Traveling

The Conference will be held at Polydome, located at place du 1er mai 63051 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex.

Bus/tram (https://www.t2c.fr/)

Name of the tram stop for the conference venue “1er mai”

  • Connecting from Clermont-Auvergne-Airport by bus to the conference venue: Bus T2C: Line 20 towards Gerzat Champfleuri (stop at the Roger Quilliot Art Museum) and Tram line A (tram stop “1er mai”)(duration 30 min; 10:10 / 11:08 / 12:05 / 18:40; 19:23 approximately every hour until 19:23.
  • Connecting from the conference venue to Clermont-Auvergne-Airport Tram line A then Bus T2C  ligne 20 towards Aulnat-St-Exupery: 10h 18 / 11h 05 /12h 06 / … Bus T2C  ligne 20: 10h 18 / 11h 05 /12h 06 / … 
  • Connecting from SNCF station of Clermont-Ferrand: Clermont-Ferrand SNCF train station is 423 meters away from conference venue (Polydome), a 6-minute walk. By bus line 3 or 4.

By plane (https://www.clermont-aeroport.com/) see the map here

Flights Clermont-Ferrand-Auvergne-Airport/ Paris Charle de Gaulle

3 flights selected every day, connections worldwide are available, via Paris, departing from Clermont-Ferrand. Direct flights: duration 1 hour 10.

For arrivals from Paris on Sunday, September 6: approximate times (times to be checked with transport companies): departure CDG: 8:50 a.m. / 17:30 / 21:40; Arrival CFE: 9:55 / 18:30 / 22:40.

For départure from Clermont-Ferrand on Friday 11 september to Paris: Approximate times (times to be checked with transport companies): departure CFE : 7h 40 / 10h 35 / 20h 10; arrival CDG : 8h 50 / 11h 45 / 21h 20.

Other possible departures and arrivals on other days of the week

By train https://www.sncf-connect.com/home/search/od

Several trains each day to and from Paris, stations Paris Bercy or Paris Gare de Lyon

And several trains to and from Lyon, the station of Lyon-Pardieu.

Informations for participants coming to the post-excursin in Cantal mountain

Sunday, September 13. Bus returns from the excursion to Clermont-Ferrand / and airport train connections.

Departure from the excursion at 15:00; arrival at Clermont-Ferrand SNCF train station (first stop of the bus) at 17:00, then arrival at Clermont Aulnat Airport (second top of the bus) at 17:30.

Connections to Paris

Connection by SNCF train from Clermont-Ferrand, departing at 17:26 or 19:26. Arrival at Paris Gare de Lyon at 21:03 or 22:59

Connection by flight from Clermont Auvergne Airport at 19:15, arriving at Paris Charles de Gaulle at 20:25