlines - Tel. 08 26 80 08 26
http://www.lyon.aeroport.fr/
Geneva Cointrin Airport (90 minutes/150 km from Grenoble)
45 airlines - Tel. (41) (22) 798 32 43
http://www.gva.ch/
