Venue

Lille:
PRISM Laboratory, SN3 building (2nd floor)
Cité Scientifique, University of Lille
59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France

 

Travel info:

Situated just 500 metres from one another, Lille's two train stations are located in the city centre and are served by both the subway and the tram.

Lille Flandres Station: TER regional trains and direct TGV service to Paris.

Lille Europe Station: Eurostar service to London and Brussels, direct TGV service to Roissy Airport, Paris and all major French cities.

Lille-Lesquin International Airport is 10 km from the centre of Lille. It serves over 70 national and international destinations.

Flibco is a bus company that provides connections between several airports in the area and Lille city centre (stop at Lille Flandre, in front of the CIC building, opposite Place des Buisses):

Lille-Lesquin airport > Lille city centre: journey time: duration: 20 min ;

Brussels Charleroi Airport > Lille city centre: journey time: duration: 1h45 ;

Brussels Zaventem Airport > Lille city centre: duration: 1h30.

The Lille-Flandres and Lille-Europe stations are within walking distance of each other (about 5 minutes) and are well connected to the metro network. To reach the Cité Scientifique campus:

From Lille-Flandres (or Lille-Europe):
Take metro line 1 (yellow line) towards 4 Cantons – Stade Pierre Mauroy. Get off at "Cité Scientifique – Professeur Gabillard" (approx. 15–20 minutes ride). From the station, it’s a 5 to 10-minute walk to the SN3 building: Follow the signs to the university campus. Building SN3 is located near the main roundabout entrance to the campus.

Estimated total travel time from Lille-Flandres: 25 to 30 minutes.

Good to know: the Lille metro is fully automated and runs frequently. Tickets can be purchased at any metro station (€1.80 per trip or €5.10 for a day pass).

 

If needed, you can use this LINK to plan your route to the venue. Simply enter your starting point, and Google Maps will provide the best directions to reach Laboratoire PRISM.