Location
The workshop will take place in University of Lille, campus Cité Scientifique, France in the ESPRIT building of CRIStAL CNRS.
The workshop venue is located at a 20-minute metro ride from Lille city center, 15 from train station.
Take line 1 to 4 canton (terminus station) (see ilevia website for metro information)
Access to Lille
By train
Easy access by high-speed train (TGV) from main cities in France and north Europe:
- 50 minutes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport (TGV station at the airport, terminal 2)
- 33 minutes from Brussels (Thalys fast train from Brussels-Midi station)
- 60 minutes from Paris city center (Gare-du-Nord TGV station)
- 63 minutes from London city center (Eurostar fast train from Saint-Pancras station)
- 3h15 from Amsterdam (Thalys fast train from Amsterdam-Central station)
Situated just 400 meters from one another, Lille's two train stations are located in the city center and are served by both the metro and the tram. Fast trains from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport to Lille take around 50 minutes. There are frequent services on the rail route between Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport and Lille train stations
- Lille Europe Station: Eurostar service to London and Brussels, direct TGV service to Roissy Airport, Paris and all major French cities
- Lille Flandres Station: direct TGV service to Paris and TER regional trains
by plane
- Lille-Lesquin International Airport, 10 km away from Lille city center, it serves more than 70 national and international destinations. Shuttle service from the airport to the city center (bus stop sign "Liaison aéroport" in front of the Euralille shopping centre) is available (20-minute ride)
- Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport CDG (also known as Roissy), 50 minutes away from Lille
- Brussels airport (also called Brussel Nationaal/Bruxelles-National Brussels National or Brussels-Zaventem), about 60 minutes away from Lille (local train to Brussels-Midi, and then fast train to Lille)
