Getting to Bordeaux

Bordeaux is located near the European Atlantic coast, in the southwest of France. You can come to Bordeaux by train, by plane or by car. The main train station is "Bordeaux Saint-Jean". The Bordeaux airport is located in Mérignac (12 km from Bordeaux downtown). The airport provides connection to many French and European cities.

Getting to the conference place

The conference will take place on the Bordeaux university campus. The reception desk will be in LaBRI building (A30).

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From the train station

From the Saint-Jean train station, the easiest but not the fastest way to get to the university is to take the tramway (line C) to "Parc des Expositions / Gare de Blanquefort" and stop at "Quinconces". Then change and take (line B) to "Pessac". The nearest stops from the LaBRI are "Peixotto" and "Béthanie".

You can also take (a direct connection) bus 31 from "Gare Saint Jean (Bordeaux)" to "Abri Vélos Peixotto - 26 Avenue Roul (Talence)" (see Dynamic plan of Transports Bordeaux Métropole (TBM)).

Cost 1,8 EUR.

From the airport

Several options are available. The recent extension of the Tram line A is the recommended option.

Cost 1,8 EUR.

Tram Line A brings you within 35 mns to Bordeaux downtown and connects to the orther lines. To get to the conference site get off at the "Hotel de Ville" (town hall) and take Tram line B to "Peixotto" or "Bethanie" (see the campus map). Other options are available from the Bordeaux airport.

You can also take Tram line A and bus 73 from "Aéroport (Mérignac)" to "Noailles (Talence)" (see Dynamic plan of Transports Bordeaux Métropole (TBM)): Tram line A from "Aéroport (Mérignac)" (in the direction of either "Floirac Dravemont (Floirac)" or "La Gardette - Bassens - Carbon-Blanc") and stop at "Hôpital Pellegrin", then bus 73 at "Hôpital Pellegrin (Grand Maurian)" (in direction of "Rives d'Arcins (rue Denis Papin) (Bègles)") to "Noailles (Talence)".

From the city center

To reach the conference venue from the city center, take the tram (line B in the direction "Pessac"). The nearest stops from the LaBRI are "Peixotto" and "Béthanie".

Cost 1,8 EUR.

By taxi

A taxi ride to the LaBRI costs about 20 EUR from the railway station and about 30 EUR (dayfare) (45 EUR nightfare) from the Bordeaux airport (depending on the traffic and time of day). Make sure the driver uses the meter.

By car

The campus is easily accessible by car. However, within the historic city center of Bordeaux avoid using a car whenever possible (the tram is the fastest option). From the beltway (rocade), use exit 16 "Talence-Domaine Universitaire". Follow the direction of "Bordeaux centre" down the "Cours de la Libération" to the big green gate which is the University main entrance.

Coordinates

If you have a GPS device, you can add the following google-earth GPS data: LaBRI: (44.8084, -0.596805) or (44°48.504' N, 0°35.808' W) or (44°48'30.24" N, 0°35'48.50" W).

Weather in Talence

See METEO FRANCE weather forecasts for Talence but please note that temperatures are given in degrees Celsius (compute T(°F) = 1.8 * T(°C) + 32 or see for example Celsius °C to Fahrenheit °F conversion).

Travel around Bordeaux

TBM Network allows you to travel around the Bordeaux metropolitan area by tram, bus, bike (V3), river bus (BAT3), ...

Hotels

Find an accommodation in Bordeaux.

Restaurants

On the intranet of LaBRI, search the sentence "list of restaurants in the UBx base" of the "Organize a conference/seminar:" paragraph, and download a file of a list of restaurants; you can filter on the field "Commune" with the values BORDEAUX or TALENCE or another city.