1st ESAR – Nantes 2023

Du 21 au 23 septembre 2023

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

 5 Rue de Valmy, 44000 Nantes

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How to get to La Cité Nantes Congress Center

La Cité Nantes Congress Center is located in the heart and has a multi-modal and eco-friendly public transport network.

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.

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.

Lieu La Cité Nantes Congress Center                       Picto hotel vert  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)

🏨 LHOTEL

6 Rue Henri IV, 44000 Nantes

Tel. +33 (0)2 40 29 30 31

Ideally located for participants to the ECAR Summer School : 
  • To reach Oniris : 45 min by bus (line C6)
  • To reach the congress center : 10 min walk or 8 min by bus (line 4)

🏨 Residhome Les Berges de La Loire

3 All. Jacques Berque, 44000 Nantes

Tel. +33 (0)2 40 99 07 07

5 min walk from the congress center

🏨 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

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)

GENERAL TRAVEL INFORMATION

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