Travel Information

CONFERENCE VENUE

All general conference programs such as sessions, 'Birds of a Feather' (BoFs), and keynotes will be hosted at the Lille Grand Palais, Lille. Social events may be located off-site.

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Lille Grand Palais Facade

Lille Grand Palais

1 Bd des Cités Unies

59800 Lille,  France

TRAVEL INFORMATION

It's in the middle of everything!

Did you know that: Lille is 1-hour form Paris, 35 minutes from Brussels, and 80 minutes from London thanks to its 2 TGV stations. Lille is therefore the ideal plate to organize the European edition of DrupalCon . And with 1 international airport and a very dense road network, all  means are good to find your way to Lille.

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Getting to Lille
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accessibility

 

ONSITE ACCESSIBILITY

Lille Grand Palais is accessible for people using a wheelchair. The aisles on the show floor are spacious and the surface is flat. Elevators and disability toilets are available. 
 

Kuoni Tumlare | Congress is working towards being fully inclusive at DrupalCon 2023 in Lille. We endeavor to arrange events in fully accessible locations. However, we would appreciate your co-operation in meeting specific requirements and ask that you contact us immediately if you require additional facilities e.g. loop system or any other personal requirements.

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plane

BY PLANE

Lille Grand Palais is reachable within 10 minutes by car from Lille-Lesquin international airport.

Lille-Lesquin website provides information including: up-to-the-minute flight information and  connecting transport facilities to Lille.

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Logo Air France

Attractive discounts, up to -15%, on a wide range of public fares on all AIR FRANCE, KLM and their code-shared flights worldwide. 

Discounts are applied at the time of booking at the published rate for the selected class of travel and on flights operated by Air France, KLM or their partners included in a code share agreement.

Event: DrupalCon Lille 2023
ID Code: 40232AF
Travel Valid Period: October 6, 2023 to October 28, 2023
Event Location: Lille

Book directly using the following link to the online booking tool: Click here
Please be advised that luggage may not be included in the flight tariff when booking through the above online booking tool.

Participants will automatically receive an 'attendance-fare eligibility' document when they book their tickets through the online booking platform.
The document may be requested during the passenger's journey, in order to justify the usage of the discounted AIR FRANCE-KLM Global Meetings & Events fares.

 

BY TRAIN

Arriving by train

Have you consider traveling to Lille by train instead of plane? Choosing train transport can cost you less, be more comfortable and will have lower carbon footprint.

Lille has 2 train stations, they are 400m apart and situated in the city center.

- Lille Flandres: reginal trains and direct TGV to Paris (58 minutes)

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Lille by train

BY METRO & BUS

In order to support respect the environment and for example prevent higher air pollution, we would like to recommend attendees take advantage of the city’s public transport system to travel to / from the Lille Grand Palais venue:

There are 4 metro stations close by Lille Grand Palais:

- Lille Grand Palais within a 7 minute walk

- Lille Town Hall within a 6 minute walk

- Lille Flandres station a 9 minute walk

- Lille Europe within a 9 minute walk

If you go by bus, take either of the following buses: Citadine 1 and get off at the Zenith stop.

More information

-Lille Europe: Eurostart and direct TGV from several French and European cities

 

Its railway network places the European metropolis of Lille within arms' reach of 3 major European capital cities

-35' from Brussels

-60' from Praris www.sncf.fr

-80' from London www.eurostar.com

 

BY TAXI

Every taxi company can bring you to Lille Grand Palais and will drop you of as close as possible to the entrance of the event. 

 

BY CAR

Lille Grand Palais is easily accessible:

  • By the A1 motorway: Exit 2, then lane 2A towards Lille Grand Palais
  • By the A25 motorway: take exit 1 at Lille. Then lane 2A towards Lille Grand Palais

There are number of parking capacities available for visitors of Lille Grand Palais in a walking distance, including a multi-storey car parking for short-term parking needs.

Parking Indigo Euralille Grand Palais/Zénith

  • 1,200 parking spaces directly under Lille Grand Palais 
  • 1 hour: 2€ / 24 hours: 25.80€
  • Open from 7am until 1 am

More information here

Parking Indigo Euralille Centre Commercial

  • 3,210 parking spaces at 8 minutes walk from Lille Grand Palais 
  • 1 hour: 2.30€ / 24 hours: 29.70€
  • Open 24h/24

More information here

Parking Indigo Euralille Gare B (Tours)

  • 1,095 parking spaces at 9 minutes walk from Lille Grand Palais 
  • 1 hour: 2.60€ / 24 hours: 33.50€
  • Open from 5 am until 1 am

More information here

Parking Indigo Les Tanneurs

  • 533 parking spaces at 12 minutes walk from Lille Grand Palais 
  • 1 hour: 2.80€ / 24 hours: 26.40€
  • Open 24h/24

More information here