Accomodation
Strasbourg is often crowded in the summer.
Travel: coming to Strasbourg
By train
Come to Strasbourg from the major international cities with a TGV (high speed) train connection| City | Rail - TGV | Road |
|---|---|---|
| Karlsruhe | 0h40 | 1h09 |
| Mannheim | 1h05 | 1h55 |
| Stuttgart | 1h19 | 1h40 |
| Basel | 1h19 | 1h44 |
| Luxembourg | 1h33 | 2h25 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 1h49 | 2h10 |
| Zurich | 2h22 | 2h30 |
| Augsburg | 3h03 | 3h29 |
| Brussels | 3h32 | 4h29 |
| Munich | 3h51 | 4h09 |
| London | 4h50 | 8h39 |
| Hamburg | 5h40 | 6h49 |
All trains will arrive to and depart from the central station in Strasbourg. Again, if you need to travel by train from another French city, please make sure to book your tickets in advance (tickets can NOT be purchased on board), see the SNCF website. Strasbourg is also accessible by trains from Germany (Deutsche Bahn). The station is very close to the historical center, and many trams and buses depart from there.
By air
Come to Strasbourg from an International Airport| City | Rail - TGV | Air | Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 0h09 | - | - |
| EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Fribourg | 1h18 | - | 1h22 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport | 1h49 | - | 4h34 |
| Amsterdam Schiphol Air France-KLM HUB | - | 1h35 | 6h00 |
| Frankfurt Airport | 1h53 | - | 2h10 |
| Baden-Baden | - | - | 0h45 |
| Zurich | 3h13 | - | 2h30 |
| Munich City | 3h59 | 0h55 | 3h50 |
| London | 4h50 | 1h25 | 8h39 |
The closest airport is Strasbourg-Entzheim, however it is a small airport with few international flights. It is recommended to fly to larger airports and then take a local transport.
If you travel with Air France, you can buy a combined ticket for your flight and train using TGV AIR; simply search for Strasbourg as your final destination instead of Paris.
If you travel with Lufthansa, the flight ticket can include a bus Frankfurt–Strasbourg, again search for Strasbourg as your final destination instead of Frankfurt.
If you arrive in Paris-Charles de Gaulle with other airline companies, there are direct trains to Strasbourg leaving from the airport. You have to buy the train ticket separately, please keep in mind that tickets should be booked in advance (usually 1 or 2 months before the trip), for instance here.
If you arrive in Strasbourg-Entzheim, from there you can either:
take a taxi to Strasbourg (usually 40–50€),
take a train from the airport station to the central station in Strasbourg. To access the station, leave the airport and cross the footbridge. Tickets may be purchased on the platform; you can either buy a single trip to Strasbourg (2.70€) or a combined ticket including access to all public transport in town, valid for 1 hour and 30 minutes starting from the time you buy it (4.40€). The train frequency is quite good, but you may want to check the schedule.
Another possibility is Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg airport. You may then take a train to Basel central station and from there, another train to Strasbourg. There are also bus shuttles between the airport and Strasbourg.
By car
Driving to Strasbourg is relatively straightforward; the highway (either A4 if you arrive from the north or A35 if you arrive from the south, roughly) will bring you very close to the city center. Please be aware, however, that parking in Strasbourg can be quite difficult. If your hotel does not provide you with a parking spot, you can use one of the Park & Ride parking ran by the local public transport company, see here.
Venues
You can easily reach ICMP and YRS places by public transport from the city center, see CTS website (public transport in Strasbourg) for more information about the tickets.You can also go by bike (Strasbourg is a flat city with plenty of bike lanes), see Velhop for a self-service bike rental company.
ICMP
ICMP wil take place at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès - Place de Bordeaux 67000 Strasbourg.
You can reach it by public transport (about 20 minutes from the train station): Tram B, direction "Hoenheim Gare", stop at "Wacken" or Bus H, direction "Parlement Européen", stop at "Palais de la musique et des Congrès".
YRS
YRS will take place at UFR de Mathématiques et Informatique - Université de Strasbourg - 7 Rue René Descartes, 67000 Strasbourg. From the train station, you can reach it by Tram C, direction "Neuhof R. Reuss", stop at "Université" (about 15 minutes). See this link for the precise location of the building.
Conference Dinner
The Conference Dinner will take place on Thursday 4th at the "Pavillon Joséphine" in the "Parc de l'Orangerie". See the exact location here. You can reach the place in 15min from the conference center by taking the Tram E at "Wacken" stop and leaving at "Droits de l'homme" stop. You then have to
The event will start at 19:00 in the terrasse with the music band "Tadjazz". The dinner will only start around 19:45. Dresscode: smart casual/none.
The conference dinner is
Important: dependening on the weather, there might be a lot of mosquitos outside. We will provide some repellent but consider bringing your own one in case you have some skin allergy or sensitivity.
Financial support
We have a limited budget to support PhD students, postdocs or other participants who cannot secure adequate funding from other sources and would otherwise be unable to participate. See the support application form for more details (deadline: February 26th).
Childcare information
- For newborns and pregnant women, a quiet and breastfeeding room will be open during the whole conference in an isolated area, with chairs and a fridge. You can simply request to access it when registering on your arrival at the conference.
- Unfortunately, there were too little requests with incompatible constraints in terms of age and schedule, so we are very sorry to inform you that we will not be able to open a daily childcare at the conference center.
However, there are some child care options in Strasbourg. You may have a look at them, but they are completely independent from the congress organization: