Hotel & Travel Information

Message to Attendees: SAE International has made every effort to secure the best possible group nightly room rate for you at this event. That rate results from a negotiated overall package of event needs such as sleeping rooms, meeting room space and other requirements. Contracts with the venue include a provision to reduce event costs if SAE meets or exceeds its minimum sleeping room block guarantee. Conversely, event costs will increase if SAE falls short of its minimum room block guarantee. Please help SAE keep the costs of this event as low as possible by booking your housing needs at the designated host hotel and through the reservation process created by SAE. Reserving elsewhere means you are booking outside the contracted room block, jeopardizing SAE's ability to meet its contracted obligations and to keep registration fees to a minimum. SAE appreciates your support and understanding of this important issue. Thank you.

Travel Visa Information

American Consulate in Toulouse:
25, Allee Jean-Jaurès, 31000 Toulouse
Tel: 05.34.41.36.50 Fax: 05.34.41.16.19
E-mail: usatoulouse@state.gov
http://toulouse.usconsulate.gov/

American Embassy in Paris:
http://france.usembassy.gov/

Hotel Location Map

Hotel Reservation Form

Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis
11 esplanade Compans Cafarelli BP 889 31685
Toulouse Cedex 6 France

The Ville Rose ("Pink City") of France - Toulouse is the capital of good life, a city of students, and a centre of cutting-edge European technology, located between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic coast, with a rich and diverse culture, taste for celebrations and fine food.

By Air
Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport is serviced by a number of airlines (Air France, BMIbaby,British Airways, Brussels Airlines, EasyJet, Flybe, Germanwings, KLM, Lufthansa, and others: http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/en/flights/airlines) with several direct flights a day.

The Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport is located 11km (7 miles) from the centre. Call +33 (0)5-61-42-44-00 for flight information or visit the website at http://www.toulouse.aeroport.

Airport shuttle service
The airport shuttle departs every 20 minutes from the airport and has four stops in the city centre: Pierre Baudis Conference Centre- Place Jeanne d'Arc - Allées Jean-Jaurès - and the coach station terminus (next to Matabiau SNCF railway station). The journey time is approximately 20 minutes, depending on traffic. At the time of going to print, a single ticket is €4.00, and a return ticket, which is valid for two months, is €6.30. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/airport/access-transport-car-park/access/public-transportation/navette-city-centre or phone +33 (0)5 34 60 64 00.

For more up-to-date information, please visit the following websites:
http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/en/airport/access-transport-car-park/access/public-transportation
http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/en/airport/access-transport-car-park/access/taxi
http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/en/airport/access-transport-car-park/finding-your-way

By Rail
From Paris, nine high-speed TGV trains take approximately 5 hours to arrive Toulouse every day. There're also regular trains from Bordeaux (2 hours trip) and from Marseille (4 1/2 hours trip). For more information, please visit the website at http://www.tgv.com/EN/index_HD.html or phone +33 (0)8-36-35-35-35 for rail information and schedules.

By Car
Toulouse has direct motorway connections to the main capitals of Northern and Southern Europe, and you should expect to spend 6 to 7 hours driving from Paris to Toulouse.
Take A 10 south to Bordeaux, connecting to A62 to Toulouse.
A61 (Carcassonne, Montpellier, Barcelona), A62 (Montauban, Agen, Bordeaux, Limoges, Paris), A64 (Foix, Lourdes, Bayonne, San Sebastian), A68 (Lavaur, Albi) A66 (Pamiers, Foix, Andorra). For information on the "Autoroute du Sud de la France", please call: Tel +33 (0)8 36 68 09 79 or call the South-west road information centre at: Tel +33 (0)5 56 96 33 33.

To find out about parking your car in Toulouse, please visit: http://www.vincipark.com/

Local Attractions/Things To Do & See
Cite de Espace