How to get there
Via Public Transport
It is very easy to travel around Lyon as the city benefits from a very developed transportation system, as well as the traditional taxi.
- C1 from Lyon Part Dieu train station – Stop at Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès
- C2 from Lyon Part Dieu train station – Stop at Cité internationale | Transbordeur
- C4 from the Jean Macé metro station – Stop at Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès
- C5 from the Cordeliers metro station – Stop at Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès
- C26 from the Grange Blanche metro station – Stop at Cité internationale | Transbordeur
- Bus 70 from Lyon Part Dieu train station – Stop at Cité internationale | Transbordeur
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By Train
- The Lyon Convention centre is just 10 minutes away from the Lyon Part Dieu TGV train station and just 15 minutes away from the Perrache TGV train station
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By Road
Ideally located in the heart of Europe, the Lyon Convention centre is just 1 hour away from Geneva, 3 hours away from Turin, 4 hours away from Paris, 4 and a half hours away from Milano and 5 hours away from Barcelona by car. The venue has 3 carparks onsite in the heart of the Cité Internationale district
- Address : 50 quai Charles de Gaulle – 69006 Lyon
- Périphérique Nord Exit at Porte de Saint Clair
- GPS coordinates: Latitude: 45.7851676 | Longitude: 4.8528885
- 3 carparks onsite
By Air
- Lyon city centre is less than 30 minutes away from the Saint Exupéry International Airport via the Rhone Express shuttle service
- Lyon Saint Exupéry airport, France’s 2nd regional airport, serves 117 destinations of which 80 are international with more than forty airlines
- 50 airports are served daily
- Totally interconnected, Lyon Saint Exupéry airport is directly connected to the TGV (high speed trains) and to the city in under 30 minutes thanks to the Rhone Express shuttle service
- An additional business airport – Lyon Bron is just 20 minutes outside the city Bartek
Save time and plan your arrival: http://www.lyonaeroports.com
Official language
The official working language of the congress is English. No translation will be provided.
Time Zone
Central European Time · UTC/GMT +2 hours
Climate
August, the last month of the summer, in Lyon, is a moderately hot month with average temperatures ranging between max 27.2°C (81°F) and min 16°C (60.8°F).