Venue
Parking available at the venue free of charge
The conference venue is close to Montpellier at “Le Lazaret” (www.lazaret-sete.com) in Sète (FRANCE) – it is a beautiful location, right on the Mediterranean coast.
Nestled in a 3-hectare pine forest with direct private access to one of the most beautiful beaches in the region, the Domaine du Lazaret will seduce you with its natural spaces. You will also love its location in the heart of the city, its unique atmosphere, its panoramic restaurant with a terrace overlooking the sea, its private and direct access to the beach and its setting conducive to relaxation.
Access to Le Lazaret:
La Corniche, Rue Pasteur Benoît 34200 Sète, FRANCE
Phone: (+33) (0)4 67 53 22 47 // Fax: (+33) (0)4 67 53 36 13
Webiste: https://www.lazaretsete.com/ // E-mail: [email protected]
GPS coordinates: 43°23’40.01 N 3°40’26.60 E
Access by plane
Montpellier Méditerranée airport https://montpellier-airport.com/ (about 45 km from “Le Lazaret”) (connection to main national airports and a few international airports)
Access by train
Buy Train tickets here: https://www.thetrainline.com/
- Montpellier Saint Roch https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/en/stations-services/montpellier-saint-roch (about 38 km from “Le Lazaret”)
- Montpellier Sud de France https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/en/stations-services/montpellier-sud-france (about 45 km from “Le Lazaret”)
- Sète https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/en/stations-services/sete/timetables (about 5 km from “Le Lazaret”) and for the city bus from Sète train station to Le Lazaret: (download here) and visit https://www.mobilite.
agglopole.fr/fiches-horaires/
Access by car
Parking available at the venue free of charge
Highway A9, exit Sète; in Sète, follow direction towards Béziers then follow la Corniche.
There will be designated buses taking attendees from Montpellier train station (“Montpellier Sud de France”) and Montpellier airport to the location of the conference venue (Sete, “Le Lazaret”). These buses will be free of charge. There will be buses available for travel to Sete on June 20 and 22, and for travel from Sete on June 27. The airport and the train station are located approximately 5 km apart. The buses will go from airport/train station to/from Sete. The travel time from the train station/airport to Sete is approximately 1 h.
The travel route will be as follows:
June 20 and 22: Montpellier Airport → Montpellier Sud de France train station → Le Lazaret
June 27: Le Lazaret → Montpellier Sud de France → Montpellier Airport
Please note that those buses will be available for attendees that indicated their chosen buses in their registration form (if you need to access your registration form for bus selection, please contact the IPCG 2025 Organising Committee at [email protected]).
Friday 20 June: Train station Montpellier Sud de France / Montpellier airport => Sète – Le Lazaret
Three bus departure times: 11:00, 14:00 and 19:00.
Sunday 22 June: Train station Montpellier Sud de France / Montpellier airport => Sète – Le Lazaret
Three bus departure times: 11:00, 14:00, 19:00
Friday 27 June: Sète – Le Lazaret => Train station Montpellier Sud de France / Montpellier airport
Three bus departure times: 06:00, 08:00, 09:00
Note that there is another train station, Montpellier Saint Roch, but this one will not be serviced by bus because it is in the city center with heavy traffic (difficult to access by bus). Anyone arriving at Montpellier Saint Roch should go to Lazaret on their own (taxi), or travel to the airport or the train station Montpellier Sud de France on their own (taxi is the easiest way) to catch our bus service. Montpellier Saint Roch to the airport is about 10 km, i.e. 20 min by taxi.
Below you will find pick-up locations for IPCG buses at Montpellier airport and at Montpellier Sud de France train station:
Montpellier airport
At Montpellier airport, we usually pick up our customers near the P7 parking lot.
Drive along the airport on the right and get to the red dot on the diagram below to find the IPCG bus.
Montpellier Sud de France train station (not Montpellier Saint Roch train station)
At the Montpellier Sud de France train station, follow the signs for “Sortie Bus / Navette / Taxis” and exit at the South exit (main exit).
The IPCG bus will be waiting in the bus parking lot (see red dot on map below).
Accommodation
The conference is run in the style of a Gordon Conference, i.e. food/accommodation is included in the registration cost, there are no parallel sessions, and only invited talks of 1 hour including Q&A.
Please note that there is free car parking available at the conference venue (Le Lazaret). Around 80 car places in total + 2 bus places. Parking outside the center is also free.
The reception office of Lazaret is open until 8:30 pm. If you plan to arrive later, please provide your name, phone number, and approximate time of arrival to Réservation Lazaret at email: [email protected].