Travel information

The conference will be held at the École Centrale de Lyon , located in the city of Écully, approximately 7 km from the center of Lyon. B&B options are available in Écully and in neighbour villages, however, we advise the participants to look for lodging solutions in Lyon in order to have the chance to explore the city outside the conference hours.      

From downtown Lyon the campus is accessible by bus line C6 (from the Part-Dieu and Vaise stations), line 55 (from the Perrache station), and line 3 (from the Gorge de Loup station).

Schedules of the bus lines and tickets information can be found on the local transportation website of the city of Lyon (TCL website). Tickets for long durations (such as 24, 48, and 72 hours) can be purchased directly at the automatic machines located at the subway stations. The science sessions will take plase in the W1 building (ground floor, Amphitheater 3), that can be reached in 5 minutes from the main gate - 36 Av. Guy de Collongue, Écully -  where all the buses stop (see map below). 

Arriving by plane at Lyons Saint-Exupery Airport is a convenient way to reach Lyon. The airport is situated 25 km east of Lyon and receives daily flights from various European cities. The airport is to the city through the Rhônexpress, a dedicated tram line that reaches the Part-Dieu train station (Lyon center) in about 30 minutes.

For the attendees arriving by train from different French and international cities, trains make stops either at Lyon Part-Dieu or Lyon Perrache train stations, both located in the downtown. Lyon is extremely well connected with other cities in Europe with the fast rain TGV: 

- 2 hours from Paris (a train every 30 min)
- 3 hours from Lille
- 1.40 hour from Marseille
- 5 hours from London (by Eurostar)
- 5.10 hours from Barcelona.