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Villeneuve d'Ascq Campus

The place of the conference will be in the M3 extension building in the CRIStAL laboratory on the Campus of University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille.  To get to the conference place, get out of the metro line 1 at Cité Scientifique station. 

How to reach the campus

The city of Lille is very easily accessible (45mn from Paris CDG Airport, 1h from Paris, 35mn from Brussels, 1h35 from London by high speed train)

Arrival by train

Lille is connected with Paris, London, Brussel, Lyon, Bordeaux and Rennes by highspeed trains (TGV). 
Arrival will be at Lille-Flandres station or Lille-Europe station.

From Lille-Europe train station, go to Lille-Flandres station either by subway (line 2  direction "St Philibert", or by foot (500 m)).

From Lille-Flandres, take the underground line 1 : direction "4 Cantons" and get out at Cité Scientifique station.

See information at transpole

Arrival by plane

• Lille Lesquin Airport

The Lille Lesquin Airport is at 10 min of the Campus with Taxi, a bus is going from the airport to Lille-Europe train station. 

• CDG Airport

CDG Airport is at 45 min of Lille train station with the TGV (see access by train).

Arrival by car

•  From Paris : motorway A1 (E17), a few Km before Lille, take the direction "Gand" and then the first exit "4 Cantons -Cité Scientifique".  
•  From Calais : take highway A16 (E402) to "Dunkerque" and then A25 (E42) to Lille. Arriving in Lille, follow Paris (A1) and immediately take the direction "Gand" A22, then the exit "Quatre-Cantons-Cité scientifique" as mentionned above. 
•  From Brussel: via A23 the "Cité scientifique" will be signposted in Villeneuve d'Ascq.

Arrival with underground (Metro from train station and city center)

The campus is located on line 1 direction "4 Canton" at the stop "Cité Scientifique".

Map of the metro 

City of Lille

The "office de tourisme" website