Practical information

Good to know 

• Most regions in west Switzerland will have a rail or coach service. 
• The railway line Nyon – St-Cergue – La Cure are reinforced and provide a return service at the end of the concerts. Festival ticket holders are entitled to free travel on this line. 
• New! For travellers from St-Cergue, the Trélex depot stop is now the preferred route to the festival. All special night trains to St-Cergue will depart only from Trélex depot (and no longer from L'Asse).  
• Seven special CarPostal lines will serve the district of Nyon free of charge. As of this year, a new line will run from Burtiny to the Paléo Festival, via St-Goerge, Marchissy, Begnins.  
• New! Two bus stations will be used by PostBus. 5 lines will stop at La Vuarpillière, as in previous years. 2 lines (D and E) have had their stops moved to Parc Chevalin, after the L'Asse NStCM station. Timetables and details in the public transport guide below.
• Special CFF night trains during the night in direction of Lausanne, Geneva, Montreux and Fribourg. 
• TL and TPG buses will be covering the cities of Lausanne and Geneva on arrival of certain special night trains.  
• Six TCS-organized coach lines serve the French speaking part of Switzerland. 

Download the public transport guide
(French only)

Download the TL Bus guide
(French only)

If you are near the Festival, biking or walking are probably your best bets. 

On foot 

Paléo encourages soft mobility, especially walking, with a well-lit and well-maintained itinerary linking the Festival to Nyon railway station and the village of Trélex! Allow around half an hour's walk in either direction.

By bike 

Ecological, practical and of unparalleled class, the bike is really one of the best ways of getting to and from the Festival. 

A specially sign-posted and secured cycle route will be available between Nyon/Prangins and the Festival (in dark green on the map above). From other neighbouring locations, we recommend to take the routes indicated in light green on the map. 

Dedicated parking zones are available for bicycles: 

• Near the Festival main entrance 
• To the North of the site, in the immediate vicinity of the "Dôme" entrance 
• in the Parc Chevalin, near the Asse train halt 
• “Cargo” parking is available close to the main entrance.   

As a reminder, bicycles are not allowed on the NStCM train.  

By motorbike 

It is also possible to get to the Festival by motorcycle or by scooter. 

Three parking zones have been designated for motorbikes: 

• coming from Geneva: at the Parc Chevalin 
• coming from Lausanne: follow "Festival", through Vich and Coinsins 
• coming from Nyon: on the route de St-Cergue, Vuarpillière area 

Please Note! Parking two-wheelers outside these designated parking areas may disrupt traffic flow or cause obstructions. Badly parked two-wheelers run the risk of being towed away at their owners' expense, just like cars! 

Getting to the Festival 

In order to guarantee the flow of traffic, please follow the special road signs and any instructions issued by traffic wardens.. 

• For people coming from Lausanne, it is recommended to get off the motorway at the Gland junction (junction 12). The Nyon junction is too often saturated. 

• For people coming from Geneva it is recommended to get off the motorway at the Nyon junction (junction 11). 

Leaving the Festival 

At the end of the last concert on the Grande Scène, many people leave the festival site at once, sometimes creating a long wait in the car parks. One solution to avoid this: don’t leave the festival immediately and enjoy the concerts that are still on, or take advantage of the (syrup) bars still open. 

Parkings Paléo 

Free parking areas for are provided for you. They are situated close to the Festival site. These car parks may be subject to closure in the event of heavy rain. Replacement parking will be provided in the town of Nyon and in surrounding areas and a special shuttle bus service will operate to and from the Festival site. 

Please note: any vehicle parked outside the designated areas will be removed at the owner's expense. Tents and caravans are not tolerated in the car parks. 

Parking in the town of Nyon 

To those people who prefer parking their cars in the town centre, Paléo recommends the Perdtemps open-air car park (free of charge from 18:30 from Monday to Friday, from 17:00 on Saturday and all day on Sunday) or the railway station car park (parking de la Gare, CHF 1.-/h from 17:00 to 7:00, max CHF 5.-). From there, you can reach Paléo Festival free of charge by the Nyon-St-Cergue train. 

