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Congress venue

Le Centre des Congrès du Phare de la Méditerranée - Palavas-les-Flots (GPS coordinates: 43.52836341432917, 3.9321251266802277)
 
Palavas-les-Flots is located at the mediterranean border at about 15 km from the city center of Montpellier.

 

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How to go to Montpellier:

  • By train:

    Montpellier is served by two train stations: “Montpellier Saint-Roch” and “Montpellier Sud de France”.

    Both stations are major stops on France’s high-speed TGV network.

    By TGV (bullet train) you can travel directly from Montpellier to Paris (both city center and Paris CDG Airport terminal) or other major cities in the West Europe (Brussels, Barcelona, Lyon, Lille…)

    • Paris ⁓ 12 trains/day (3H10)
    • Lyon ⁓ 11 trains/day (2H)
    • Brussels  ⁓ 3 trains/day (5H30)
    • Barcelona  ⁓ 4 trains/day (2H30)
    • Madrid ⁓ 1 train/day (6H)

    From Paris and Brussels you have direct train connections to The Netherlands (Amsterdam), Germany (Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin), England (London) or Austria (Vienna).

    From Lyon you can travel to Italy (Milan,  Turin) or Switzerland (Geneva).

    Intercity (IC) trains link Montpellier to other key French cities such as Marseille, Bordeaux and Toulouse.

    Regional Trains (TER) connect Montpellier to smaller towns and cities in the area, making it easy to explore the Occitanie region.

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  • By road:

    • Montpellier is located on the main French highway connecting Paris with Spain and Italy.

      By car or long-distance buses you can travel directly from Montpellier to all major cities in France and Europe.

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  • By air:
    • Montpellier Méditerranée Airport (MPL)

      Located about 7 kilometers from Palavas-le-Flots offers for international travelers direct connecting flights to/from PARIS, AMSTERDAM (Air France – KLM), FRANKFURT (Lufthansa) and ZURICH (Swiss).

      • PARIS ⁓ 11 flights/day (1H20),
      • AMSTERDAM  ⁓ 2 flights/day (2H)
      • FRANCFURT  ⁓ 4 flight/week (1H30)
      • ZURICH ⁓ 2 flight/week (1H20)

      In addition other airlines ensure direct flights to ATHENS, BASEL, BERLIN, BRUXELLES, COPENHAGUEN, HERAKLION, ISTANBUL, LISBON, LONDON, LUXEMBOURG, OSLO, ROME, ROTTERDAM, SEVILLE, CASABLANCA…

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