If you have never been at UN Geneva, navigating your way through the vast gardens and large network of corridors and meeting rooms is not an easy task. The below information give you guidance on the way to, into and inside the Palais des Nations. View and download the map of the Palais, use our room guide to find your next meeting venue or find out which routes and facilities are wheelchair accessible.
Getting to the UN
Transports Publics Genevois
Palais des Nations transit stops are Appia and Nations.
Access from Cornavin railway station:
- Bus lines 8, 20, 60 ("Appia" stop)
- Bus line 5 or tram line 15 (“Nations” stop), then a 5 minutes' walk to Pregny Gate
Access from Cointrin airport:
- Bus line 5 (“Nations” stop), then a 5 minutes' walk to Pregny Gate
Other bus lines with stop at “Nations”:
- Other bus lines with stop at “Nations”: 11 and 22, then a 5 minutes' walk to Pregny Gate
In Geneva, unireso public-transport tickets must be purchased prior to boarding a tram, bus or ferry. Ticket machines are available at most stops. Travel cards or passes can be purchased at the main TPG centres (Rive, Cornavin and Bachet de Pesay).
Please note tickets are not available on the bus itself. Hotels, youth hostels or campsites typically offer a Geneva Transport Card, which allows use of public transport in Geneva free of charge during the period of stay.
Ongoing Tram des Nations roadworks around the Palais des Nations affect car access and public transport. Please allow extra travel time and check the City of Geneva website for details.
Access roads to the UN are the Rue de Lausanne and Avenue de la Paix/Route de Pregny.
Visitors are unfortunately not allowed to enter the UN by car or with a bicycle. Public parking is available on the surroundings of the Palais. For further details and locations please visit https://www.geneve-parking.ch/fr/parkings/parkings/parkings-publics. Public transport is strongly recommended.
Delegates may drive to the Palais des Nations and park their vehicles in the parking lots in the compound, provided they have been delivered a parking sticker. Parking stickers are issued upon written request from the permanent missions. They can be collected from the Pregny Gate, 14 Avenue de la Paix.
Access
To the Palais des Nations:
Conference participants
- Conference participants are to register on the Indico.UN platform prior to attending the respective meeting or conference.
- First time entry for conference participants is through Pregny Gate, Avenue de la Paix 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m on weekdays only. This entails the activation of their digital (or printed) conference badge by the Pass & ID Unit. Thereafter, depending on the category of digital (or printed) conference badges, participants will be able to walk through Pregny Gate, Avenue de la Paix 14, or Peace Gate, Place des Nations. Only red badges, which are subject to X-Ray control, must go through Pregny Gate, and will not be able to access the Palais through Peace Gate.
Visitors
- Visitors coming for a guided tour: please follow the guidelines on the Visits Page.
- All other visitors are to be announced by their host in the Visitor Announcement Page.
- Entry for visitors is possible only at Pregny Gate and Peace Gate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. upon which visitors will obtain a digital (or printed) badge for the day after passing through security screening.
All visitors must carry a valid passport (UN Member or Observer State). A valid national ID card issued by a European Member State is also accepted.
To the buildings within the Palais des Nations:
Access to most doors at the Palais des Nations is secured by a centralized access security system and can only be opened by means of a magnetic United Nations grounds pass issued to authorized users. Only public doors will be accessible without a magnetic grounds pass from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays to enable access to visitors and conference participants.
Public Doors:
Annexe Bocage (CLM): Closed
Tempus (Conference Rooms Tempus 1-3): Open 8 a.m. - 7 p.m (except certain meetings to which access will be limited)
E40 (Conference Rooms XVII – XXVII): Closed
S1 (JMS, SAFI, UNDT): Open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m
Guided Tours Service: Concordia Hall, 2nd floor of Building A (access via doors A13 and A15). Open 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
All other building doors are under Electronic Access Control and require a magnetic badge for access, including building H via door H60 (Plaza).
Exit
Exit through the gates after 7 p.m. during the week:
Pregny Gate has a free flow pedestrian exit at the turnstiles, no electronic badge is required. Visitors will leave their magnetic day pass in the receptacle provided for this purpose during their last visit, to exit via the dedicated turnstile.
Peace Gate allows pedestrian to exit at the turnstiles until 7.30 p.m. No electronic access badge is required to exit.
Access by bike
Visitors and conference participants cannot come into the Palais des Nations with a bicycle.
Pedestrian access:
- For permanent badge holders, pedestrian and bicycles, access at Pregny Gate and Peace Gate is open between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on working days. Pedestrians can also use the turnstiles at Chemin de Fer Gate for exit only until 7.30 p.m.
