Venue & travel

Getting there

Annecy is closer than it looks. Geneva International Airport is 40 km away — a fifty-minute coach ride, with departures through the day — and a direct TGV links the city to Paris in under four hours.

Most participants will arrive through Geneva (GVA), which has direct flights from across Europe and intercontinental connections. Lyon–Saint-Exupéry (LYS) is a good second option, and both airports have a direct coach to Annecy bus station, immediately beside the train station and a ten-minute walk from the venue.

Annecy · 40 km from Geneva airport · 130 km from Lyon–Saint-Exupéry

By air

From Geneva · GVA

  • BlaBlaCar Bus — around 50 min Fastest option · direct from the airport coach station · several departures a day
  • FlixBus — around 1 h 05 Direct · several departures a day
  • Line 272, operated by Alpbus and TPG — around 1 h 15 Regular cross-border service, every 10 to 15 minutes at peak times
  • Léman Express train — around 1 h 40 Via central Geneva, with a change · no booking required
  • Taxi or private transfer — around 45 min Ranks outside arrivals · note the French and Swiss sectors of the airport

From Lyon · LYS

  • Direct coach — around 1 h 25 BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus, from the Terminal 1 coach station
  • By rail — around 2 h 30 in total Rhônexpress tram to Lyon Part-Dieu, then a direct train to Annecy

Other airports

  • Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly Transfer to Paris Gare de Lyon for the direct TGV
  • Zurich, Milan and Turin Reachable by rail or road, but usually slower than connecting through Geneva
  • Genève Aéroport · Lyon Aéroports Flight schedules and terminal information

By train and road

By train

  • Paris Gare de Lyon — direct TGV, around 3 h 45 Several services a day · book through SNCF Connect
  • Lyon Part-Dieu — around 2 h
  • Geneva — around 1 h 40, with a change
  • Annecy is the terminus of the line The station is a ten-minute walk from the venue, and the coach station sits directly beside it

By road

  • A41 motorway Geneva 45 min · Chambéry 45 min · Lyon 1 h 30 · Grenoble 1 h 30
  • Paid parking at and around the venue The old town is largely pedestrian — leave the car at the hotel

Around the city

  • Sibra — city and suburban buses Tickets from the Espace Sibra, the app or on board
  • The venue, the old town and most hotels are within walking distance of each other
  • Office de Tourisme du Lac d'Annecy Local transport, maps and practical information

Journey times are indicative · check operators for current timetables and fares