In any case, consider carsharing, cycling, walking, and our wide range of public transport options. It is not too late to help us reduce Paléo’s carbon footprint! 

In partnership with Tribulive, Paléo offers a free carpooling platform for the festival! Fewer cars means fewer traffic jams, less carbon in the atmosphere, but above all fewer risks and more fun! 

A car-sharing platform is available to help drivers and passengers get in touch: 

See the interactive map

What would Paléo be without its legendary Camping? For those who would like to take the Festival experience to the ultimate level, the campsite is open on Monday 22 July at noon until Monday 29 July at noon. Access is limited to Festival ticket and pass holders. 

Upon presentation of your valid daily ticket or weekly pass, you will receive a bracelet from the “Contremarques” desk (at the “Accueil” area and at the Robinson) giving you access to the Campsite for the whole week. 

Access to the campsite is permitted from the age of 16. Minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult.  

Please note that all camping material must be installed in the campsite only. Tents and caravans are not tolerated outside the campsite (car parks for example). 

Services

• Toilets/showers cold water (8a.m. to 8p.m.)
• Warm showers (CHF 4.- or CHF 16.- for 5 showers, 8a.m. to 8p.m.)
• Luggage storage (CHF 3.- pro item) 
• Smartphone recharge (CHF 1.-)
• Non alcoholic drinks available (24h/24)
• A bar (le Bar du Milieu) 
• A bakery (le Tea Room) 
• Sale of essential goods 
• Firewood is distributed free of charge near the three communal fires, from Monday to Saturday, from 10.30 a.m. to midday.
• Beach volleyball court and tournaments

Assistance, security and safety

• Reception centre 24h/24h
• First-aid 24h/24h
• Assistance and someone to talk to are also available at the “Autour de Minuit” stall
• The emergency phone number of the Festival's security center is: +41 22 365 11 11

Forbidden

• The installation of makeshift camping structures measuring more than 3 metres in height
• Use of couches and other living-room furniture
• Vehicles
• Drugs
• Animals
• Any kind of pyrotechnic equipment and objects
• More infos: "Health & Safety"

Rubbish and environment

The Festival has adopted a policy based on individual responsibility in the area of environmental protection.

• Please play your part by sorting glass, PET bottles and cans. The Ecopoint on the campsite can provides you with bags/bin-liners for sorting, and will also be the point where you can bring back your sorted waste.
• Let's be ecologically responsible! When leaving the campsite, we invite everyone to leave their pitch empty of any waste, in order to facilitate the work of the cleaning team. Thank you! 

Pal'Asse Campsite (charged) 
Honey, I'm taking you to the Pal'Asse!  

A campsite atmosphere, with a lot more comfort! No more worries about setting up a tent, Paléo offers a ready-made accommodation solution! Fully equipped and comfortable "lodge" tents with beds, duvet, solar light kit, mirror... for 2 to 6 people! An unusual accommodation experience in a small village proposed by Lodg'ing, located in the heart of the campsite, right next to the Festival. Book your accomodation, come to the Festival and experience Paléo differently! 

Reservations will be possible from March.

Terms and prices

• Rates depending on the choice of your home. Infos on Lodg'ing.
• Access is limited to Festival ticket and pass holders
• Only available for a whole week stay (Monday to Monday)
• Children and young people under the age of 16 who are not accompanied by an adult are not admitted

Services

• Pre-installed structures
• Warm showers
• Real beds with real mattresses
• Solar LED light kit   
• Phone battery charging facilities 
• Bed and bath linen included 
• Wi-fi zone

Assistance, security and safety

• Reception centre
• First-aid

Forbidden

• The installation of other camping structures
• Vehicles
• Drugs
• Animals
• Any kind of pyrotechnic equipment
• More infos: "Health & Safety"

Are you the lucky owner of a caravan, mobile home or similar vehicle?  Set up your motorhome in the special motorhome area, with enhanced services such as a reception and installation service and a waste water disposal area. Two types of pitches are available: one with and one without electricity. Pitches can be booked for the whole week (Monday to Monday) or per day. 

