Meeting venue
The meeting will be held in the main building of Strasbourg Observatory. For the location click here.
The Observatory is located a pleasant 20-25 minutes walk away from the spectacular cathedral that marks the old city center of Strasbourg. The Observatory is also accessible by tram (tram stop Observatoire), and the single ticket costs about 1.40 € (see Public transportation below).
Tourist information and maps of Strabourg are available here.
Travel information
By plane
There are daily flights from major cities in France to the international airport of Strasbourg (SXB). Most of the flights are operated by Air France.
The city center can be accessed from the airport by taking a shuttle train or a cab. The train platform station (gare de Entzheim-Aéroport) is accessible by walking distance from the airport terminal, and there are up to 4 shuttles per hour on weekdays. A one-way ticket costs 2.20 €. The timetables are available here.
By train
Strasbourg is connected to Paris with a special train called the TGV (train de grande vitesse - high-speed train). The trip from Paris takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes, and a round-trip ticket costs about 140 €.
From Strasbourg train station, the observatory can be easily reached by taking the tramway line C. The line C runs from Gare centrale (train station) and makes a stop at Observatoire (closest stop to the Observatory).
Public transportation
The Observatory can be accessed by tramway lines C, E and F, by dropping off at stop Observatoire. The tickets can be bought from the CTS machines located on each platform station, and the tickets should be validated on the small machines at the side before boarding any tram. A single ticket costs 1.40 €, and can be paid by coins and credit card.
A high resolution PDF map of the tram and bus lines is available here. You can also use the itinerary search engine on the Strasbourg public transportation web site(CTS).
Map
View NGVS 2011 meeting in a larger map
Weather forecast
The weather forecast for the city of Strasbourg is available here.
You can also check french weather forecast or monitor real-time rainfall observed by radar.