Hotel Information:

The hotels in the Grenoble and Paris areas become fully booked very quickly. If you are planning to stay overnight, it is recommended that you make your hotel reservation as soon as possible. We regret that we are unable to make hotel bookings/reservations on behalf of our customers. Important: Please use the respective booking code listed below to get the Synopsys rate at one of the two recommended hotels.

Here is a list of local hotels in Grenoble for your reference:

Park Hotel (4 stars)
10 place Paul Mistral
38027 Grenoble
Tel: +33 (0)4 76 85 81 23
Fax: +33 (0)4 76 46 49 88
Bookingcode: Synopsys

Hotel d'Angleterre (3 stars)
5 place Victor Hugo
38000 Grenoble
Tel: +33 (0)4 76 87 37 21
Fax: +33 (0)4 76 50 94 10
No Bookingcode Necessary

(Outside Grenoble, within easy reach of the office:)

Hotel Les 3 roses (3 stars)
32 avenue du Grésivaudan
38700 Corenc
Tel: +33 (0)4 76 90 35 09
Fax: +33 (0)4 76 90 71 72
Email: info@les3roses.fr
Bookingcode: SYNOPSYS (Synopsys Rates if you book directly with them!)

Mercure Hotel (3 stars)
34 avenue de Verdun
38240 Meylan
Tel: +33 (0)4 76 90 63 09
Fax: +33 (0)4 76 90 28 27
No Bookingcode Necessary

Le Grand Hotel
38410 Uriage
Tel: +33 (0)4 76 89 10 80
Fax: +33 (0)4 76 89 04 62
Bookingcode: SYNOPSYS


Driving Directions:

From the airports:

From St Exupery Airport: http://www.lyon.aeroport.fr/
From Grenoble Airport: http://www.grenoble.aeroport.fr/ (only in French)
From Geneva Airport: http://www.gva.ch/en/

PLEASE NOTE: Grenoble airport is not an "international" airport: most flights require a connection in Paris.

From LYON (St Exupéry) Airport (previously called Satolas)
Take motorway A 43 (Chambéry-Genève-Grenoble) then take the A 48 to Grenoble. After about 70 km pay toll. Once you’ve gone through the Voreppe toll booth, carry straight on for about 15 km following the signs to ROCADE SUD. Take exit 5a which takes you to the Southern ring-road (Rocade Sud). Follow Mortorway signs to CHAMBERY. Go all the way through the Southern ring-road (Rocade Sud), following signs to CHAMBERY - this will take you onto motorway A41. Take exit 25 "Montbonnot/Domène", staying in the left lane following signs to MONTBONNOT. At the end of the exit lane you will get to a roundabout. Take the third road (crossing over the motorway) staying in theh right lane. Continue straight on for about 200 m, then turn left, still following signs to Montbonnot. (You will see a "Botanic" gardening center on your left). Go straight on until you get to a roundabout. Take the second road and continue straight on, through a traffic light, until you get to a second roundabout. Take the third road into the ZIRST EST, go straight on until you're in front of the Teamlog building. Turn left, passing by the Teamlog building, the Synopsys building is the next one.

From GRENOBLE (St Geoirs) Airport
Follow signs to A 48 to Grenoble. After about 20 km of motorway, pay toll. Once you’ve gone through the Voreppe toll booth, carry straight on for about 15 km following the signs to ROCADE SUD. Take exit 5a which takes you to the Southern ring-road (Rocade Sud). Follow Mortorway signs to CHAMBERY. Go all the way through the Southern ring-road (Rocade Sud), following signs to CHAMBERY - this will take you onto motorway A41. Take exit 25 "Montbonnot/Domène", staying in the left lane following signs to MONTBONNOT. At the end of the exit lane you will get to a roundabout. Take the third road (crossing over the motorway) staying in theh right lane. Continue straight on for about 200 m, then turn left, still following signs to Montbonnot. (You will see a "Botanic" gardening center on your left). Go straight on until you get to a roundabout. Take the second road and continue straight on, through a traffic light, until you get to a second roundabout. Take the third road into the ZIRST EST, go straight on until you're in front of the Teamlog building. Turn left, passing by the Teamlog building, the Synopsys building is the next one.

From GENEVA (Cointrin) Airport
Take motorway A 41 to Chambéry and then to Grenoble. (Approx. 140km in all). Once you’ve gone through the Crolles/Brignoud toll booth, carry straight on carry straight on following Grenoble/Montbonnot. Take exit 25 "Montbonnot/Domène". At the end of the exit lane, turn right and continue straight on for about 200 m, then turn left, still following signs to Montbonnot. (You will see a "Botanic" gardening center on your left). Go straight on until you get to a roundabout. Take the second road and continue straight on, through a traffic light, until you get to a second roundabout. Take the third road into the ZIRST EST, go straight on until you're in front of the Teamlog building. Turn left, passing by the Teamlog building, the Synopsys building is the next one. 4. General French Train Information 5. Selected plane/train time-tables (weekdays) For more information, please click for the various airline websites:

Air France
Alitalia
British Airways
Lufthansa
Swissair

From the station

GPS coordinates:
If you have a GPS system, here are our coordinates:
45° 11' 28" North
05° 46' 46" East

General Information:

If travelling from abroad, you will get a much better selection of direct flights to Lyon (France) or Geneva (Switzerland), which are within easy reach of the town of Grenoble. Please note that Switzerland is not part of the European Union, so make sure of your visa status. From all three airports, you can:

Rent a car
Have a communal taxi wait for you at the arrival gate (please order through our office, at least a day before) - Taxis de Banlieue (+33 476 54 17 18).
From Lyon and Grenoble airports, you can also:
Catch a regular bus (from Lyon and Grenoble), which will take you to the Grenoble train station. For timetables, look up the Lyon-Satolas Airport website, select "Les acces" then "Bus-navettes", then "Grenoble".