The workshop is hosted by the "Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis (IP2I Lyon)". IP2I is located on the campus "LyonTech - la Doua" (Lyon 1 University) in the "Paul Dirac" building (4 Rue Enrico Fermi, 69100 Villeurbanne).
All sessions will be held in "Amphi Dirac", which is on the ground floor in front of the main entrance.
Transit between the city center and the Lyon 1 campus is direct with tram lines T1 and T4 (tram station: "Université Lyon 1"). More information on how to reach IP2I can be found here.
From the tram stop "Université Lyon 1", you can walk to the IP2I (5 minutes): follow the tram track in the same direction that the tram goes, and turn on the first road on the left. The IP2I (Paul Dirac building) is down the road (click on the link below to see a map), it is the last building on the left.
Travel Information
French participants may need to book their travel via Etamine-Notilus-Goelett.
By plane: The main airport to reach Lyon is the "Lyon Saint Exupery international airport", located at 25 km East of Lyon and with regular direct flights to more than 40 countries.
From Lyon Saint Exupery airport: you can easily reach Lyon by taking the express train "Rhonexpress" to the central "Lyon Part-Dieu" train station. You should follow the signs "Lyon Express" at the airport. There are trains every 15 minutes and the journey takes 30 minutes. You can find more information about the timetable and prices at the Rhonexpress website.
By train: Lyon can be reached by normal trains (TER) or by TGV (high speed trains). In particular, there are regular trains (about 30 per day) from Paris city center and "Paris Charles de Gaulle" airport, and the trip takes about 2 hours. The main train station in Lyon city center is "Part-Dieu".
How to reach the IP2I (workshop venue, see top of the page): from "Part-Dieu", take the tram T1 direction "IUT Feyssine" or T4 direction "La Doua Gaston Berger" and get off at the stop "Université Lyon 1".
You should buy transport tickets before boarding, from the automatic TCL machines (on or before the platforms). There is also the possibility to scan credit cards inside the bus or tramway, but no receipt is delivered in this case.
If you are coming directly to the conference from the airport, the T4 stop is just next to the "Rhonexpress" stop at "Part-Dieu". To get T1, you have to enter the train station, cross it and go to the other side.
For more information, maps and timetables on public transportation in Lyon, you can check the TCL webpage.