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 site
http://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 31
http://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 : friday, saturday and sunday
Grenoble-Londres STANSTED with Ryanair
flights : monday, friday, saturday and sunday
Grenoble-Londres GATWICK with Easyjet
flights every days
Grenoble-BRISTOL with Easyjet
flights : thursday, saturday and sunday
Grenoble-LIVERPOOL with Easyjet
flights : saturday and sunday
Grenoble-BIRMINGHAM with Easyjet
flights : saturday and sunday
Grenoble-STOCKHOLM with Ryanair
flights : saturday
Grenoble-VARSOVIE with Wizzair
flights : saturday
Grenoble-DUBLIN with Ryanair
flights : saturday
Grenoble-TUNIS with Voyamar and Aérosun
flights : thursday
Grenoble-ROTTERDAM with Transavia
flights : tuesady, thursday, saturday ans 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/