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Getting to Lausanne:
By plane:
We recommend flying to Geneva airport and take the train to Lausanne from there. The train takes about 45 minutes and costs 27CHF in second class and 48CHF in first class.
Trains in Switzerland are very safe and punctual. It is overall a nice experience to take the train from the airports to Lausanne
Another option is to fly to Zurich airport, and take the train to Lausanne from there. The train takes about 2 hours and costs 75 CHF in 2nd class and 137CHF in first class.
Here are additional information to get to Lausanne from the Geneva airport :
https://www.epfl.ch/schools/ic/ipg/contacts/howto-reach-epfl/
By train:
If you come from bordering countries, we suggest you take the train to Lausanne. It is 3h45 from Paris, 3h20 from Milan, 6h from Munich.
Hotels:
Lausanne is full of very nice and affordable hotels. Among them, here are the hotels we recommend, which kindly provided discounts:
- Starling Hotel (on campus/10 min walking): business room: 176 CHF/night ,Premium room: 196 CHF/night. Breakfast included. Book through this link, with the following corporate code : EPFL1025
- Swiss Tech Hotel (on campus/5min walking): 130 CHF/night. Optional breakfast: 16CHF. Discount code: ICCP2024.
- Hotel Swiss Chocolate Lausanne By Fassbind (25 min public transports): Book rooms directly on the website www.byfassbind.com with 5% discount. The earlier the booking, the better the price. By booking on byfassbind.com you will have the choice between 4 hotels in Lausanne and 3 in Zurich, which can be interesting if you arrive late at night or leave early in the morning by Zurich airport.
- Hotel Ibis Lausanne Centre (25 min public transports): single room: 163.10 CHF/night, double room: 181.20 CHF/night. Breakfast included. In case of booking inquires, contact H6772-AM@accor.com.
