Local Information
Traveling to Lille
Lille is very easy to access by road, fast train or plane. We sketch the simplest way to come to Lille from various places in the world. Many other ways are possible.
Probably the easiest way to come to Lille from America, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and non neighboring countries (i.e., countries others from Belgium, the Netherlands or Germany) is to fly to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG). CDG is connected to almost all countries worldwide. Once in CDG, one can catch the fast train (TGV) at the train station located in terminal 2 of CDG. 50 minutes later, you arrive in one of the 2 train stations of Lille (Lille-Flandres and Lille-Europe, separated by only a few hundred meters).
You may also fly to London, UK, and connect to Saint Pancras train station, board on the Eurostar (fast train between the UK and France), travel under the Channel, and arrive in Lille-Europe train station.
From Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, it may be even easier to take a Thalys fast train straight to Lille (from Amsterdam, Brussels, or Köln).
Important Places
The conference will take place at Euratechnologies
(125 165 avenue de Bretagne, Lille),
a centre of technological innovation located in Lille, near downtown and easily accessible by
public transportation network (either line 2 of the metro, Canteleu station, or bus line 18, euratechnologies stop, see the web site
of Lille transportation for more information).
The conference dinner will take place on Thursday at the restaurant Omnia (9 Rue Esquermoise, Lille) located near the main square of Lille.
All these locations (and the departure for the guided tour in Lille) are available in the following google map.
Some Hotels in Lille
- Hotel Brueghel, near the train station. Around 80 euros per night.
- Kanai Hotel, nice hotel located in downtown, near Metro Line 2. Around 90 euros per night.
- Hotel l'Arbre Voyageur, located in the old city (Vieux Lille). Around 100 euros per night.
- Best Western Premier Why Hotel, also located in downtown, near Metro Line 2. Around 130 euros per night.
- Hotel Mercure, located in the old city. Around 130 euros per night.
- Hotel Couvent des minimes, a very nice hotel in a old building (it was a convent). Around 140 euros per night.
Visa Information
Information regarding visas for coming to France is available here. Please check this website first and early enough. If you need a visa invitation letter, send us an email (audemard [at] cril [dot] fr and/or lecoutre [at] cril [dot] fr). You have to indicate:
- Your full name
- Your title
- Your institution
- Your address
- and information about the accepted paper and/or your registration