Venue and accommodation

Event location

The EFTS takes place in the SUPMICROTECH / ENSMM building, 26 rue de l'Epitaphe, Besançon, France.

By plane

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse EAP/MLH/BSL, 160 km / 1:45 hours drive, or shuttle + train
Geneva airport GVA, 190 km, 2:30 hours drive
Lyon Saint Exupery LYS, 250 km / 2:30 hours drive, or shuttle + train
Paris Charles de Gaulle CDG, 3:30 hours by train (driving not recommended)
Strasbourg Airport SXB, 250 km drive, or shuttle + train

By train

Besancon has two main stations, Viotte (downtown), and Franche-Comte TGV (16 km from the Campus)
A comfortable connection from Franche-Comté TGV to Viotte is available (double check that your ticket goes to Viotte because the connection is not free of charge).

From Paris, Gare de Lyon, 2:30-3 hours, 10 train options every day
From Lyon, 3 hours, 10 train options every day
From Mulhouse, 1:30, 10 train options every day
From Strasbourg, 2:30-3, 7-8 train options every day

Albeit French railways are infamous for striking, the EFTS is in the Summer-vacation time, rather safe.
Book your travel from the French railway company SNCF.

By car

From Basel-Mulhouse airport
From Lyon Saint Exupery airport
From Geneva airport

Besancon public transportation

Everything is on the web page of the Ginko bus company. There no direct URL pointing to the English version, you have to click on the English flag, on the bottom-left side of the page.

Accommodation is not included in the registration charges. We have the following hotel suggestions.

Nearest to SUPMICROTECH / ENSMM, <10 m walk from the lecture room

Temis Hotel *** (formerly All Suites Hotel)

Near SUPMICROTECH / ENSMM, where the EFTS is located, <15 m walk from the lecture room

Ethic Etapes CIS Besançon (cheap, frugal and clean, not exactly a hotel)

Downtown, 20-30 m bus + walk

Hotel du Nord **
Hotel Regina
Hotel Best Western Citadelle ***
Hotel Ibis Besançon Centre La City ***
Hotel Ibis Besançon Centre-Ville ***

Near the Besancon Viotte railway station, 20 m bus + walk to the EFTS

Hotel Ibis Budget Besançon Centre Gare **
Hotel Victor Hugo
Hotel Foch ***

Besançon is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté area in the east of France. Located close to the Swiss border, it is the capital of time.

The city has a beautiful historical centre with a remarkable ensemble of classic stone buildings, some dating back to the Roman era.

The old town is enclosed in a broad horse-shoe part of the river (Doubs), which is blocked off at the neck by Vauban's imposing Citadelle. The Citadel, the city walls and Fort Griffon were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2008, as part of the “Vauban's Fortifications” group.