Daily motorhome pitches will be on sale from March. 

Prices

• With electricity: CHF 134.- for the whole week
• Without electricity: CHF 64.- for the whole week / CHF 34.- per day

Services

• A pitch measuring 5,5m x 7m
• As an option: electricity (on average 350W available per vehicle)
• Area for waste water disposal and drinking water outlet for refills
• WC nearby
• Free cold showers
• Hot showers (CHF 4.- or CHF 16.- for 5 showers)
• Reception and installation service for camping-cars, help and breakdown service in case of bad weather (mud)

Terms

• Access is limited to Festival ticket and pass holders
• Access from age of 16 years (unless accompanied by responsible adult)

Only motorhomes will be allowed into this area. Cars, station wagons, commercial vans and any other vehicles not intended for accommodation, will not be admitted. Vehicles that are considered to present a risk in terms of safety or hygiene will also be excluded. Cars pulling caravans must leave once they have deposited the caravan. Vehicles with rooftop tents are allowed in the motorhome area. At the checkpoint, situated at the entrance to this area, a pass will be issued to those vehicles qualifying for access to the zone, in order to make it easier to manage this area of the campsite and also to improve your comfort.

What payment methods will be available?   

All the usual payment methods (except cash):   

• TWINT  
• Visa, Visa Debit (V Pay) 
• Mastercard, Mastercard Debit (Maestro) 
• Postcard
• Apple Pay
• Google Pay 

No credit card? You don't want to or can’t pay by credit card or app? No problem!    

A "No Cash" exchange bank is available on the ground and one at the Quartier Libre to exchange your cash for a prepaid card or bracelet, with the amount of your choice. 

Please note! "No Cash" cards and wristbands are only valid for the current edition!

Reload your "No Cash" card or bracelet

• Once you have your card or bracelet, scan the QR code on it 
• Charge with the amount of your choice  

Refunds for the 2024 edition were possible until September 30, 2024. 

The Information counter (on the right after the main entrance) and the campsite reception provide a fee-paying luggage storage service. 

Information counter: CHF 3.- per item and per day (partial withdrawal CHF 2.-). 

Campsite reception: CHF 3.- per item. 

Paléo is introducing a system of washable and returnable dishes in order to considerably reduce the volume of waste and single-use!    

Multiple return points have been installed on the festival grounds and in the Quartier Libre, in the immediate vicinity of the food stands.   

It's easy! The dish return points take back your plates, bowls, cups, pitchers and all of your waste!  Cutlery is not returnable.  

The price of deposits is CHF 2.00 for cups, plates and bowls and CHF 5.00 for pitchers. Your deposits are returned to your bank account via your card (Maestro, V Pay, Postcard, Visa, Mastercard, etc.), via your smartphone (Apple Pay, Google Pay) or a Paléo prepaid card (available in the "Paléo Banks").  

You can of course bring your own containers to the Festival site!   

This way, you are helping to make the Festival even more welcoming and sustainable. We thank you already!

Exemption from payment

Paléo is often a family thing. This is why free admission is offered to children under the age of 12. Children and teenagers between the age of 12 to 18 benefit from the student price. Children under compulsory school leaving age are not admitted to the Festival site after 22:00 in accordance with local laws and police regulations, unless accompanied by a parent or under the supervision of an adult. Moreover, access to the campsite will be refused to young people under the age of 16 who are not accompanied by a parent staying in the campsite.

Day nursery "La Luciole" (until 8 years old)

Located on the banks of the river, away from large crowds, the "La Luciole" daycare centre offers free games and entertainment for children up to 8 years old. Parents can leave their children there for up to three hours, as soon as they are clean. On the program: slides, treasure hunt, juggling, boom, crafts and many other activities. Because it's not just adults who leave with sparkles in their eyes!

Open every day until 22:00.

