GENERAL INFORMATION
How to reach Nantes ?
By TGV : 2 hours from Paris
• 13 direct high-speed trains every day from Paris – Montparnasse railways station (departures every half – hour at peak times)
• 2 daily direct services from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport (3 hours)
Note that Nantes train station has 2 exits - North (access to the tram & city centre) and South (access to the La Cité Nantes Events Center).
By air : 1 hour from Paris
• 1 hour from Paris, with 4 daily flight
• Direct regular flights to most of the European capital city in less than 2 hours
By road :
• motorways from Paris and Bordeaux ; dual carriageways from Brest, Rennes, Poitiers join together onto ring road
• Follow COEUR DE VILLE to find city centre ;
• the “Jules Verne” underground car park is part of the Cité International des Congrès and offers 500 parking spaces
Annual Science Conference venue - La Cité Nantes Events Center
Address
La Cité Nantes Events Center
5 rue de Valmy - BP 24102
44041 Nantes cedex 1 – France
Tel : +33 (0)2 51 88 20 00
info@congres-nantes.fr
www.congres-nantes.fr
Getting to the La Cité Nantes Events Center by public transports :
• Airport shuttle (‘Navette Aéroport’) - stop ‘ La Cité Nantes Events Center’
• Tramway: line 1 (green line on the map) – stop « Duchesse Anne – Château des Ducs de Bretagne »
• Bus: line 4 (yellow line on the map)– stop « La Cité Nantes Events Center»
• River ferries (“Navibus Erdre”) - stop “Gare SNCF sud”
From the La Cité Nantes Events Center, how to go to…
The City Centre
• Ten minutes’walk, or
• bus (line 4 – stop “La Cité Nantes Events Center“, direction “Foch Cathédrale” then tram (line 1 – stop “Duchesse Anne – Château des Ducs de Bretagne“, direction “François Mitterand“).
The TGV / Railway Station (south entrance)
• Five minutes’ walk, or
• bus (line 4 – stop “La Cité Nantes Events Center“, direction “Foch ,Cathédrale” then tram (line 1 – stop “Duchesse Anne – Château des Ducs de Bretagne“, direction “Beaujoire”)
Nantes Atlantique Airport
Regular direct shuttle bus, 20 min duration.
http://www.nantes.aeroport.fr/ANA-English/Page/Page_Transport_a2391-0-p2755-2-c1.html
Public transports in Nantes :
Near the La Cité Nantes Events Center you will find
• BusWay line
• The tram (line 1)
• 5 bus lines
• 1 river bus line
Bicloo
Self-service cycle hire. Help yourself to a bicycle in and around Nantes. 79 pick-up points and 700 bikes are at your disposal.
Maps and plans
http://www.nantes-tourisme.com/en/practical-guide/maps/
Useful phone numbers from France
Transport
• Nantes Atlantique Airport: 02 40 84 80 00
• SNCF (trains): 36 35
• TAN (bus and tramway): 02 40 44 44 44
• Taxis: allo taxis 02 40 69 22 22
Banks around La La Cité Nantes Events Center
• Crédit Agricole Agence Congrès, 2 rue Jemmapes: 02 51 72 97 90
• BNP Paribas agence Champs de Mars, 22 rue Fouré: 08 20 82 00 01
Health
Emergency Numbers
• Fire service : 18
• Police: 17
• 24 hour medical assistance: 15 (SAMU)
• Emergency –European call : 112
Pharmacies close to La La Cité Nantes Events Center
• Pharmacie des Congrès: 02 40 47 66 32
• Pharmacie Verte: 02 40 74 02 22
Central City Hospital: 02 40 08 33 33
SOS doctors: 02 40 50 30 30
Post Office
Post Office ’Champ de Mars’,12 av Carnot: 36 31
Nantes Tourism office
Place de la Cathédrale : 08 92 46 40 44
http://www.nantes-tourisme.com/en/index.htm
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