Transportation
How to get to the SwissTech Convention Center
The SwissTech Convention Center sits in the heart of Europe, right in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is ideally located on the EPFL Campus, the “MIT of Europe”. The access is very easy since there are many ways to get there. It is accessible by train, by car or by plane. Wherever you are, you will find an easy way to access our meeting center.
By plane
Lausanne is very close to Geneva airport or to Zurich airport that are connected to 196 destinations worldwide.
Geneva airport is only 45 minutes away from Lausanne using a car or public transportation. There are train departing from Geneva Airport every 15 minutes and the train station is located in the airport.
Zurich airport is 2.5 hours away by car and by train. There is also a station in the airport and trains to Lausanne leave every 15 minutes.
By public transport
Convenient, quick and reliable, public transportation is probably the best way to get around in Lausanne and in Switzerland. The metro M1 can bring you to the SwissTech Convention Center from the Renens train station or the city center of Lausanne. It comes every 5 minutes and it will only take you 10 minutes to get here.
Use public transportation for free!
By staying in a hotel in Lausanne and paying the city tax, you gain free and unrestricted access to all of the city’s public transportation (bus, train, metro). The Lausanne Transport Card, the key to mobility is distributed in every accommodation in Lausanne.
By car
The SwissTech Convention Center is 2 minutes away from the highway exit “Lausanne Sud, UNIL-EPFL”. There are 400 public parking spaces 5 minutes away walking from the STCC.
Parking Les Arcades
a 2 minutes’ walk away - 80 places
30.- CHF per day - Unlimited duration
Rue Louis-Favre, Ecublens
Parking EPFL Campus
a 6 minutes’ walk away - 150 places
30.- CHF per day - Unlimited duration
Route Cantonale - Avenue Forel, Lausanne
Parking P+R Bourdonnette
The metro station is on the other side of the road. Take the subway M1 direction to Renens-Gare and get off at « EPFL » stop.
250 places
15.- CHF per day - 1 day duration
Route de Chavannes 17, Lausanne
Last updated on 21 March 2018.