Parking and charging stations

• The green spaces are managed through an online parking permit purchase system, via the Camipro wallet. This enables drivers to pay for their parking space according to actual use.
• A parking permit is required on working days, from 7am to 5pm. Outside these hours, parking in green zones is free.
• Parking permits that have been paid for but not used (“I bought a permit for such and such a day, but in the end I didn’t come with my car”) will not be reimbursed.

Removal of monthly (CHF 45.-) and annual (CHF 400.-) price caps for shared green spaces, with no change to current pricing (CHF 2.50/day, CHF 1.50/half-day). The purchasing platform for green spaces was updated on December 12, 2024 for all permits valid in 2025.

Half day (7am-1pm / 11am-5pm) :

CHF 1.50

Day (7am-5pm) :

CHF 2.50

The following is a map (PDF, in French only, 267 KB) of the green parking spaces available across the campus.

People entitled to use the green spaces are :

• EPFL staff (employees, post-docs, PhD students, apprentices and trainees) ;
• Permanent service providers staff (catering, security, cleaning, etc.) ;
• EPFL hosts ;
• EPFL bachelor’s and master’s students selected on the basis of an application.

Parking permits are issued by name (person’s name and number plate(s)). All other visitors are redirected to the white visitor spaces managed by parking meters or dedicated app.

Security guards check parked vehicles by scanning number plates. A “negative” scan indicates a vehicle without a valid parking permit. Data is processed in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act (LPD).

Only tickets issued as a result of a technical problem with the computer system for which EPFL is responsible will be cancelled. Other tickets will not be cancelled.

We would remind you that parking outside the box is not tolerated.

Please note that unpaid statements of offence are automatically forwarded to the police commission.

The price of an annual season ticket for a yellow seat is CHF 1,020 per year. This amount is deducted from your salary at a rate of CHF 85 per month.

If you have already reserved a seat, your subscription will be automatically renewed until you cancel it at [email protected].

Please send your request to [email protected], indicating the desired geographical area.

Please note that there is a waiting list. The EPFL cannot guarantee that your application will be accepted immediately.

Authorisation is required on working days.

Rates per hour, from 7am to 5pm :

CHF 2.00

Outside these hours, parking in the white zones is free.

• By change at the pay station
• Via the Parkingpay app (iOS, Android, web): integrating all payment methods used in Switzerland.
• Via the EasyPark app (iOS, android): payment by credit card.
• Via the Twint app (iOS, android): scan the QR code on the parking meter.

Please note: only payment via the three applications mentioned above is available for Avenue Forel tickets. You will find more information directly on the signposting in place.

Here is a map (PDF, in French only, 88 KB) of the white parking spaces available throughout the campus.

Located under the SwissTech Convention Centre, this 220-space car park is available to all visitors to the Quartier Nord (Les Arcades, SwissTech Convention Centre and SwissTech Hotel).

Car park height: max 2.20 m.

Hourly rates , 24/24 :

CHF 4.-/hour

Lost ticket : 35.-

Monthly rental

Parking spaces can be rented in the EPFL – SwissTech Village car park for CHF 180.00/month incl. VAT.

For further information, contact
-Comptoir Immobilier, Lausanne
– Telephone number: +41 21 313 23 33

Parkossecure Sàrl manages the visitor car parks at Les Jordils 41.

Procedure for using the visitor parking spaces:

• Registration when arriving at the building (see guide, only in French, PDF)
• Information signs have been displayed in front of the visitor parking spots to better guide visitors. Posters have also been placed at building entrances as a reminder.

A Parkosecure Sàrl agent will be doing rounds and scanning each visitor’s badge. Visitors who fail to register will be fined.

On myCAMIPRO, a function allows private parking spaces on the Neuchâtel campus to be pooled to make better use of existing parking resources.

Tenants of a parking space at Microcity (MC) have the option of making it available to other EPFL-NE staff when the space is unused.

I don’t have a parking space in Neuchâtel :

1. Register for the parking space sharing portal
2. Reserve a free time slot on the platform.

I have a parking space in Neuchâtel:

1. Log on to the car park sharing portal
2. Select the days and half-days on the platform when your parking space is unused.
3. The space becomes free and can then be reserved by other people.

A fee of CHF 2.50 per time slot (morning, afternoon or night) is deducted from the booking person’s Camipro account and automatically credited to the Camipro account of the person holding the seat.

Access to the car park is automatically provided on the Camipro card of the person making the reservation.

• 9 recharging points (card) are available for EPFL staff only. Car parks: Rivier (2), BC (5), Argand (2)
• 4 recharging stations (card) available for external users. Car parks: BC (1), Quartier Nord (2), EPFL Innovation Park (1)

• EPFL staff are entitled to a free EVPASS subscription (42.-/year) by registering via myCAMIPRO. The EVPASS subscription gives access to the recharging network at a preferential rate (CHF 0.59/kWh).
• For EVPASS members (excluding EPFL staff): CHF 0.59/kWh
• Price per charge for non-members: CHF 0.59/kWh

A GOFAST charging station with two charging spaces is available for the EPFL community as well as external users.

→ See location

• 0.55 CHF/kWh
• Blockage charge after 61 minutes: CHF 0.25/Min.

• Charging stations : parking spaces equipped and accessible free of charge to electric two-wheeled vehicles being charged (max. 4 hours).
• EPFL Cargobikes : charging stations equipped with 2nd generation Bosch and Shimano STEPS chargers can be used to charge e-bicycles, with priority given to EPFL Cargobikes.

→ Map of location

Lithium batteries used in bicycles and other electric micromobility vehicles require certain precautions to be taken when using them due to the risks associated with their thermal instability.

→ More information on recharging, storing and disposing of lithium batteries

General rules :

• Charging must be supervised (>30 minutes absence → temporary stop of charging).
• Damaged batteries must not be charged at EPFL.
• Strict prohibition on charging and storage in ATEX-classified areas (Explosive Atmosphere).
• Charging and storage in basements is strongly discouraged.
• Avoid : heat sources, flammable materials, vibrations and direct exposure to sunlight.
• Charging on non-combustible surfaces is recommended whenever possible.
• Batteries that have reached the end of their life, are damaged or show visible swelling must be disposed of in accordance with the OHS procedure.

→Technical Directive Complementary to LEX 1.5.1 : Use of Lithium Batteries