Grenoble, at the heart of the Rhone-Alps region in southeast France, is in the Isère department and holds a strategic position as the crossroads between northern and southern Europe. 157 900 people live in the city and 425 650 live in the greater Grenoble area (34 cities). The city is surrounded by three mountain chains : Chartreuse, Vercors and Belledonne.

Some distance :

Grenoble - Paris: 574 Km   Grenoble - Nice: 343 Km   Grenoble - Strasbourg: 535 Km   Grenoble - Geneva: 147 Km   Grenoble - Turin : 240 Km   Grenoble - Barcelone : 640 Km   Grenoble - Berlin : 1 215 Km

By plane

3 airports are located near Grenoble:

• Lyon Saint Exupery.
  Then by road, link bus to Grenoble :
          Shuttle every half hour.
          Hours & Prices.
  
  
• Grenoble Airport St Geoirs.
  Then by road, link bus to Grenoble :
          Shuttle several times a day.
          Hours & Prices.
  
  
• Geneva Cointrin Airport.
  Then by road, link bus to Grenoble :
          Aerocar shuttle bus several times a day.

By train

Several daily connections with Europe's big cities :

• Grenoble-Paris : 7 direct TGV high speed trains, in 3 hours
  
• Grenoble-Lille-Bruxelles : 1 TGV high speed train per week, in 5.5 hours
  
• Grenoble-Paris-Cologne : 4 TGV high speed trains per day, in 8 hours
  
• Grenoble-Turin-Milan : 3 round trips per day

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By road

A crossroads, Grenoble is particularly easy to access.
Arrival by motorways :

• A48 (Lyon, Valence),
  
• A41 (Chambery, Annecy), and
  
• A51 (Marseille).