Sports and fitness (UNIL+EPFL Sport Santé)
Companion to CAMIPRO & matriculation. Prices and hours change; confirm on sportsanteunilepfl.ch / sport.unil.ch before you rely on a figure.
What this page is for
How EPFL students use the UNIL+EPFL Sports Centre (Centre sportif universitaire de Dorigny), who pays what, and how to create a Sport Santé login to book classes. This is not the same as the compulsory CHF 16 “sports facilities contribution” on your EPFL semester invoice.
Short version
- Enrolled UNIL / EPFL / AISTS students (and UNIL doctoral students / Swiss-university students) with a valid student card: free access to the Dorigny sports centre and to free classes (category A). Bring your CAMIPRO (EPFL student card).
- Create a free Sport Santé personal account to register for free classes that need a booking, buy paid courses, or buy optional subscriptions (weight room, yoga, etc.).
- EPFL doctoral students are category C: Sport Santé access card CHF 120 per half-year or CHF 200 per year (not free like Bachelor / Master category A).
- Exchange students and other category B profiles: CHF 50 / half-year or CHF 80 / year for the access card.
Sources: Conditions d’accès (SSUE) · Programme 2026–27 EN PDF
Where and how to start
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Read the live programme and class list on sport.unil.ch / sportsanteunilepfl.ch (redirects to sport.unil.ch). |
| 2 | Create your Sport Santé login (free for students) when you need bookings or paid offers. |
| 3 | For free drop-in classes: go with your valid student card (CAMIPRO). |
| 4 | For booked free classes: Login → reserve → attend. |
| 5 | For paid courses / camps / weight-room options: Login → purchase → pay. |
Registration opens (programme 2026–27): 15 August for autumn-semester courses, 15 January for spring-semester courses.
Secretariat / Villa des Sports: sports@unil.ch, +41 21 692 21 50, Centre sportif de Dorigny, CH-1015 Lausanne. Contact page: from 5 Oct 2026, secretariat Mon–Thu 09:30–12:30 (earlier autumn hours were Mon–Thu 10:00–18:00 until 1 Oct 2026). Sports centre building on that same contact page: Mon–Fri 07:00–22:30, weekends 10:00–18:00; closed on Vaud public holidays. Payment for cards / courses: online (credit card, Postcard, Twint) or at the secretariat (cash, Twint, bank card).
Weekend hours (two official wordings): the live Contact et accès page lists weekends 10:00–18:00 (SSUE conditions art. 1.2 point hours to that page). The 2026–27 programme PDF “Annual opening” table (14 Sep 2026 → 4 Jul 2027) lists weekends 08:00–19:00; the same PDF’s August–September opening window lists weekends 10:00–18:00. Prefer the live contact page before a weekend visit.
Sources: Contact et accès · Programme 2026–27 EN PDF · Conditions d’accès (SSUE)
Access card prices (official table, 5 Oct 2026)
Sport Santé access card (gives centre + free classes; weight rooms and tennis are optional extras):
| Category | Who (summary from SSUE table) | Half-year CHF | Year CHF |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | UNIL / EPFL / AISTS students, UNIL doctoral students, Swiss-university students, with valid student card | free | free |
| B | Students not registered for the semester, exchange students, research trainees, auditors, apprentices, 3rd-year gymnasium, HES/HEP students, CHUV trainees, Foundations, … | 50 | 80 |
| C | Teaching / admin staff UNIL/EPFL, UNIL graduate assistants, EPFL doctoral students, CHUV / Ophthalmic Hospital staff, FISU / CIO, continuing-education students, … | 120 | 200 |
| D | Alumni, partner-company staff, retired staff, guests, BCV staff, … | 200 | 350 |
| E | Partner / family of category C (same domicile; proof required) | 320 | 450 |
Annual card validity (conditions page): 1 September → 30 September of the following year. Half-year: 1 September → 28 February or 1 February → 30 September.
Optional “off-peak” card (categories B–E): CHF 120 / half-year or CHF 200 / year (limited weekday hours; details on the conditions page).
One-off access for outdoor offers without a Sport Santé card: CHF 25 (1 day), 50 (2–3 days), 100 (4+ days).
Popular paid add-ons (programme 2026–27 prices)
Examples from the official EN programme (half-year / year where listed). Re-check before buying; camps and outdoor weekends have their own dated CHF on the PDF.
| Offer | Half-year CHF | Year CHF |
|---|---|---|
| Weight rooms | 75 | 95 |
| Smart weight training | 24 | 30 |
| Tennis single access | 70 | 90 |
| Supervised climbing | 35 | 60 |
| Pilates | 49 | 89 |
| Yoga | 49 | 89 |
| Slowfit (Pilates, Yoga, LPF, Chiharmony, Mindfulness, Qi Gong) | 89 | 149 |
| Rowing (beginners or advanced) | 185 | – |
Lockers (home page + conditions): CHF 50 / academic year (1 July → 15 July next year) or CHF 35 / half-year (1 Sep → 28 Feb / 1 Feb → 15 Jul). Conditions art. 7 also states a personal locker at CHF 50 for the academic year online or at Villa des Sports.
You need accident insurance and civil liability (RC); SSUE declines responsibility in case of accident. Which insurance pays a sports accident (LAMal accident cover or an employer's AANP): Accident insurance for students.
Campus lunchtime sessions (EPFL)
PolyDoc (EPFL association page pointing to UNIL-EPFL Sports): free supervised lunchtime sessions on the EPFL campus (registration mandatory, free). “Shot” sessions 12:00–12:30 and 12:30–13:00 (30 min); “campus” sessions 12:15–13:00 (45 min). Organised by Sports Universitaires UNIL-EPFL; PolyDoc credits Campus Durable and DSPS. Details and booking: Sports Centre website.
Source: PolyDoc, Sports
Activity windows 2026–27 (programme)
| Period | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn semester activities | 22 Sep 2026 → 13 Dec 2026 |
| Winter intersemester | 18 Jan 2027 → 28 Feb 2027 |
| Spring semester activities | 22 Feb 2027 → 30 May 2027 |
| June intersemester | 31 May 2027 → 4 Jul 2027 |
| Summertime | 5 Jul 2027 → 12 Sep 2027 |
Main sports-hall annual opening in the PDF: 14 Sep 2026 → 4 Jul 2027 (with listed holiday closures).
Public pools, lake beaches and lake-safety rules: see Swimming in Lausanne. Hiking in the Jura or the Alps: see Hiking and mountain safety. Ski and snowboard days, weekends and camps: see Winter sports in Vaud.
Sources
- sport.unil.ch
- sport.unil.ch
- sport.unil.ch
- sportsrv.unil.ch › …/Programme_SSUE_26-27_Digital_EN.pdf
- epfl.ch › …/sports
- epfl.ch › …/tuition-fee-other-fees (CHF 16 semester sports contribution only)
Unofficial student project. Confirm prices and hours on the Sport Santé pages.