Local information
Travel information
Conference location
The conference will take place at LILLIAD which is located on the Campus Cité Scientifique, Université de Lille. Please note that the Université de Lille is a fairly big University, split in several and very distant parts. Please make sure to go to the Campus Cité Scientifique part.
By Subway
The subway in Lille is quite simple. If you are at the Gare Lille Flandres station, take the Line 1 (the yellow line) towards 4 Cantons Grand Stade and leave at the Cité Scientifique–Professeur Gabillard station. Simply exit the station, turn to the left, follow the subway line, and you should quickly see the LILLIAD center in front of you.
You must buy the tickets at the vending machines. You will need to buy a refillable ticket (for 20 cents). A one way ticket is around 1.60 €.
By Car
We suggest you to use a GPS with Cité scientifique, Université Lille. Please carefully check that your GPS is sending you to the Campus Cité Scientifique in the city Villeneuve d'Ascq, and not in another part of the university.
There is a large parking at the 4 Cantons Grand Stade subway station. If you stay at the Ascotel, they have a private parking. If you stay in Lille downtown, we suggest you to ask your hotel for information about parking your car in Lille (parking in Lille is not free).
By Train
You will most likely arrive at either Gare Lille Europe or Gare Lille Flandres which are the two railway stations. If you arrive at Gare Lille Europe, first take the subway line 2 (the red line) towards St Philibert, and leave at the Gare Lille Flandres station. From there, follow the instructions above concerning the subway.
By Plane
From the Charles de Gaulle airport (north of Paris), just take a train to Gare Lille Flandres or Gare Lille Europe (50 minutes).
From the Brussels airport, take a train to Gare Lille Flandres or Gare Lille Europe (40 minutes).
If you are travelling from Europe or from Algeria or Tunisia, a few flights land at the Lille Airport. From there, take the shuttle or a taxi.
Accomodation
You can either stay on Campus or in Lille downtown. Lille Downtown is fairly close by subway (15 minutes ride), so we rather suggest you to find an hotel in downtown. However, if you prefer to stay near the conference location, a few hotels are available.
Hotels around the campus
- The Ascotel is very close to the
conference location
However, the Ascotel (as of March 15th) has no available rooms for the July 3rd and 4th evenings. - The B&B Hôtel Lille Grand Stade and the Park Inn by Radisson Lille Grand Stade are 10 min away by walk.
Hotels in downtown
The Lille downtown provides a fair amount of quality hotels. The Lille downtown is only 15 minutes away by subway from the conference location. We strongly suggest to book a hotel near one of the three following subway stations: Gare Lille-Flandres, Rihour or République Beaux-Arts.
Here is a short selection:
- Hôtel Brueghel
Estimate price per night (no breakfast): 90 € - Hôtel Saint Maurice
Estimate price per night (no breakfast): 90 € (add 15 € for more a modern room) - Hôtel de la Paix
Estimate price per night (no breakfast): 100 € - Hôtel Kanai
Estimate price per night (no breakfast): 130 €
You can find other hotels here (click on book online), or here.