Business train travel to CERN - comparing routes from Amsterdam

Train business travel Amsterdam <> CERN

There are two ways to travel to Geneve from Amsterdam: a night trip, and a daytrip.

It is best to book your trip to and from CERN via https://www.bahn.de/angebot

Nighttrain

Route: ~8hr | Amsterdam - Paris (Thalys) - Geneve |

• Through France: keep an eye out for strikes
• Paris: leave at least 2 hours to get from Paris Nord to Gare de Lyon to catch the TGV to Geneva on the RATP
• Paris to Gare the Lyon:
• Metro B Sud towards Robinson / Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse > Metro A at Chatelettes les Halles towards Marne la Vallée / Boissy-St-Léger
  or:
• Metro D directly towards Corbeil Essones, Melun, Malesherbes
• It takes ~30 minutes on tram 18 from Geneva Central station to CERN

Daytrip

Route: ~ 16hr | Amsterdam - Basel (ÖBB Nightjet) - Bern - Geneve |

• Trains are often delayed. You will be reimbursed when your train is cancelled and you have to book a new ticket/hotel. When in doubt, get in touch with Karin Matthesius.
• Book via Deutsche Bahn and include the Swiss part to cut expenses
• Take extra time for your connection in Basel, seeing as delays are quite common.
• It takes ~30 minutes on tram 18 from Geneva Central station to CERN