Practical Information

Where is the meeting ?

The meeting will take place at Institut d'Optique d'Aquitaine (IOA) on Bordeaux University campus, Talence. You will find the IOA amphitheatre for the meeting in the entrance hall, on the left.

How to reach the meeting ?

Bordeaux can be reached either by train or air plane. The committee strongly encourages everyone to priviledge the train when possible.

Join the institute from the city center of Bordeaux : 

Take Tram B destination "Pessac Centre" or "France Alouette". Then stop at the station "Arts & Métiers" or "François Bordes" (about 20 min). The IOA building is located right in between these two stops. It takes about 3 min by foot (see Google map).

Join the institute from Bordeaux St-Jean train station:

option 1:

Take Bus 10 destination "Gradigan Beausoleil". Then stop at "Peixoto" and get on Tram B destination "Pessac Centre" or "France Alouette". Get off at the station "Arts & Métiers" or "François Bordes". The IOA building is located right in between these two stops (see Google map).

option 2:

Take Bus 1 destination "Mérignac Aéroport". Then stop at "Victoire" and get on Tram B destination "Pessac Centre" or "France Alouette". Get off at the station "Arts & Métiers" or "François Bordes". The IOA building is located right in between these two stops (see Google map).

Join the institute from Bordeaux-Mérignac airport:

Option 1 (about 20 min) : Take a taxi (~40-50€) 

Option 2 (about 1 hour) : Take Bus 1 destination "Bordeaux Saint Jean". Then stop at "Victoire" and get on Tram B destination "Pessac Centre" or "France Aoulette". Get off at the station "Arts & Métiers" or "François Bordes". The IOA building is located right in between these two stops (see Google map). 

Option 3 (about 50 min) : Take Bus 39 destination "Pessac Photonique". Then stop at "Gare Pessac Alouette" and get on Tram B destination "Berges de la Garonne". Get off at the station "François Bordes" or "Arts & Métiers". The IOA building is located right in between these two stops (see Google map).

Public transports in Bordeaux

When preparing your trip to the IOA, you may check the TBM website for updated schedules of the public-transport network in Bordeaux.

Where to stay ?

10 min by tram from the institute and 10min from the city center

- Ténéo Apparthotel Talence Centre https://www.teneo.fr/

- Ténéo Apparthotel Talence Espeleta https://www.teneo.fr/