Since the Tour de France will be organising a time-trial in Nice on Tuesday, July 2 - which makes it difficult to find accommodation for the night of July 2 - the RICT 2013 organisers decided to adapt the schedule of the symposium. The scientific programme will start on Wednesday around 11:00 (and not at 08:00, as for previous RICT's), and will end on Friday evening, instead of at lunch time.
Please book your travel and accommodation accordingly.
There are several options to travel to Nice:
By plane
- The Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is the second largest in France with 9.6 million passengers travelling through each year, 103 direct-flight destinations and 55 scheduled airlines. For the list of airlines and destinations departing from Nice, daily flight schedules (real time) : www.nice.aeroport.fr
- To go by public transportation from the airport (Terminal 1) to the conference center Acropolis:
Take Bus n° 98 to the station “Cathédrale – Vieille Ville’’; then take the tramway towards “Pont Michel”; stop at “Acropolis”.
- There is also a taxi-rank outside each terminal (Terminal 1: Door A1 - Terminal 2: Door A3).
Indicative prices for a taxi from the airport to the city centre :
• Price during the day (7am / 7pm): between €22 and €30
• Night rates (7pm / 7am): between €27 and €32
(plus baggage)
You can also book a taxi the day before your arrival: + 33 (0) 899 70 08 78
By train
The national railway system provides rapid and express trains (TGV, corail) connecting the French Riviera with all parts of France and all major cities in Europe. The TGV Méditerranée high-speed train links Paris & Nice in 5hrs 30 min.
More information is available on http://www.voyages-sncf.com
By car
Nice is connected to all the great European cities by a major motorway network. In particular, the A8 motorway, 'La Provençale', running from Aix-en-Provence to the West to the Italian border on the East.
Source: http://en.nicetourisme.com/access
To find out more on how to go to the conference venue, please check the "Venue" page on this website.
