Conference venue
HOW TO REACH THE CONFERENCE VENUE
City transportation in Montpellier
By public transport
From railway station ‘Gare Saint-Roch’ stop or ‘Gare Montpellier-Sud-de-France’ stop:
- Take Tram 1 heading to 'Mosson', get off at 'Boutonnet - Cité des Arts';
- then Tram 5 heading to 'Clapiers', get off at ‘Agropolis’.
You can purchase your ticket by:
- downloading the 'M'Ticket' app (in French);
- buying your ticket at the ticket vending machines located in major tram stations (ticket to be used directly after purchase).
For more information: www.tam-voyages.com
By car
From the highway:
- Take exit 29 (Montpellier Est);
- Follow the signs for City Centre > Millau > Hospitals and Universities > Lunaret Zoo, then Agropolis Park.
Your itinerary: GoogleMap
Car park
Parking spaces are available on site.
By plane
From Airport ‘Montpellier Méditerranée’:
Take ‘Shuttle/Bus La Navette’, get off at ‘Place de l’Europe’ stop to connect with city centre by tramway > take Tram 1 heading to 'Mosson', get off at 'Boutonnet - Cité des Arts', then Tram 5 heading to 'Clapiers', get off at ‘Agropolis’.
For more information: Shuttle/Bus La Navette - Line 620
WELCOME TO MONTPELLIER
By road
Montpellier is linked to Paris by the A9 and A75 Motorways (around 700 km). It is also linked to Italy, Spain, Switzerland.
Your itinerary: Michelin - GoogleMap
By train
TGV (high-speed train) station ‘Saint-Roch Montpellier’: is located downtown Montpellier.
- 15 direct high speed trains are operating daily from downtown Paris (3h½).
- 5 daily direct high-speed trains from Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport (4 hours).
- There are also direct trains to Barcelona, Geneva, Nice and Italy, Bordeaux, etc.
TGV (high-speed train) station ‘Montpellier-Sud-de-France’: is located at less than 4 miles from downtown Montpellier.
For more information: sncf-connect.com - French railway
By plane
Montpellier Méditerranée Airport is the 11th. The airport is at 10 kilometers from Montpellier center (15 minutes drive), midway between the town and the sea. Six regular airlines (Air France, Alitalia, Air Arabia, Ryanair, Easyjet, Volotea) operate to and from it.
Direct daily flights to 4 international hubs:
- 2 hubs in France: Paris & Lyon
- 2 hubs in Europe: Amsterdam & London Gatwick
- Paris Orly: 8 daily flights
- Paris Charles de Gaulle: 4 daily flights
- Nantes: 3 daily flights
- London Gatwick, Lyon: 2 daily flights
- Amsterdam: 1 daily flight
- Frankfort: 5 weekly flights
- Charleroi, Strasbourg: 4 weekly flights
- Casablanca, Fes, Rotterdam, London Luton: 3 weekly flights
- Roma, Basel, Lille, Leeds: 2 weekly flights
For more information: Tel: +33 4 67 20 85 85 - www.montpellier.aeroport - Shuttle/Bus La Navette - Line 620
Air France
Tel: +33 892 702 654 from abroad
Web: www.airfrance.fr
10% Discount on Air France or KLM Airfare for Participants of Rhizotest 2026The unique online discount code is only available if the ticket is purchased in euros (€) on the airfrance.com or klm.com website. If you reside in a country whose currency is not the Euro, please select a country using the Euro as currency on the website.
3 steps to obtain your one-time discount:
- Follow the usual booking process. When asked whether you are 'traveling for business purposes', select YES and enter your Corporate OIN. If you do not have a Corporate OIN, please use MICE as the 'contract name.' This will ensure Air France–KLM corporate recognition linked to the Global Meetings and Events program for your flights.
- After completing your personal information, click 'Continue' at the bottom of the page and enter GME60956AF in the discount code field.
- Click 'Submit discount code' and the discount will be applied.