Access to Les Houches

By plane:

Geneva Airport is 1 hour drive from les Houches. There is a regular bus service between Geneva and Les Houches (only once or twice a day). Schedules for local shuttles are:
By train: By road:
Your stay

Meals are taken at the school dining room. Drinks are not included. Coffee, tea (free!) and liqueurs are available at the cafeteria.

Breakfast : 8:00 am to 8:45 am ;
Lunch : 12:30 am ;
Dinner : 7:30 pm

Accompanying persons who have registered can take their meals at the restaurant (8 Euros per meal).

The cafeteria has a piano, baby-foots and table tennis. A few mountain bikes are available.

A flashlight is handy at night ; the school chalets are scattered on the mountainside and outside lights may be poor (power failures, storms, star parties).

Electricity: AC, 50Hz, 220V.
 
Weather

Weather is unpredictable (altitude 1150 m), temperature may range from -15 to 5°C. Sport clothes are preferable. Warm sweater(s), rain gear, good walking shoes and home shoes are necessary.
 
Contact

Mail:

Ecole de Physique des Houches
La Côte des Chavants
F-74310 Les Houches
FRANCE
Telephone (from Monday to Friday at office hours):
Fax:
E-mail:
secretariat.houches@ujf-grenoble.fr