Located at equal distance from Biel, Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds, the town of St. Imier is at the center of a region of over 150,000 inhabitants. The city is particularly accessible:

By road

GPS coordinates: 47.1534 / 6.9978

• axis Biel - La Chaux-de-Fonds, road J30
• highways nearby:

- A16 from Sonceboz (16 km)

- A5 from Neuchâtel (30 km), accessible via the J20 (from La Chaux-de-Fonds)

• north: Mount Crosin and Freiberger (Franches-Montagnes)
• south: Col of Pontins and the Val de Ruz

Link site for carpooling

Hitchhikers site: http://europe.hitchhikers.org/

Rides to Switzerland: http://goo.gl/w6yoY

Geneva airport

• From Geneva airport there is only one departure per hour:

1. One train per hour – Neuchâtel direction. Leaving at 5 minutes past every hour from Platform 4; change at Neuchâtel, Platform 5, 32 minutes past every hour – La Chaux-de-Fonds direction; change at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Platform 3, 2 minutes past every hour – St-Imier direction.

Total time: 2 hours 09

Cost: 54 Swiss Francs (€45, one-way ; €90 flow and return)

From Bern airport

• From Bern there are two departures per hour:

1. Bus 160 to Belp train station at 3 minutes past the hour; then from Platform 1 at 22 minutes past the hour train – direction Bern; change in Bern on Platform 12 at 53 minutes past the hour – direction Neuchâtel ; change at Neuchâtel, Platform 5, 32 minutes past every hour – La Chaux-de-Fonds direction; change at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Platform 3, 2 minutes past every hour – St-Imier direction.

Total time: 2 hours 11

Cost: 38.40 Swiss Francs (€32 one way ; €64 flow and return)

2. Bus 334 to Bern train station at 30 minutes past the hour; then train from Platform 10 at 13 minutes past the hour – Biel/Bienne direction; change in Biel/Bienne on Platform 1 at 50 minutes past the hour – St-Imier direction.

Total time: 1 hour 59

Cost: 29.80 Swiss Francs (€25 one way ; €50 flow and return)

From Basel airport

• From Basel airport there are two departures per hour:

1. Bus 50 to Basel train station at 37 minutes past the hour; then train from Platform 14 at 3 minutes past the hour – Biel/Bienne direction; change at Biel/Bienne from Platform 1 at 17 minutes past the hour – St-Imier direction.

Total time: 2 hour 22

Cost: 44.20 Swiss Francs (€36 one way ; €72 flow and return)

2. Bus 50 to Basel train station at 37 minutes past the hour; then train from Platform 14 at 3 minutes past the hour – Biel/Bienne direction; change at Biel/Bienne from Platform 1 at 17 minutes past the hour – St-Imier direction.

Total time: 2 hours 06

Cost: 39.20 Swiss Francs (€32 one way ; €64 flow and return)

From Zürich airport

• From Zürich there are three departures per hour:

1. Platform 4 at 10 minutes past the hour – Biel/Bienne direction; change at Biel/Bienne from Platform 1 at 50 minutes past the hour – St-Imier direction.

Total time: 2 hours 19

Cost: 54 Swiss Francs (€45 one way ; €90 flow and return)

2. Platform 3 at 13 minutes past the hour – Zürich central station direction; change in Zürich central station on Platform 16 at 30 minutes past the hour – Biel/Bienne direction; change in Biel/Bienne on Platform 1 at 50 minutes past the hour – St-Imier direction.

Total time: 2 hours 16

Cost: 54 Swiss Francs (€45 one way ; €90 flow and return)

3. Platform 3 at 43 minutes past the hour – Biel/Bienne direction; change in Biel/Bienne on Platform 1 at 17 minutes past the hour – St-Imier direction.

Total time: 2 hours

Cost: 54 Swiss Francs (€45 one way ; €90 flow and return)

By rail

• SBB rail Biel - Le Locle

- departure at the Plateau Station

- Funicular St. Imier - Mont-Soleil

Trains from France:

• Paris

TGV (SNCF ) from Paris Gare de Lyon station to Neuchâtel - then the InterCity (SBB ) from Neuchâtel station to St. Imier

• Lyon

TER (SNCF) from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon - then TGV (SNCF) from Dijon to Neuchâtel – then the InterCity (SBB) from Neuchâtel station to St. Imier

• Marseille

TGV (SNCF) from Marseille Saint-Charles to Lyon Part Dieu - then TER (SNCF) from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneva Cornavin – then the InterCity (CFF) from Geneva Cornavin station to Neuchâtel - then InterCity (SBB) station from Neuchâtel to St. Imier

By bus

bus line: CJ St. Imier-Freiberger (Franches-Montagnes)