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Timetable of ASI
The arrival time is February 15, afternoon. The opening ceremony will take place on February 16 in the morning. Closing ceremony: 26th before lunch. We are not planning to have any session on the 26 in the afternoon. Departure from Les Houches is expected on the 26th. in the afternoon. However, if you fly on the 27th, you can stay in Les Houches the night of the 26th. Note however that your room must be free the 27th. early in the morning.
Transportation
Dear participants. You are coming from different countries, and there are many ways to get to Les Houches. If you have problems establishing your travel plans is spite of the travel instructions given below, please contact us. In case of emergency on the arrival day please contact us at the mobile phones:
06.68.53.75.12 or 06 62 45 95 99.
The school site is situated about 5 km from Les-Houches railway and bus station. If you does not found someone, who meat you on the station, you can take a taxi, or call to us and we will pick you up using our personal cars. (Only February 15)
For a local map, please look on Web site:
http://ujf.ujf-grenoble.fr/HOUCHES/index-en.html
By plain:
The nearest airport to Les-Houches is GENEVE.
There are direct buses to Les-Houches from Geneve airport. (Note that Swiss is NOT in Europe, and therefore a Swiss visa is needed for many nationalities (even if you take a bus from the French side of Geneve's airport, they check the visa at the border!) It is much better to take the bus on the International/Swiss side than on the French side. There are more buses, your luggage goes first to the Swiss side, and the bus leaves a little later from the Swiss side (it has to make an interesting meander through, then under the airport, to go from the French to the Swiss side).
Here is the timetable:
Dep.GVA (Intern. side) - [Dep. French side] - Arr. Les Houches
08:00 - [xxx] - 09:49
10:45 - [1030] - 12:19
15:45 - [1530] - 17:19
18:40 - [1825] - 20:14
There is an additional one on Sat and Sun, at 13:50. NB: Sat/Sun only.
Return
Dep. Les Houches - Arr GVA (Intern. side) - [Arr. French side]
07:16 - 08:50 - [0905]
10:31 - 12:05 - [1220]
14:16 - 15:50 - [1605]
16:46 - 18:20 - [xxx]
There is an additional one on Sat and Sun, at 11:16, arr 12:50.
When you arrive, the Bus ticket counter is straight ahead in the International side. (On the french side, just right before the bridge exit). They will tell you where the bus is.
For those who need, but have no Swiss visa, you can go to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. There is not public transport! You can ask somebody to pick you up, or take a taxi (that we can not pay for!) There is a train from Bellegarde to St-Gervais at 21.11, arrival 22.45. Be sure that we know at advance about your arrival time, since there is not more train to Les-Houches at this day!
The other international Airport you may use is Lyon-Satolas (LYONS). You should take a bus not later than 16.20 to Lyon railway station (Lyon-Part-Dieu). The train departs at 17.16, arriving to St-Gervais at 20.33.
By train:
For all trains and some regular buses timetable, please consult the WEB site:
http://ter.sncf.fr/rhone-alpes/default.htm
follow "Horaires"
Use for place of arrival "St-Gervais-Les-Bains". For some reason, the Web displays much more choices for this station. Then you can take a train to Les-Houches (see the same WEB site!) St-Gervais-Les-Bains departure afternoon February 15: (15.20, 16.24, 17.40, 19, 19.19, 19.32, 20.49).
From Geneve airport you can take a city bus till Gare des Eaux-Vives, then train to Annemasse - (La Roche s/Foron) - (St-Gervais-Les-Bains) - Les Houches. Train very pleasant, quite a few, but slow. The other possibility (more expensive) is city bus (or taxi) to Geneva Cornavin, then train on the Swiss side: GVA-Lausanne-Martigny-Chamonix-Les Houches. Extraordinary line from Martigny, well worth taking during day-time.
By road:
please consult the WEB site:
follow "How to come to Les-Houches".
Medical and sports insurance:
The school cannot provide any personal or medical insurance to the participants. Therefore, check that you are covered by your national insurance or buy a travel insurance covering medical expenses, including accidents, valid duray all your stay. Please note that Les Houches is in the mountains, and that risks are involved in the practice of sports.
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