The village of Traversis right on the transit line from Bern -
Neuchatel - Pontarlier - Dijon to Paris. It is situated
in a Jura valley (the Val-de-Travers) between the French
border and the lake of Neuchatel.
Can be easily reached by car or
by train.
By car:
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from Neuchatel
- Rochefort : through the "Clusette tunnel"
(altitude 850 meters)
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from France : from
Pontarlier - Les Verrieres (altitude 930 meters) -
Fleurier
- Couvet
- from Yverdon : over
Ste-Croix and the "Etroits" Pass (altitude 1150 meters)
- Buttes
As you arrive in Travers, turn north in the middle
of the village and follow the brown signs indicating
"Villa Moncalme".
By train :
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to Neuchatel by direct train starting from most
main Swiss cities and both the airports of Geneva
and Zurich
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travel duration : Geneva Airport - Neuchatel :
about 80 minutes Zurich Airport - Neuchatel : about
2 hours
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daily TGV (High Speed Train) between Paris (Lyon
Station) and Neuchatel in less than 4 hours
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from Neuchatel to Travers, with regional trains
(direction Fleurier - Buttes) in less than 30 minutes
(about a train every hour from 6 am till 11 pm).
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As you arrive in Travers, the staff of the train
station (open for every train) will gladly show you
the way (10-15 minutes on foot to
Villa Moncalme).
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Swiss Federal Railways