Grenoble Getting there & around

Getting around

Car & motorcycle

Car

Find the major car-rental agencies in the Europolecomplex underneath the train station. Otherwise, Rent a Car Système (04 76 86 27 60; 10 place de la Gare) is opposite.

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Bus & tram

Grenoble’s three pollution-free tram lines – called A, B and C – run through the heart of town. A bus and tram ticket costs €1.30 from ticket machines at tram/bus stops or drivers. Time-stamp tickets in the blue machines at stops before boarding. Carnets of 10/20 tickets (€10.50/19.50) can only be bought at the TAG office (04 76 20 66 66; 8.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat) inside the tourist office or next to the train station. Trams run from around 5am to midnight; buses stop between 6pm and 9pm.

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Local transport

Taxi

Call the central reservation line (04 76 54 42 54) to order a taxi.

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Bicycle

Métrovélo (0 820 223 838; 7am-8pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon & 2-7pm Sat & Sun), underneath the train station, rents out bikes for €1.20/3/5 per hour/half-day/day plus €2 for a helmet and/or kid’s seat.

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