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Visiting ITER

Lors d'une Journée Portes Ouvertes, vous pouvez visiter ITER en portant, comme les gens dans cette photo qui regardent un dispositif de levage, un gilet de sécurité jaunes et un casque.

Welcome to ITER, the largest energy research project on the planet. We offer guided tours for groups, individuals, schools and universities, and twice a year we open our doors to the public. Choose your visit option below!

Group Visits

Individual Visits

ITER Open Doors Days

School Visits

Virtual Visits

Plan your visit

Platform conditions

All tours are subject to platform conditions and modifications without prior notice.

Age limit

Visitors must be 16 years of age. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Dress code

For safety reasons, skirts, shorts, open shoes or high heels are not permitted on the ITER worksite.

Registration

All visitors must be registered. A visitor whose name does not appear on an approved registration form will not be granted access to the ITER worksite. The deadline for all registrations is two weeks before the scheduled visit.

Valid ID

All visitors (including bus drivers) must carry a valid ID document: a government-issued ID for residents of the Schengen area or a passport. Copies of ID documents, driver’s licenses or professional badges are not accepted. (ITER protects your personal information. See our Privacy Policy here.)

Personal cars

Personal cars are not allowed on the ITER worksite, but parking spaces are available outside the gates.

How To Get There

ITER Headquarters (GPS coordinates: 43.712332° N 5.774817° E 971 ft)
Download the access map

The ITER site is located off of the A51 motorway that links Aix-en-Provence and the French Alps—approximately 35 km north of Aix-en-Provence and 20 km south of Manosque. 

Heading north from Aix in the direction of Sisteron, take exit 17 (Vinon/St-Paul-lez-Durance). At the first roundabout after the toll, turn left (past the CEA entrance) and continue along the D952 roadway towards Vinon-sur-Verdon. You will need to drive several kilometres to reach the ITER worksite entrance (for site visits) or ITER Headquarters.

After 2.2 km, at the second roundabout, continue straight and follow the sign to ITER Headquarters. 
The main entrances to ITER are located at the third roundabout (see map above):

  • the entrance to the ITER worksite (first right off the roundabout, Entrance B)
  • the entrance to ITER Headquarters (second right off the roundabout, Entrance C)

If you are scheduled for an ITER site visit, please take the first right to Entrance B ("Construction Site") and park your car. Your guide will meet you there.

If you are expected at ITER Headquarters, please take the second right through the gates (Entrance C), park your car in the Visitor Parking Lot, and proceed by foot to the Welcome Building to pick up your badge.

There are two public buses that run from Aix-en-Provence to where ITER is located. The CPA lines 150 (Aix-en-Provence--St Paul lez Durance) and 152 (Pertuis--St Paul lez Durance) stop directly in front of ITER.

The LER line 26 from the Marseille-Provence Airport to Digne-les-Bains stops at the front gate of CEA Cadarache, three kilometres from ITER Headquarters. It also serves the Aix TGV train station.

Major train stations are located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille:

  • Aix-en-Provence centre is located 40 minutes by car from Cadarache.
  • Aix-en-Provence/Arbois TGV is 55 minutes by car from Cadarache. This is the 'train à grande vitesse', or high-speed, train station.
  • Marseille St. Charles is approximately 1 hour by car from Cadarache.

Smaller train stations are located in Manosque, Meyrargues and Pertuis. For further information please consult www.sncf.com.

The closest international airport is Marseille-Provence located in Marignane, approximately 1 hour by car from the ITER site. The airport has direct connections with many large international hubs: Paris, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam. Information can be found on www.marseille.aeroport.fr.

A second international airport is located in Nice, approximately two hours by car from the ITER site. Information can be found at www.nice.aeroport.fr.

FAQ

The list of frequently asked questions below is designed to help you to be more informed about the ITER visiting procedures and recommendations.