Venue and Accommodation

Event Location

The EFTS is in the ENSMM building, 26 rue de l'Epitaphe, Besancon

By Plane

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse EAP/MLH/BSL, 160 km / 1:45 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 away)
A comfortable connection from Franche-Comte TGV to Viotte is available (double check that your ticket goes to Viotte because the connection is not free).

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

The French railway company is 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. Unfortunately, there is still no English version.

Accomodation is not included in the registration charges. Here we have some hotel suggestions.

Near the ENSMM, where the EFTS is located, 5-10 m walk

All Suites Hotel
Ethic Etapes CIS Besançon

Downtown, 20-30 m bus + walk

Hotel du Nord
Hotel Regina
Hotel Granvelle - Best Western Citadelle. We could not find the web site, you shoud use a general-purpose platform like booking.com, hotels.com, etc.
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 France-Swiss border, it is the capital of time mechanisms.

The city has one of the most beautiful historical centres which presents 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.