Awards Ceremony 2025

The travel allowance is based on the location you are traveling from. The amounts are as follow:

- Participants from Switzerland = 100 USD

- Participants from Europe = 350 USD

- Participants from Middle East / Africa = 850 USD

- Participants from Americas = 1,300 USD

- Participants from Asia and Pacific = 1,700 USD

In the case of cancellation after the allowance has been paid, Frontiers Planet Prize will require a full refund.

We recommend booking a flight to Geneva Airport. The travel time from Geneva Airport to the event venue is approximately 2 to 3 hours depending on the connecting train and shuttle bus schedules.

If you are travelling from Zurich Airport to the event venue, this will take approximately 4 hours, depending on the connecting train and shuttle bus schedules.

From Geneva Airport: a train station is conveniently located just outside the terminal at Geneva Airport, providing direct connections to Aigle, the nearest train station to the event venue.

Please follow the signs to the train station; it is easily reachable with a 5-minute walk from arrivals.

From Zurich Airport: a train station is conveniently located just outside the terminal at Zurich Airport, providing connecting trains towards Aigle. There are many options for interchange including at Lausanne, and Zurich HB.

Tickets and timetables: Ensure you purchase your ticket before boarding the train—select a one-way ticket, in either 1st or 2nd class. Be sure to choose the full fare unless you hold a Swiss "demi-tarif" travel pass.

Please refer to the trains timetables on the Swiss Railway official Website to find your train to Aigle Station (Aigle Gare).

From Aigle train station, a shuttle service has been put in place to make the connection to the event venue in Villars-sur-Ollon on Monday 16 June with departures every 30 minutes from 11:00 to 20:00. Outside of the shuttle service, the regular bus line 144 makes the connection to the event location from Aigle station (bus stop “Villars sur Ollon, hotels”). 

Our transport team will be available at the Aigle station on Monday 16 June from 10:30 to 20:00 and will help you find the best way to reach the event venue. 

If you plan to come by car and need a parking space, please make the request on the registration form or by emailing awardceremony@frontiersplanetprize.org. Note that the cost of the parking will be charged to the guests directly by the hotel.

To Aigle Train Station:

For departures on Wednesday 18 June, a shuttle service will be running to the Aigle Train Station, with departures every 30 minutes from 06:00 am to 18:00.

For departures on Thursday 19 June, a shuttle service will be running  to the Aigle Train Station, with departures every 60 minutes from 06:00 to 14:00.

To the Airport:

Please refer to the schedule on the Swiss Railway official Website to find trains to Geneva Airport (Genève-Aéroport) and Zurich Airport (Zürich Flughafen) from Aigle Station.

Outside of the shuttle service, the regular bus line 144 makes the connection to the event location from Aigle station (bus stop “Villars sur Ollon, hotels”). 

You will need to book your own transportation to/from Villars-sur-Ollon.

Yes, please email awardceremony@frontiersplanetprize.org with your embassy address and passport details. For more information on entry into Switzerland, see the FAQ page of the Swiss Confederation’s official information site.