Access to the congress venue
Conference venue
Lille Grand Palais
1 boulevard des Cités-Unies
59777 Lille-Euralille - France
Tel : +33 4 20 14 15 16
Pedestrian access: pedestrian access is via boulevard Emile Dubuisson.
Travel by public transport
Public transport network of the European Metropolis of Lille: www.ilevia.fr/
Subway:
- From the train station ‘Lille Flandres’ or ‘Lille Europe’: Line M2, direction ‘Saint-Philibert’, get off at ‘Lille Grand Palais’ or ‘Mairie de Lille’ station. Both stations are a 5-minute walk from Lille Grand Palais.
Bus:
- Line Citadine: ‘Lille - Zénith’ stop - Liane 90 and Line 18: ‘Lille Grand Palais’ stop.
Bicycle:
- V’Lille ‘zénith’ station in front of Lille Grand Palais and 2 stations (4-minute walk): ‘Cité administrative’ and ‘Hôtel de Région’.
From Lille-Lesquin International airport:
- A shuttle bus runs between the airport and the city center (stop at Lille Flandre, in front of the CIC building, opposite Place des Buisses). Journey time: 20 min. Fares: €8 single - €13.99 return (at terminals or with drivers). Online booking: www.flibco.com
Coming by car
Lille Grand Palais is located at the gateway to the A1 and A25 highways.
- Via A1: exit 2, then lane 2A Lille Centre to Lille Grand Palais.
- Via A25: Lille exit 1, then lane 2A Lille Centre to Lille Grand Palais.
- Via N356: exit 3b Lille Fives then Lille Grand Palais.
Parking
1,200 parking spaces directly under Lille Grand Palais. The car-park is located: 1 boulevard des Cités-Unies.
7,000 spaces within a 10-minute walk.
More information on parking in Lille: www.lille.fr - Underground parking open 24/7: www.effia.com - www.indigoneo.fr
How to reach to Lille
By car
Lille is located at the crossroads of 6 highways:
- A1 from Paris (220 km).
- A22 / E17 from Ghent (75 km), Anvers (125 km) and Amsterdam (290 km).
- A23 from Valenciennes (53 km).
- A25 from Dunkirk (80 km) then A26 to Calais (110 km).
- A27 / E42 from Brussels (110 km).
Carpooling is another way to get to Lille. Numerous carpools run to and from Lille and its metropolitan area. www.blablacar.fr
Traffic and roadworks information: www.moncoyote.com - www.bison-fute.gouv.fr/lille
Maps and itineraries: Michelin - GoogleMap
By bus
Travelling by bus is often an economical yet comfortable solution. BlablaBus and Flixbus offer regular trips to Lille.
The bus station is located next to the Gare Lille Europe in the center of Lille.
By train
Lille has two train stations, 500 meters apart, located in the city center and served by bus, metro and tramway.
Both stations are a 9-minute walk from Lille Grand Palais.
- Train station ‘Lille Flandres’: TER and TGV direct from Paris.
- Train station ‘Lille Europe’ : Eurostar direct from London and Brussels, Thalys direct from Amsterdam, TGV direct to Roissy airport, Paris and all major French cities.
Paris: 1h - Calais: 30mn - Lyon: 3h - Strasbourg: 3h20 - Rennes: 3h50 - Marseille: 4h30 - Bordeaux: 5h - Montpellier: 5h - Brussels: 38mn - London: 1h20 - Amsterdam: 2h40.
For more informations: www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/ - www.ter.sncf.com
By plane
Lille-Lesquin International Airport
Located 10 km from the center of Lille, the airport serves over 70 national and international destinations.
- Direct flights to: Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Strasbourg...
- Flights with connections to: Ajaccio, Barcelona, Berlin, Bologna, Brest, Casablanca, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Porto, Prague, Rome, Venice, Zurich...
A shuttle bus runs between the airport and the city center (stop at Lille Flandre, in front of the CIC building, opposite Place des Buisses).
Journey time: 20 min. Fares: €8 single - €13.99 return (at terminals or with drivers). Online booking: www.flibco.com/en
For more informations: www.lille.aeroport.fr
Air France (Airline company):
Tel: +33 (0)892 702 654 from abroad - www.airfrance.fr/en
You can benefit from the special congress rate (up to 15%, on a wide range of public rates on all AIR FRANCE, KLM flights and their code-share flights) if you book via the following link: http://globalmeetings.airfranceklm.com/Search/promoDefault.aspx?vendor=AFR&promocode=40877AF
Taxis
Several cab companies regularly serve Lille airport. Cabs are parked on the Dépose-Minute esplanade on the terminal forecourt (Level 2).
- Aéroport Taxi (lesquin): +33 3 20 04 49 24
- Taxi Alexandre: +33 6 25 67 89 19
- Taxi Gares: +33 3 20 06 64 00
- Taxi Union: +33 3 20 06 06 06
- Art Taxis: +33 3 20 81 01 01
- Europe Taxi: +33 3 20 56 19 19