To Strasbourg
Participants from neighboring countries such as Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland are strongly encouraged to reach Strasbourg by train in order to reduce the carbon footprint.
Keep also in mind that public transportation is great in Strasbourg and once in the city, a car is more cumbersome than useful.
By air
Via Paris - Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)
The largest international airport in France is Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). International flights from almost all Europe, America, Africa, and Asia arrive to CDG. From CDG, one can reach Strasbourg using a high-speed train in about 2h (7 TGVs per day).
Via Strasbourg - Entzheim Airport (SXB)
The Strasbourg-Entzheim International Airport (SXB) is just 10-km away from Strasbourg’s city centre and offers many direct flights to European cities (including Amsterdam, Athens, London, Madrid, