In order to donate blood, you can attend the HUG blood transfusion Centre or attend a local blood donation event near you.
HUG blood transfusion Centre
Opening hours
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7.30am to 3pm
- Thursdays from 11am to 7pm
- 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, 8.30am to 12pm
Contact and access
Centre de transfusion sanguine (CTS)
Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 6
1205 Genève
5th floor
+41 (0)22 372 39 01
accueil.donneurs@hug.ch
Access by public transport
- Bus 1, 5 and 7 « Hôpital » stop
- Bus 3, « Claparède » stop
- Trams 12, 15, 17 and 18 Augustins stop, then Bus 35, « Hôpital » stop
- Ceva Léman Express « Genève-Champel » stop, exit « Hôpital »
NB: The HUG offers blood and platelet donors access to the parking H-Cluse for, boulevard de la Cluse 40.
On the day of your donation, please take your ticket at the entrance to the H-Cluse car park, then, after your donation, go to the CTS reception desk to obtain a free exit ticket.
The Parking Lombard, at rue Lombard 30, is available for motorised two-wheelers at a rate of 1CHF.
Blood donation events near you
Blood donation events are organised in Geneva's municipalities with the invaluable help of the canton's Samaritan branches.
You can attend at your convenience and without an appointment !
Go to Calendar of donation events
To find out the date of the next donation event near you
- Enter the name or postcode of your municipality on the Swiss Blood Transfusion website
- Download the free Don du sang application to find out the dates and locations of forthcoming blood donation events throughout Switzerland.