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Le Palais des congrés is a fully renovated convention center located in the heart of the European quarter in Strasbourg, France. Le Palais des congrés is located within minutes of the Strasbourg city center where there are numerous great restaurants, shops, hotels and local attractions.
Strasbourg événements
Palais des congres Pierre-Pflimlin
FR 67082 Strasbourg Cedex
Phone: +33 (0)3 88 37 67 52
E-mail: info@strasbourg-events.com
Visa Information
U.S. and Canadian citizens planning to travel to France for short visits of 90 days or less do not need visas to enter France. A valid passport is sufficient. Exceptions exist for:
- Journalists traveling to France on assignment
- Crew Members on short-term assignment (film crews, etc.)
- Individuals holding diplomatic or official passports
If you belong to one of the above categories, you need to submit a short-stay visa application to the embassy or consulate closest to you. U.S. citizens can consult the French Embassy in the United States for more details. Canadian citizens can locate their nearest French consulate.
Since France is one of the 15 countries belonging to the Schengen territory, U.S. and Canadian passport holders may transit into France through any of the following countries without a visa:
- Austria
- Germany
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- Greece
- Iceland
- Italy
- Luxemburg
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- The Netherlands
Also note that U.S. and Canadian citizens do not need visas to transit from French airports to non-Schengen territory countries. However, be sure to verify the visa requirements for the country you will be heading to from France.
European Union members do not require visas to enter France, and may stay in France without limitation.
All other nationalities: You can find visa information relative to your situation on this French consulate page.
Transportation Information to and from Strasbourg
Rail Access
The Strasbourg Train Station is the second largest train station in France. This station offers travelers a wide range of connections to other regions of France, in addition to countries such as Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. With the TGV train, Strasbourg is easily reachable from Paris in 2 hours and 20 minutes as opposed to previously being a 4 hour journey. Most train stations accept major credit cards as forms of payment for your ticket.
French Trains to Strasbourg
TGV Est
The TGV Est is the first French high-speed railway lines also open to the German Inter-City-Express trains. TGV trains can operate at speeds faster than 300 km/h (180 mph) on these tracks. TGV trains go direct from Paris (Charles de Gaulle) to Strasbourg. Travel time is approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes.
German Trains to Strasbourg
The closest ICE station to Strasbourg is Offenburg. There are connecting trains from Frankfurt Airport to Strasbourg, they usually stop in Offenburg or Karlsruhe before arriving in Strasbourg Train Station.
Trains from Strasbourg to Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) take just over two hours but always require transfers. Most, but not all, trains stop at Frankfurt Airport Fernbahnhof before continuing to Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof.
- Reservations are usually required on all TGV trains but seldom required on German ICE trains.
By Bus to Strasbourg
Although trains are usually the most convenient way to get to Strasbourg, bus services are also available and often competitive in price with trains. Many bus services are not available daily.
Eurolines have bus services from many cities in Europe. Services to Strasbourg are available from amongst others Amsterdam (12 hours), Barcelona (15 hours), Berlin (9 hours), Brussels (7 hours), London (15 hours), Milan (8 hours), Stuttgart (2 hours), Venice (14 hours), and Vienna (10 hours).
- Eurolines buses can be reserved through National Express in the UK or Deutsche Touring in Germany.
- An alternative is the Lufthansa Airport bus—it connects Strasbourg and Frankfurt Airport six times per day in 2h20. This service may be used independently of Lufthansa flights. Check-in for flights is done at Frankfurt Airport itself.
Access by Air
The Strasbourg Airport (SXB) is roughly 10 km (6 miles) southwest of Strasbourg. However, there are a limited number of flights and destinations arriving and departing each day.
Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) is the closest major international airport. There are frequent trains from Frankfurt Airport to Strasbourg that typically take just over two hours; these trains typically always have a transfer. When you arrive in the Frankfurt airport, follow signs for long distance trains. Driving from Frankfurt Airport to Strasbourg take roughly two hours, from Frankfurt you would follow the Autobahn A5 south towards Basel to get to Strasbourg.
- An alternative is the Lufthansa Airport bus—it connects Strasbourg and Frankfurt Airport six times per day in 2h20. This service may be used independently of Lufthansa flights. Check-in for flights is done at Frankfurt Airport itself.
Paris Charles de Gaulle is also another international airport that is easily accessible to high speed trains. TGV trains typically take 2 hours and 20 minutes to arrive in Strasbourg, driving from Paris to Strasbourg takes four hours.
For further information
Strasbourg Airport
Frankfurt Airport
Paris Charles de-Gaulle
Motorway Access
Strasbourg's unique geographical location provides speedy access to all of the towns in the Upper Rhine cross-border area, in addition to the leading urban centres of northern, eastern and southern Europe.
- Basel: 1 hr 15 mins
- Luxembourg: 2 hrs
- Bonn: 3 hrs
- Milan: 5 hrs
- Brussels: 4 hrs
- Paris: 4 hrs
- Frankfurt: 2 hrs
- Zürich: 2 hrs
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