Verified Oct 9, 2026
CERN Science Gateway
Geneva · Switzerland 🇨🇭
Only official site
visit.cern
Admission prices
Free
Admission to Science Gateway
Free entry
free
stated on visit.cern/families-individual-visitors · checked 2026-10-12
Admission to Science Gateway is free, but registration is required.
Practical
CERN Science Gateway: address
1, Esplanade des Particules 1217 Meyrin SwitzerlandOpen in Google Maps →✓ visit.cern/getting-here · 2026-10-09CERN Science Gateway: opening hours
CERN Science Gateway is open from Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday Exhibitions and other activities from 09.00 to 17.00 Last entry at 16.30✓ visit.cern/hours · 2026-10-09CERN Science Gateway: closing days
CERN Science Gateway is open from Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday✓ visit.cern/hours · 2026-10-09CERN Science Gateway: what should I know before visiting?
Age Recommended for ages 8 and upwards. Duration We recommend you allow 1.5- 2 hours to visit our three exhibitions. Languages Screen text in 5 languages (French, English, German, Italian and Spanish). … Guides Science Gateway exhibitions are designed to be self-visited. Nevertheless CERN guides will be present to answer questions you may have. Do not hesitate to ask them.✓ visit.cern/discover-cern · 2026-10-09CERN Science Gateway: how to get there
From downtown Geneva (about 25 minutes from Cornavin train station): take tram 18 (to Meyrin, CERN ) and get off at Meyrin, CERN . … From Geneva airport (about 25 minutes): take bus 23 (to Carouge, Tours ), 28 (to Petit-Lancy, Les Esserts ), or 57 (to ZIMEYSA, gare ); get off at Vernier, Blandonnet to get tram 18 ( to Meyrin, CERN ), and get off at Meyrin, CERN .✓ visit.cern/getting-here · 2026-10-09CERN Science Gateway: parking
A paid car park is located behind the Globe of Science and Innovation. Please note that parking is allowed only for the duration of your visit. Parking outside the car park is forbidden and vehicles parked illegally may be fined by local authorities. Click here for more information on parking rates and rules . If this car park is full, an alternative paid car park is available by the French customs at the Centre sportif de Maisonnex.✓ visit.cern/getting-here · 2026-10-09CERN Science Gateway: is it wheelchair accessible?
All CERN Science Gateway activities are wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Lifts are wheelchair accessible. Accessible toilets and baby-changing facilities are also available.✓ visit.cern/accessibility · 2026-10-07CERN Science Gateway: are dogs allowed?
Guide and assistance animals are welcome at Science Gateway. They should be appropriately trained, supervised and kept on a leash at all times.✓ visit.cern/accessibility · 2026-10-07Scientists from all over the world join forces at CERN to answer profound questions about the Universe. Let them guide you through the laboratory! An immersive scenography will transport you to the underground tunnels where the smallest building blocks of matter accelerate and collide. Discover machines of a remarkable scale and complexity.
Free entry — official site →
You will be redirected to booking-visit.cern.ch — This is the venue’s own ticketing page.