The Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is France's second-largest international airport.

It is located 15 minutes from the Acropolis (7 km from the city centre). More than 50 airlines provide regular service to destinations throughout the world. An 80-minute flight links Nice to Paris, a connection that is offered 23 times a day.

Transportation in Nice for congress participants

All participants whose hotel rooms were booked via Mathez Travel, the official housing bureau, will be provided with either bus or tram tickets for transport between hotels and the congress centre. Please ask the hotel staff upon check in for your tickets.

Air

Nice Côte d'Azur airport - Terminal 1

Phone: + 33 (0) 892 707 407

Fax: + 33 (0) 4 93 21 44 50

Opening times: All year round from 8am to 10pm (7 days a week)

Avenue Thiers - Main SNCF Railway Station

Phone: + 33 (0) 892 707 407

Fax: + 33 (0) 4 93 16 85 16

Website: http://www.nice.aeroport.fr/?l=2

Opening times:

Low season: from 8am to 7pm (7 days a week)

June to September: from 7.30am to 8pm (7 days a week)

Train

The Nice train station is located in the heart of the city:

http://www.sncf.fr/

The different SNCF websites:

http://www.ter-sncf.com/

http://www.voyages-sncf.com/

The TGV Europe website:

http://www.tgv-europe.com/?rfrr=Homepage_body_Go%20to%20the%20english%20version

The TGV website:

http://www.tgv-europe.com/en/home/

The Thalys website for The Netherlands, Belgium and France:

http://www.thalys.com/

The Eurostar website for The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Belgium and France:

http://www.eurostar.com/dynamic/index.jsp

The Sea France website for The United Kingdom:

http://www.seafrance.com/booking/findSchedules.do?saleLocation=continental&subsite=passenger&lang=en

The Transilien website for France:

http://www.transilien.com/web/site/

Tram

Tramway - T1:

The line runs for 8.7 km and stretches from the northern tip of Nice, Nice-Nord (Boulevard Comte de Falicon) near the Ray Stadium and the A8 motorway, all the way to Pont Michel in the Saint Roch neighbourhood:

Public tram rate: 1, 00 Euro per trip

Tram map: http://www.lignedazur.com/plan/index.asp?rub_code=5

Bus

The network is extensive and serves the entire city.

Bus service website: http://www.lignedazur.com/

Phone: +33 8 1006 1006

Tickets sold onboard busses.

Public bus rate:

• 1 ticket: 1, 00 Euro

• Pass 7 days: 15 Euros (unlimited travel)

Buses map: http://www.lignedazur.com/plan/index.asp?rub_code=5

Noctambus

Departures every 30 minutes from Place Masséna, from 9.10 pm on week days (8.10 pm Sundays and Bank Holidays).

Service until 01.10 am

Four special bus routes for your night outings

Noctambus service website: http://www.lignedazur.com/

Taxis

Central Taxi Riviera

Phone: 33 (0)4 93 13 78 78

Switchboard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Night rate from 7pm to 7 am

Main taxi ranks

• Esplanade Masséna

• Promenade des Anglais

• Place Garibaldi

• Rue Hôtel-des-Postes

• Gare SNCF

• Acropolis

Shuttles

Shuttles from hotels Nice to Acropolis Congress Centre Nice:

Please note that EAHP will organise shuttles from some hotels in Nice to the Congress Centre Acropolis Nice.

The rate of the shuttles or the rate of the tramway ticket are already included on the rate of the rooms.

1 Shuttle in the Morning (the departure time will be advised later on)

1 Shuttle in the Afternoon (the departure time will be advised later on)

The hotels where the shuttles to the congress centre stops are :

• Holiday Inn St Laurent du Var
• Park Inn Nice + Radisson Nice
• Palais Mediterrannée + West end + Westminster
• Negresco + Sheraton
• Holiday Inn Nice Centre + Splendid
• Hotel Goldstar

The hotels where the tramway stops are :

• Boscolo Exedra (5 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• Meridien : (2 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• La Perouse (5 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• Beau Rivage (2 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• Boscolo Plaza (2 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• Massena (2 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• Mercure Notre Dame (2 minutes walking + 15 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• Boscolo Park (2 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• Mercure Promenade (2 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)
• Hotel Nice Riviera (2 minutes walking + 10 minutes by tramway to the congress centre)

The tickets for Tramway (2 per day per person) will be provided to the hotel directly.

Shuttles and tramway are valid for delegates and exhibitors

The Hotels located at walking distance to the Acropolis Congress Centre are :

• Grand Hotel Aston (15 minutes walking)
• Ellington (15 to 20 minutes walking distance)
• NH (2 minutes walking distance)
• Novotel (2 minutes walking distance)

For more information, do not hesitate to contact Mathez Travel at eahp2010@matheztravel.com

Transfers

Transfer rates for EAHP conference:

Transfer by private car Nice airport / hotel Nice or hotel Nice / Nice airport:

Transfer by private deluxe coach Nice airport / hotel Nice or hotel Nice / Nice airport:

For a coach transfer reservation or a private car at disposal, please contact us at eahp2010@matheztravel.com

Contact onsite

Tourisme office

5 promenade des Anglais - 06302 NICE CEDEX

Phone: + 33 (0) 8 92 70 74 07

Website : http://www.nicetourism.com/GB/som.html

Mathez Travel

4 avenue George Clemenceau - 06000 NICE

Phone: +33 (0) 4 93 82 68 82

Website : http://matheztravel.com/eahphotels2010/index.asp?PageID=54&SID=&Lang=EN