Venue/transport
Access
The 7th Conference will take place in the Polytech Lille.
starting Monday (May 23rd) for 2 ½ days (ends Wednesday 25th of May)
The easiest way is to land at Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport, north of Paris, you can get a frequent TGV (High Speed Train) at the airport station which will take you directly to the centre of Lille (50 minutes non-stop or 1.20 hours with stops). Please check on www.sncf.fr for times etc. If you fly with Air France you can ask for a TGV Air ticket with the flight that is cheaper. Roissy works with low-cost companies also such as easyJet.
- From Brussels Zaventem airport, you can get a regional express train which will take you to Brussels-Midi train station (or take a taxi). From there, a "Eurostar" train or a TGV will take you directly to Lille in 33 min. Again, check on www.sncf.com.
- From Lille Lesquin airport, there are a few international flights and a shuttle service that will take you to the Lille-Flandres station in 20 minutes. This service runs hourly from 07h30 to 20h00, or you can take a taxi.
Europeans can also reach Lille by train via Antwerp, Brussels, London or Paris.
Train stations in Lille
There are two stations in Lille: Lille-Flandres and Lille-Europe, about 400 m from one to each other.
- Lille-Europe train station is a transit station for TGVs from every region in France, and you can also catch the London or Brussels Eurostar.
- Lille-Flandres train station is the final stop for TGVs arriving from the Gare du Nord train station in Paris.
How to get to Polytech’Lille?
Metro stop: Line 1, 4 Cantons Grand Stade station (terminus)
Arriving from the Lille-Europe train station
- Take metro (line 2) towards Saint-Philibert
- Get off at Lille-Flandrestrain station
- Take metro (line 1) towards4 Cantons Grand Stade
- Get off at 4 Cantons Grand Stade station (terminus)
Arriving from the Lille-Flandres train station
- Take metro (line 1) towards 4 Cantons Grand Stade
- Get off at 4 Cantons Grand Stadestation (terminus)
From Lille-Flandres train station, it takes about 15 minutes to get to the 4 Cantons Grand Stade station.
Accommodation
The fee doesn't include the accomodation. All useful information can be obtained and your bookings mate at the Lille Tourist Office Web Site providing a large choice of hotels in all categories.
Selected Hotel at a walking distance from the conference site are listed: