Grenoble...The heart of the Alps

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.

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

By road

A crossroads, Grenoble is particularly easy to access. Arrival by motorways A48 (Lyon, Valence), A41 (Chamery, Annecy), and A51 (Marseille).

A few distances

Grenoble - Paris: 574 Km

Grenoble - Nice: 343 Km

Grenoble - Strasbourg: 535 Km

Grenoble - Geneva: 147 Km

Grenoble Tourism and Convention at your service

14, rue de la République - 38000 Grenoble

Contact us

tel: +33 (0)4 76 42 41 41
fax: +33 (0)4 76 00 18 98

Email the reception service

Operation hours

Open all years, 7 days a week, except January 1, May 1, and December 25: Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Sundays and public holidays: October to April 10:00 a.m., May to September 10:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.