La Plage (12 to 18 years old)

Sand, parasols, trees and deckchairs, it's hard to believe you're at Paleo! And yet, nestling right next to the HES-SO area is La Plage, a convivial and welcoming space dedicated to teenagers from 12 to 18 years old. Entertainment and games are all on the programme, alongside a bar that features non-alcoholic drinks at low prices. Drink without ruining yourself, that's the winning formula for basking in the sunshine under the coconut trees!

Open every day until 02:00.

Frangins & Frangines 

The Frangins & Frangines walk around the Festival and Quartier Libre to meet young people and provide them with a listening ear and support. Easily identifiable by its red T-shirt and jacket with the FF logo, this team distributes free earplugs, water, condoms, small first-aid equipment and self-adhesive labels for children on which parents can write down their contact details in the event of an emergency. Through their mediation role, the Frangins & Frangines aim to help the public have the best possible evening by working with the various prevention and security services.  

Autour de Minuit 

This bar, close to the campsite, is open 24 hours a day. It offers a place where festival-goers can get help, a listening ear and rest should they need it. Soup, syrups and birchers, among other things, are available at low prices.  

Have you lost your inflatable guitar, your flag from Valais or your godson? Don't panic! You may find them at the lost and found. 

During the Festival until Sunday 28 July 

• On the day until closing time: at the Information point 
• From the day after, at the Paléo Festival Nyon ticket office (ph. +41 (0) 22 365 10 58) 
  Opening hours: 3 p.m. – 2 a.m. 
• For the campsite, at all times, at the Camping Reception (ph. +41 (0) 22 365 10 37) 
  Opening hours: 24 hours a day 

Monday 29 July: sorting of objects, no restitution possible. 

From Tuesday 30 July to Friday 2 August at midday 

At the Paléo Festival Nyon office, Route de Saint-Cergue 314 
(ph.    +41 (0) 22 365 11 58 / email: objetstrouves@paleo.ch) 
Opening hours: 10 am – noon and 2 pm – 5 pm (except for Friday 2 August: closing at noon) 

From Friday 2 August at midday to Friday 9 August 

Service suspended - property transferred to Police NyonRégion for sorting and identification. 

From Tuesday 13 August 

Police Nyon Région, Route de Divonne 68, tél. 022 799 17 17
Normal office hours. 

Download the 2024 Festival map

Two First Aid Stations, one on the Festival site (during its opening hours) and one at the campsite (24h/24) are at your service to deal with any health related issues. The infirmary staff is composed of about a hundred volunteers, all of whom are healthcare professionals. They dispose of appropriate modern healthcare material. 

Located in the passage between the Quartier Latin and the Entre-deux-Monde, the stand Esprit Sage-femme and their "Bar à Bébés" (Midwife Spirit “Baby Bar”) is available to parents and their young children (0 to 4 years). For example, they will be able to:  

• Breast-feed or express their milk in a calm and peaceful setting with sterile and disposable equipment at hand. Feeding bottles are refrigerated until 01:00 in the morning.  
• Rest in the stand's caravan, which has a protected area and is also equipped for obstetric emergencies.   
• Use the nappy-changing table and receive free nappies/diapers (sizes mini to maxi), as well as organic care products.  
• Borrow a baby carrier against a deposit or a pushchair.  
• Get information on all issues relating to maternity prevention, from sexual health to perinatal care.  

NB. We would remind you that, in spite of the availability of this service, an open-air festival is not a suitable environment for very young children and would strongly recommend parents not to bring them to the event.  

Animals

For health, safety and animal welfare reasons, it is prohibited to bring dogs or any other animals to the Festival site, Quartier Libre, or the campsite.

Weapons

Arms (in the sense of the law), as well as any object that could be considered dangerous in the context of the festival are forbidden within the perimeter of the event.

Drugs

Swiss legislation strictly prohibits the selling, consuming and possession of narcotics, including cannabis. The cantonal drugs squad maintains a presence on the Festival site and on the campsite and prosecutes offenders.

