EPFL in Switzerland

By plane and by train

Genève-Cointrin is the nearest airport (40-60 minutes). The train from Zürich Unique Airport takes approximately 2h 30 to go to Lausanne. From these airports, you can take a train to Lausanne , then the Lausanne metro (Gare CFF > Gare du Flon > line M1 direction Renens).

By public transportation (metro, M1)

Line M1 of the TL (Transports lausannois) takes you from the centre of Lausanne (Flon) or from Renens station to the EPFL. The 58 (Morges) and 33 (Ecublens, Renens, Prilly) bus routes serve the area west of Lausanne.

Metro timetable to and from EPFL
Timetables of public transportation around Lausanne m1, m2, ...
Timetables of public transportation around Morges

By car

By car, on the motorway, follow direction "Lausanne-Sud", exit "EPFL"".

Deliveries: an information bureau is situated on level 0 in office BS 0 45.

Car parks: parking places (paying) for visitors are available under l'Esplanade, and along the Avenue Piccard. Car parks indicated by the green "P" symbol are reserved for holders of a special card.

Dynamic map of area
Parking locations

On foot

Once on the campus, don't hesitate to use our "orientation tool" to locate a building, place or person on the site. You can also find information concerning the route to take to get from one place to another.

Main places

• The Copernic (, tel +41 21 693 30 02) and other restaurants.

• Main auditorium:
Polydôme, Salle Polyvalente, auditorium C01, C02.