Travel information

The colloquium will take place at the Marie Curie Library (INSA) on the “La Doua” campus at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University. 

La Doua Campus is located in the city of Villeurbanne, next to the larger city of Lyon.

Getting to Lyon

Lyon is easily accessible by plane, train, bus or car from national and international destinations.

By Plane

Located 25 km from the city centre, St Exupéry Airport welcomes flights from hundreds of destinations with more than 50 international flights. Some low-cost airlines also operate direct flights to Lyon from major European cities.

Once at St Exupéry Airport, take the "RhôneExpress" shuttle to the terminus "Gare Part Dieu-Villette". Take the T4 tramway to the "La Doua - Gaston Berger" terminus. Then walk 5 minutes in the same direction as the tramway to reach the Marie Curie Library.

"RhôneExpress" shuttles leave from the airport every 15 minutes and the journey takes 29 minutes. Overall travel time from the airport to the Marie Curie Library is between 1h15 and 1h30. You can buy "RhôneExpress" tickets at the automatic distributor  or online.

By Train
Part-Dieu and Perrache are the two train stations in the city, while the third is at Lyon’s St Exupéry Airport. You can travel to Lyon via the TGV (high speed train) from Paris (2 hours), Marseille (1h40), Lille (3 hours), Brussels (3h30), London (5 hours), etc.

Once at the train station:

Gare de la Part-Dieu (best train station to choose)
Take the T1 tramway at the "Gare Part Dieu - Vivier Merle" station to the direction "IUT - Feyssine". Get off at the "INSA - Einstein" station. Then walk 2 min to the Marie Curie Library. Expect 20 min + 2 min between the Part Dieu train station and the Marie Curie Library.

Gare Perrache (avoid if possible)
Take the T1 tramway to the direction "IUT - Feyssine". Get off at the "INSA - Einstein" station. Then walk 2 min to the Marie Curie Library. Expect 40 min + 2 min between the Perrache train station and the Marie Curie Library.

By Road

Lyon is located in the heart of the Rhône-Alpes region and features one of the best European motorway networks. Lyon is less than 2 hours driving distance from regional cities such as Grenoble, Annecy, Saint-Etienne, Valence, Clermont-Ferrand, Chambéry and with very good access to major European cities such as Geneva (1h30), Torino (3 hours), Marseille (3 hours), Barcelona (6 hours), etc. 

GPS coordinates: N 45°46'56.7", E 4°52'37.3" ou N 45.782417, E 4.877031

Address: 31 avenue Jean Capelle 69100 Villeurbanne.

Lyon Public Transportation (TCL)

The public transport network in Lyon is clean and safe. It combines 4 underground/subway lines (Metro A-D), 5 tramlines (Tram T1-T5) and urban buses (more than 100 lines). The map of the public transport network can be found here.

The Vélo'v! Bikes are available in more than 350 stations, 24/7. There is a Vélo'v station at "La Doua Gaston Berger". To learn more about this bike rental service visit www.velov.grandlyon.com.