Drones

For safety reasons and in conformity with OFAC norms, which forbid any use of drones above a gathering of people, drones are strictly forbidden above all parts of the Festival site (campsite and car parks included).

Pyrotechnic objects

In order to reduce the risk of accidents and fire, the use of pyrotechnic objects (fireworks, smoke flares…) is forbidden on the Festival site, on the campsite and on the car parks.

The Festival’s prevention policy is based on a global process, which is founded on a strategy of care in the broadest sense. The organisation endeavours to guarantee a visible, attentive and reassuring presence for the public, as well as the capacity to intervene rapidly, effectively and appropriately in the event of any health or safety problem.

Alcohol

The sale of any alcohol to persons under the age of 16 years is prohibited.

Hearing protection

The Festival exerts itself to respect all the norms for the hearing protection of the spectators. The cantonal authorities do check of all the concerts. During some concerts, and depending where you are situated, the sound waves can reach 100 decibels. A prolonged exposure to this power can injure your ear drums. It is suggested to use ear plugs. Ear plugs are available for free at all the Information stands, the Camping reception centre and the Festival's shops.

Hearing protections for children are sold at the Festival’s merchandising shops.

Crowd movement

In case of a sudden crowd movement during a concert, try to move away from the people in the audience who are pushing forward. Pressure in the first few rows of the audience can be very strong. Please don't stand there with small children.

Thefts

To avoid losing or getting personal belongings stolen, either near the concert areas or at the camp site, avoid bringing valuable goods to the Festival.

A disabled person must be in possession of a ticket. Their helper is admitted free of charge. There’s no need to ask for an invitation, both people enter with the same ticket. In the event of a non-definitive exit from the site, both must obtain a pass-out mark.

Parking

Any disabled person is allowed to park their vehicle in the car park HANDICAP (part of the Parking Jura), near to the main Festival entrance. The car park is on flat ground but not tarmacked. Access is limited to vehicles displaying an official disabled sticker (HANDICAP) or the special permit obtainable upon request before the event from the Festival organisation.

Access and moving around the site

Disabled people enter the Festival via the main entrance (right-hand turnstile, marked ABONNEMENT/HANDICAP). Two connected tarmac roads run across the site from East to West, as far as Grande Scène.

Transport service at preferential rates 

Transport Handicap Vaud is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have access to culture. To do so, it offers a transport service with vehicles adapted for people with reduced mobility, at a preferential rate (between 20 and 40 francs, return journey, depending on the distance). 

This offer is limited to the county of Vaud and can only be booked at least 24 hours in advance. It does not include the festival ticket, which must be purchased separately. 

Information and bookings

Viewing platforms reserved for disabled festivalgoers are set up in front of each festival stage.  

Fore people who wish to follow concerts while seated or away from the crowd, terraces are also available opposite the Grande Scène stage. Depending on attendance at each concert, we recommend you take a seat a bit in advance. These seats are open to all. 

Adapted restrooms equipped with EURO-CLÉ are available on the festival grounds:  

• opposite the PSH platform on the Grande Scène 
• next to the Entracte, near the festival entrance and the fountain  
• in the Village du Monde  
• in the “Quartier Libre” (free, public area) 
• To the right of the Vega stage  

The campground has restrooms and a shower cabin in the non-public area. You can contact "Autour de Minuit", located at the entrance of the campground. 

Located on the road leading to the Terrace, opposite the PSH platform of the Main Stage, L’Entracte is a space dedicated to disabled visitors and their helpers wishing have a rest, enjoy a meal or a drink away from the agitation of the Festival, find a bit of peace and quiet or receive treatment in calm and tranquil conditions. Specialised equipment and professional care are available so that you can be well looked after and fully enjoy your time at Paléo Festival. 

In 2024, Olivia Ruiz's concert will be fully accessible in French sign language. Paléo is pleased to welcome the collective of interpreters, 10 doigts en cavale, specialists in sign language interpretation.    

For any questions, please write to psh@paleo.ch.