Travel Information

Getting to Lyon

By plane, train, bus or car: Lyon offers great national and international accessibility.

By Plane

Located 25 km from the city centre, the St Exupery airport welcomes passengers from hundreds of destinations among which more than 50 international flights. Some low-cost airlines also operate direct flights between Lyon and several main European cities.

From the St Exupery Airport, you can easily get to Lyon using the RhoneExpress (interurban express rail tram) connecting to 'La Part Dieu' – (one of the two main railway stations). Tickets are 14.70 € one way or 25.90 € return and can be bought in advance here: https://www.rhonexpress.fr/en/order-tickets/176

Note that there also are direct trains (TGV) from Paris CDG airport to Lyon Part Dieu.

By Train

Part-Dieu and Perrache are the two main train stations in the city, while a third is at Lyon’s Saint Exupéry airport. Thanks to the TGV (high speed train), you can reach to Lyon in record time from Paris (2 hours), Marseille (1h40), Lille (3 hours), Brussels (3h30), London (5 hours), etc.

Getting to the conference - Amphi de la MILC

The public transport network of Lyon is clean and safe. It comprises 4 underground lines (Metro A-D), 5 tram lines (Tram T1-T5) and urban buses (over 100 lines).

Ticket prices are 1.80 euros valid for 1 hour.

From the train station Lyon Part-Dieu (~20min) - Take the Tram T1 direction Debourg and get off at the stop ‘Quai Claude Bernard’.
From the train station Lyon Perrache (~10min) - Take the Tram T1 direction IUT Feyssine and get off at the stop ‘Quai Claude Bernard’.

Hotel information

For the accommodation during your stay in Lyon, we recommend you the Hotel residence Villemanzy http://www.belambra-villemanzy.fr/en/Home. When you are booking this hotel, you can use the coupon code: université. With this coupon you will be able to book a single room for 79 € (+1.10 € of tourist tax per day) instead of 99 €. Breakfast is not included but can be added for 9 € per day.

Getting to the conference site from the hotel:

Public transportation (~40 minutes): take Metro A at 'Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel' towards 'Perrache', change at 'Perrache', and take Tram 1 to 'Quai Claude Bernard'.
The hotel is also in walking distance of the conference site (~45 minutes). The walk goes along the Rhône river most of the time and can be very pleasant if the weather is nice.

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