Nice, France from Sunday 5 September to Wednesday 8 September 2010

• Welcome
• Dates & Deadlines
• Venue & Contacts
• Committees
  • ESPEN 2010
  • Central ESPEN
    • Executive Committee
    • Scientific Committee
    • Educational Committee
• Programme
  • Main Topics & Time Schedule
  • Programme Overview
  • Programme Day by Day
• Abstracts
  • Rules and Guidelines
  • Abstract awards and Travel grants
  • View Abstracts 2010
• LLL Courses
  • What are LLL Courses ?
  • Overview
  • LLL Courses Registration Fees
  • Detailed LLL Courses Programme
• Registration
  • Procedures
  • Registration Fees
  • LLL courses Fees
  • Payment
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• Accommodation
• Secretariat
• Congress Information
• Access & Transportation
• Social Events & Excursions
• General Information
• Sponsoring & Exhibition

Access & Transportation

TRAVELLING TO NICE

By air

Nice Airport (airport code NCE) is 7 km (4.35 miles) from the city centre of Nice. A taxi takes 15-20 minutes depending on the traffic for a fare of 20-30 Euros.

By rail

The SNCF (French National Railway Company) provides 11 regular connections from abroad and 20 daily connections with the largest cities in France. The T.G.V. (high-speed train) links Paris to Nice in 6 1/2 hours. Direct daily connections: 4 to 5 in summer, 2 in winter. A "car-train" service is available between major French cities: vehicles are conveyed at the same time as their owners, who travel in "couchettes".
GARE SNCF (Main railway station) - Avenue Thiers - 06000 Nice
Tel.: 33 (0)4 92 14 82 52/53 - Fax: 33 (0)4 92 14 80 20 - Internet: www.sncf.fr

Bus connections

Nice Airport Line buses can be taken to and from the centre of Nice (Gare SNCF / Gare routière).

• Urban Bus n° 23: Airport /SNCF Rail station, departures from Terminal 1 every 30 minutes, between 6am and 9pm. Price: 1,30 Euros one way. Duration 20-25 minutes.
• Direct bus: n° 98: Airport/Gare routière (Coach Station, near the Old Town), departure from Terminal 1 or 2 every 20 minutes between 6am and 12am. Price: 4 Euros one way. Duration 40 minutes.
• Free Shuttle bus from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2.

TRAVELLING TO THE NICE ACROPOLIS CONGRESS & EXHIBITION CENTRE

Download Nice Public Transport Map - www.lignedazur.com/index.asp

FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PASS

All delegates and accompanying persons are offered a public transport pass. To receive your pass please exchange your “transportation voucher” for the pass at the Bag & Transportation pass delivery desk within the Registration area.

Download Map of Nice here (PDF, 322 KB)