Travel

• Nice Airport (NCE)
• Nice (Airport) - Sophia Antipolis Taxis (expect a 20 minute trip)
• Airport Transfer Service Shuttle from Nice (Airport) to Sophia Antipolis
• Car Rental: Companies at the Airport, Europcar for Easy Jet - directions to venue are here
• Nice (Airport) - Sophia Antipolis (Sophia Express Bus) STCAR line N. 230 (about 50 minutes) - watch out, this line is not run on Saturdays and Sundays!
• Nice (Airport) - Antibes RCA bus line N. 200 (from Terminal 1 only) stop at "Place De Gaulle" + go by foot to train station (Gare SNCF in French, towards East) - "Passerelle SNCF" bus stop + Antibes (Train Station) - Sophia Antipolis Sillages STGA bus line 2VB (about 2 hours) - you are strongly advised to use another mean to reach Sophia Antipolis
• Bus stops in Sophia Antipolis:
  • CICA/Eurécom or Mediathel hotel: "Garbejaïre" is the closest bus stop (see the area map)
  • IBIS or Mercure hotels: "Bouillides" bus stop
  • Novotel hotel: "CERAM" bus stop
  • Le Relais hotel: "Eganaude" bus stop

Accomodations

• Hotel information: [RTF] [PDF] [HTML] [ASCII] - Hotels included in this list agreed to offer a special rate to the participants of ESORICS 2004 and RAID 2004. A shuttle service will also be provided between these hotels and the conference venue once a day in each direction. Delegates should contact the hotels directly and ask for the ESORICS/RAID special rate for booking. Rooms with the special rate will be served on a first-come-first-served basis and due to the high occupation rate in this season, the special rate will only be available for a limited duration as indicated for each hotel.

• Hotels nearby conference venue: overall map (Sophia Antipolis) - area map - itinerary planner

Local Transportation (Sophia Antipolis)

• Conference shuttle: a shuttle service will also be provided between the hotels listed above and the conference venue once a day in each direction. Click for the shuttle schedule
• Public transport and taxis in Sophia Antipolis

Click here for an animated view (courtesy SAEM).

Location

RAID 2004 will be held in the Sophia Antipolis science park, on the French Riviera coast, about 20 km West of Nice and 15 km Northeast of Cannes. The conference will take place at Institut Eurécom / CICA (pictured above).

• Eurécom Institute
• Map of CICA and French Riviera
• A precise and multi-scale map (enter "2229 route des Cretes, Sophia Antipolis, France")
• Sophia Antipolis (SAEM) - Maps and useful information

Conference Banquet

• RAID'04 banquet will take place at Bijou-Plage (Juan les Pins) on September 16, 20:00. Click for detailed information, bus schedule, and map.

The Area

• Information about French Riviera, Provence, and beyond
• Information about Nice and the surrounding area
• Additional Visitor Information
• Around Sophia Antipolis
• Alpes Maritimes: Nice, Antibes, Cannes, Valbonne, Biot, Mougins, Opio

If you need additional information, please contact the General Chair for RAID 2004.