Conference Location

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Lyon is ideally located at the crossroads of Europe, the city is a recognized host for all types of business events. Excellent links between air, rail and road transport makes it easily and rapidly reached from major French and European cities, such as Paris, Geneva, Barcelona, London, Milan and Frankfurt.

Road

Lyon's geographic location at the heart of a motorway network of more than 1 000 km puts it at less than 2 hours from the large towns and cities in the region. 1h 30min from Geneva, and 2 hours from Clermont-Ferrand and the Alps, 3 hours from Turin and Marseille, 4 hours from Paris and 6 hours from Barcelona. Information from the Lyon Regional Road Information Centre: +33 (0)4 78 54 33 33 Public transport in Lyon's urban area http://www.multitud.org

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Air

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A major hub for the Rhône-Alpes region, Lyon Saint Exupéry airport, located 25 km from the town centre, boasts excellent road, air and rail links, in particular with the TGV high-speed trains and Europe's major motorways. Operating 24 hours a day, the airport serves more than one hundred towns, half of which are abroad, and caters for an average of 6 million passengers per year. The Satobus regular shuttle service links the airport to the town centre (a bus leaves every 20 minutes). It also runs a service, by reservation, between Lyon and Annecy, Geneva, Aix-les-Bains, Chambéry, Grenoble and other towns. Lyon Bron airport specializes in business, leisure and state organisation flights. Near the town center and Eurexpo, the major exhibition center, it is one of the most important general aviation platforms. Lyon Saint Exupéry International Airport http://www.lyon.aeroport.fr Satobus Desk: Airport central hall, floor 1, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. http://www.satobus.com Lyon Bron Airport Tel: +33 (0)4 78 26 81 09 Fax: +33 (0)4 78 26 72 65 http://www.bron.aeroport.fr

Train

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With two stations in the town center, Part-Dieu and Perrache, and a third at Lyon Saint Exupery Airport, the TGV high-speed train network puts Lyon today at the heart of Europe. 2 hours from Paris (a train every 30 minutes), 3 hours from Lille, 5 hours from London (Eurostar) - the TGV high-speed train network also serves Chambéry, Annecy and Brussels. The Mediterranean TGV high-speed train links Lyon to Marseille in 1 hour 40 min (15 trains in each direction per day) Information Part-Dieu, Perrache and Lyon Saint Exupéry stations http://voyages.sncf.com Visitors Bureau Mobile Terminals Contacts Legal Information Credits For more information about Lyon please visit: http://www.en.lyon-france.com

Useful links:

City of Lyon www.lyon.fr

Rhône district : www.rhone.fr

Rhône-Alpes région : http://www.rhonealpes-tourism.co.uk/-1-6.html

France : http://fr.franceguide.com , http://france.links-page.net