by Plane
Regular Flights
Regular Flights
Getting to Montpellier airport (MPL) for a reasonable fare usually involves flying with Air France or an affiliated airline (KLM / SkyTeam), via Paris (or sometimes Lyon).
Air France operates 4 flights per day to Montpellier from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport (CDG), and 6-8 flights per day from Paris Orly airport (ORY). If a change of airport in Paris is necessary, it can be done by bus (cars Air France line 3; 19 euros, every half-hour, ~1 hour duration, subject to traffic) or rail (RER B to Antony, then OrlyVAL; 8 per hour, ~1h20 duration).
Low-cost airlines
Ryanair flies direct to Montpellier from Frankfurt-Hahn. It also operates direct flights from Brussels-Charleroi, Leeds and Birmingham.
Plane + Train
There are 5 conveniently direct TGV trains per day connecting Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport with Montpellier (in ~4 hours). Additional connections are available by transferring to Paris Gare-de-Lyon train station (e.g. by RER B to Chatelet, then RER A or line 14, which takes 45-50 minutes); travel time from Gare de Lyon to Montpellier is ~3h20.
Lyon Saint-Exupery airport (LYS) is well-connected by rail shuttle (RhonExpress; 4 per hour, 30 minutes duration) to Lyon Part-Dieu train station, from which there are frequent TGV trains to Montpellier (12 per day, ~1h50 travel time).
Marseille Provence airport (MRS) has train connections to Montpellier in less than 2 hours via the nearby "Vitrolles Aeroport" train station, although these are not very frequent. Further train options are available by first transferring to the central Marseille Saint-Charles train station (e.g. by bus, 8.5 euros, 25 minutes, every 20 minutes). From there, ~16 trains per day reach Montpellier, mostly in less than 2 hours.
Toulouse Blagnac airport (TLS) is connected by bus shuttle (5 euros, ~20 minutes subject to traffic, every 20 minutes) to the central Toulouse Matabiau train station, from which there are ~12 trains per day taking about 2 hours to Montpellier.
by Train
There are 12 direct TGV trains per day from Paris to Montpellier (~3h20 travel time), departing from Gare-de-Lyon train station. If you arrive by train in Paris, do allow enough time for the change of train station.
Schedules, availability and prices can be obtained from the SNCF Web site (in French, or note language flags in bottom right), although this can be a bit slow. Quick and quite complete information on schedules is available (in English, German, French...) from the Swiss railways Web site.
Arrival in Montpellier
From Montpellier airport, the easiest and fastest option is to take a taxi (~30 euros, ~20 minutes depending on the exact destination). There is also a shuttle which takes you (in 15 minutes) to the "Place de l'Europe" tram stop, from which you can continue by tram.
All trains to Montpellier arrive at the central train station (Montpellier Saint-Roch), which is within walking distance of the city center and served by all tram lines.
Direction to the meeting venue (University UM1)
As shown in the map below, both "Place de l'Europe" and the Montpellier Saint-Roch train station are served by tram line 1 (blue wagons) which brings you to the nearest tram stop to the meeting venue, "Louis Blanc".
The meeting will take place at the Montpellier 1 University (UM1), in the building 1 of the Faculty of Law, in the historic city center called "L'Ecusson", a map of which is provided here with A: meeting location and B: reception venue on September 1st. (Note that UM1 is within a walking distance of only 15-20 min from the train station.)
An interactive map of the Montpellier tramway network can be found here. A static version is also available there.
Air France operates 4 flights per day to Montpellier from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport (CDG), and 6-8 flights per day from Paris Orly airport (ORY). If a change of airport in Paris is necessary, it can be done by bus (cars Air France line 3; 19 euros, every half-hour, ~1 hour duration, subject to traffic) or rail (RER B to Antony, then OrlyVAL; 8 per hour, ~1h20 duration).
Low-cost airlines
Ryanair flies direct to Montpellier from Frankfurt-Hahn. It also operates direct flights from Brussels-Charleroi, Leeds and Birmingham.
Plane + Train
There are 5 conveniently direct TGV trains per day connecting Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport with Montpellier (in ~4 hours). Additional connections are available by transferring to Paris Gare-de-Lyon train station (e.g. by RER B to Chatelet, then RER A or line 14, which takes 45-50 minutes); travel time from Gare de Lyon to Montpellier is ~3h20.
Lyon Saint-Exupery airport (LYS) is well-connected by rail shuttle (RhonExpress; 4 per hour, 30 minutes duration) to Lyon Part-Dieu train station, from which there are frequent TGV trains to Montpellier (12 per day, ~1h50 travel time).
Marseille Provence airport (MRS) has train connections to Montpellier in less than 2 hours via the nearby "Vitrolles Aeroport" train station, although these are not very frequent. Further train options are available by first transferring to the central Marseille Saint-Charles train station (e.g. by bus, 8.5 euros, 25 minutes, every 20 minutes). From there, ~16 trains per day reach Montpellier, mostly in less than 2 hours.
Toulouse Blagnac airport (TLS) is connected by bus shuttle (5 euros, ~20 minutes subject to traffic, every 20 minutes) to the central Toulouse Matabiau train station, from which there are ~12 trains per day taking about 2 hours to Montpellier.
by Train
There are 12 direct TGV trains per day from Paris to Montpellier (~3h20 travel time), departing from Gare-de-Lyon train station. If you arrive by train in Paris, do allow enough time for the change of train station.
Schedules, availability and prices can be obtained from the SNCF Web site (in French, or note language flags in bottom right), although this can be a bit slow. Quick and quite complete information on schedules is available (in English, German, French...) from the Swiss railways Web site.
Arrival in Montpellier
From Montpellier airport, the easiest and fastest option is to take a taxi (~30 euros, ~20 minutes depending on the exact destination). There is also a shuttle which takes you (in 15 minutes) to the "Place de l'Europe" tram stop, from which you can continue by tram.
All trains to Montpellier arrive at the central train station (Montpellier Saint-Roch), which is within walking distance of the city center and served by all tram lines.
Direction to the meeting venue (University UM1)
As shown in the map below, both "Place de l'Europe" and the Montpellier Saint-Roch train station are served by tram line 1 (blue wagons) which brings you to the nearest tram stop to the meeting venue, "Louis Blanc".
The meeting will take place at the Montpellier 1 University (UM1), in the building 1 of the Faculty of Law, in the historic city center called "L'Ecusson", a map of which is provided here with A: meeting location and B: reception venue on September 1st. (Note that UM1 is within a walking distance of only 15-20 min from the train station.)
An interactive map of the Montpellier tramway network can be found here. A static version is also available there.
