Access & map

This 1^st International Bioenergy and Environment Congress will be held in Saint-Paul-lèz-Durance, on the CEA Cadarache site, at the new building « Cité des Énergies ».

March in Provence is one month still attended by the tourists.It is recommended to book your hotel as soon as possible.
See our page dedicated to Accommodation.

Access to Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence is in an ideal location in South-East France. It lies at the intersection of the motorways connecting Northern France, Spain and Italy, and is 15 minutes from the TGV high-speed railway station and 25 minutes away from the Marseille Provence Airport. It is even possible to get there by sea thanks to the port of Marseille, 40 minutes away from Aix-en-Provence city centre. You can use the local public transport networks to travel around the region.

Please refer to the detailed web site Aix – Pays d’Aix which describes the different ways to getting here by road, by bus, by train or by plane.

To attend the conference at CEA Cadarache

Depending on the location of your hotel, you will be able to join the conference by a shuttle dedicated to the event. The schedule and the meeting points at Aix-en-Provence will be announced soon on this page.

If you want to join at your own convenience (by taxi or with your own car):

From Aix-en-Provence:
Join A51 high-way in the direction of GAP, then to take exit 17 CEA CADARACHE.

From Marseilles:

Join A7 in the direction of AIX-EN-PROVENCE, then continue on A51 direction AIX-EN-PROVENCE / SISTERON.
Take N296 direction AVIGNON / LYON / SISTERON / GAP, then take again A51 GAP direction. Take exit 17 CEA CADARACHE.

From TGV Station of Aix-en-Provence:

Join D9 in the direction of AIX-EN-PROVENCE / LES MILES. Then continue on A51 direction AIX-EN-PROVENCE /SISTERON (then follow indications FROM MARSEILLE).