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  • 93 chemin des mouilles 69130 Ecully - France
  • gate@gate.cnrs.fr
  • +33(0) 472 86 60 60

How to get there?

GATE-LAB is located in Ecully, about 12 km northeast of the centre of Lyon, France’s second city. Lyon City centre is a 20-minute bus ride away.

From Lyon-Saint-Exupery airport:

Take the Rhonexpress tram that links the airport to the Part-Dieu railway station in less than 30 minutes. The tram operates seven days a week, every 15 minutes between 6 am and 9 pm, as well as every 30 minutes from 5 am - 6 am and 9 pm - midnight. Then follow instructions below.

On-line booking: http://www.rhonexpress.fr

From Part-Dieu railway station:

Option n°1:

Take bus n° C6: direction Campus Lyon Ouest, stop at "Ecully Grandes Ecoles" (around 40 minutes).

Option n°2:

  • Metro B: direction ‘Gare d’Oullins’, change at ‘Saxe-Gambetta’.
  • Then metro D: direction ‘Gare de Vaise’, stop at ‘Gorge de Loup’.
  • Then bus n°3: direction ‘Dardilly Le Jubin’, stop at ‘Campus Lyon Ouest’.

Option n°3:

  • Metro B: direction ‘Gare d’Oullins’, change at ‘Saxe-Gambetta’.
  • Then metro D: direction ‘Gare de Vaise’ to the terminus ‘Gare de Vaise’.
  • Then bus n°C6 express: direction ‘Campus Lyon Ouest’, stop at ‘Campus Lyon Ouest’.
  • Please note: this option is faster but bus n° 4 does not operate between 9:45 am and 3:45 pm, nor after 07:10 pm and during week-ends.
  • The journey takes about 30-45 minutes.

From Perrache railway station:

Bus n° 55: Direction ‘Campus Lyon Ouest’, stop at ‘Campus Lyon Ouest’.
The journey takes about 30 minutes.

BY TAXI:

Tel (Télé Taxi): +33 (0)4 78 28 13 14
Depending on the traffic, the average duration is:

  • 25 minutes from Perrache railway station
  • 40 minutes from Part Dieu railway station

BY CAR:

From Saint-Exupery airport:
Leave the airport and follow the Lyon/Chambéry/Grenoble direction, then take the A43 Lyon.
While on the A43, go through the interchange with the A46 by following Lyon, then take the exit marked ‘Paris/Bourg-en-Bresse/Périphérique Nord’.
Continue on ‘Périphérique nord’ (North ring road, toll) following signs to Paris before getting on to the A6 highway.
Take the exit ‘Ecully/Champagne’. Follow signs to Ecully (left lane), then exit at "Ecully Le Perollier" (second on the right).

At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit (av du Bon Pasteur) in the direction ‘’Pôle d’Enseignement et de Recherche’. At the following two roundabouts, continue straight ahead, passing by Chemin de Pontet et Crases, then at the 1st traffic light turn left down Chemin des Mouilles.

From Paris:

Take the A6 in the direction of Lyon.
Take the ‘ Ecully’ exit then follow ‘Le Perollier’.
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit (av du Bon Pasteur) in the direction ‘’Pôle d’Enseignement et de Recherche’. At the following two roundabouts, continue straight ahead, passing by Chemin de Pontet et Crases, then at the 1st traffic light turn left down Chemin des Mouilles.

From the South:
Take the A6 following signs to Paris, then take the tunnel underneath Fourvière.
When you’re about 2km from the tunnel exit, take the exit ‘Écully/Champagne’, follow signs to Ecully (on the left) then Ecully Le Pérollier (second on the right).
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit (av du Bon Pasteur) in the direction ‘’Pôle d’Enseignement et de Recherche’. At the following two roundabouts, continue straight ahead, passing by Chemin de Pontet et Crases, then at the 1st traffic light turn left down Chemin des Mouilles.