Nantes is a host city of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, taking place from 8 September to 28 October 2023.
ESAR NANTES 2023 – VENUE & ACCOMMODATION
The 1st ESAR will take place at:
La Cité Nantes Congress Center
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How to get to La Cité Nantes Congress Center
By train:
OPTION 1 : A the train station, take the « Southern exit » and follow the signs till the Convention center.
OPTION 2 : Just one stop from the TGV train station
Exit « SNCF station North », tram line 1 (direction François-Mitterrand/Jamet) – Station: Duchesse Anne – Château des Ducs de Bretagne (2 mins.), and then about 4 minutes on foot from the Tram Station.
By plane:
Nantes Atlantique airport is located in the immediate vicinity of the Nantes ring road, with airport shuttle every 20 mins.
- just a few minutes from the city centre (20 minutes by shuttle) (Please click to download the shuttle time table)
- airport shuttle every 20 mins.
ACCOMMODATION
Nantes is a host city of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, taking place from 8 September to 28 October 2023. It is recommended to book your accommodation as soon as possible.
La Cité Nantes Congress Center 
Recommended hotel
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🏨 Novotel Nantes Centre Gare
3 Rue Valmy, 44000 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 51 82 00 00
6 min walk from the congress center
🏨 Novotel Nantes Centre Bord de Loire (Vincent Gâche)
1 Boulevard des Martyrs Nantais de la Résistance
Tel. +33 (0)2 40 47 77 77
16 min walk from the congress center
🏨 Mercure Hôtel – Gare de Nantes
50/51 Quai de Malakoff, 44000 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 40 35 30 30
11 min walk from the congress center
🏨 Mercure Nantes Centre – Grand Hôtel
4 Rue du Couëdic,44000 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 51 82 10 00
22 min walk from the congress center
17 min by Tramway (line 1)
🏨 Okko Hotels Nantes Château
15 bis Rue de Strasbourg, 44000 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 52 20 00 70
17 min walk from the congress center
🏨 Résidence Odalys Nantes Cité des congrès
6 Place Clémence Lefeuvre,44200 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 40 50 56 43
12 min walk from the congress center
🏨 Aparthotel Adagio Nantes centre
19 Allée du Commandant Charcot, 44000 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 51 86 52 00
12 min walk from the congress center
🏨 7 Urban Suites
10 Rue Konrad Adenauer, 44200 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 51 72 97 00
11 min walk from the congress center
🏨 ibis Styles Nantes Centre Gare 3 étoiles
8 Allée du Commandant Charcot, 44000 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 40 74 14 54
14 min walk from the congress center
11 min by Bus (line 4)
🏨 LHOTEL
6 Rue Henri IV, 44000 Nantes
Tel. +33 (0)2 40 29 30 31
- To reach Oniris : 45 min by bus (line C6)
- To reach the congress center : 10 min walk or 8 min by bus (line 4)
GENERAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
Some useful links:
Public transportation tickets and itineraries: https://www.tan.fr/en/