Vehicle access:
Pregny Gate is open for vehicle access on working days, between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Chemin de Fer Gate is also open for vehicle access on working days, but only until 2 p.m. It is thereafter completely closed for entry and exit via car.
Buildings:
- Offices and conference/meeting rooms are open between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on working days.
Emergencies:
- Should you need to enter or exit the campus outside opening hours due to an emergency, please contact security immediately at controlcenter.security-unog@un.org or +41 (0)22 917 2112. After contacting security, wait at the gate for an officer to assist you. Note that such instances should be rare, and we expect all staff and visitors to have exited the gates by 7.30 p.m.
Accessible Doors
Open access 8:00 a.m. - 7:00p.m.: Doors A11 I H60
S1 I S2 I D9 I C21 I A11 I A13 I A14 IA18
Accessible Toilets
Door A11 | 3rd floor
Door H60 | All floors
Priority parking
For persons with disabilities parking is available nearby the accessible doors.
Find more information about accessible routes on our dedicated accessibility page.
Conference participants with specific accessibility requirements are also invited to contact the Conference secretariat, who will consult the Joint Medical Services / UNOG Security and will propose adequate support.
Please be aware that some items are prohibited inside the Palais des Nations. A list of prohibited items can be found on our security page.
ROUTES FROM THE PREGNY GATE TO YOUR MEETING ROOM
For specific accessibility routes, please refer to the Accessibility page.
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Continue straight and walk down the stairs in front of you
- Enter the A building through the door A15 which will be on your right.
- Once inside the building, turn right
- Take staircase 16 which will be on your right and go up one floor
- The Assembly Hall will be on your left
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Continue straight and walk down the stairs in front of you
- Enter the A building through the door A15 which will be on your right.
- The Concordia Rooms are located on this level.
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Turn right and walk alongside the building
- Take the stairs to your left, pass in front of door A13 and turn right on the sidewalk
- Enter to your left through door A11
- Once inside the building, turn left. You will find room 15 on your right. For rooms 3 and 5 take staircase 11, which is on your left and go down one floor.
- Exiting the staircase, you will find room 5 to your right and room 3 further down also to your right.
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Turn right and walk alongside the building
- Take the stairs to your left and enter through door A13 which will be on your left
- Once inside the building, turn right and take staircase 12 which will be on your right. Go up one floor.
- Exiting the staircase, turn right, pass the Assembly Hall entrance and turn right again once you see a star on the ground
- Following this hallway (AC), you will find rooms 6-9, in reverse order, on your right. The Swiss lounge is the last room of that hallway
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Continue straight and walk down the stairs in front of you.
- Enter the A building through the door A15 which will be on your right.
- Once inside the building, turn right and take staircase 16 which will be on your right. Go up one floor.
- Exit staircase 16 to your left, turn left in front of assembly hall and turn left again once you see the star on the ground.
- Following this hallway (AB), you will find rooms 10-12, in order, on your left.
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Continue straight and walk down the stairs in front of you.
- Enter the A building through the door A15 which will be on your right.
- Once inside the building, turn left go to the end and then turn left.
- Continue through the hallway in front of you until you reach staircase 17 which will be on your left.
- Go down to floor 1 and continue straight. The room 14 (XIV) will be on your left.
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Turn right and continue alongside the building.
- Follow the slope down, cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Enter to your in front of you through door A11.
- Once inside the building, turn left. You will find room 15 on your right.
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Continue straight and walk down the stairs in front of you
- Enter the A building through the door A15 which will be on your right.
- Once inside the building, turn right and take Elevator 15 on your left. Go to the 5th floor
- The Room XVI will be on your left
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Turn right and walk alongside the building.
- Take the stairs to your left, pass in front of door A13 and turn right on the sidewalk.
- Enter to your left through door A11.
- Once inside the building, turn left. Take staircase 11, which is on your left and go down one floor.
- Exiting the staircase, go all the way to the end of the hallway, passing in front of room III and V.
- Turn right and take the elevator to your right to “RC”.
- Exit to the left and take another left. The Press room will be on your left.
- After entering through Pregny Gate, continue straight. Cross the two consecutive yellow pedestrian paths.
- Turn right and continue alongside the building.
- Follow the slope down, cross the first pedestrian paths and then turn right, taking the perpendicular pedestrian path.
- Go down the slope and cross the pedestrian path.
- Turn right, cross the two consecutive pedestrian paths and turn right.
- Cross the pedestrian path and the entrance will be in front of you.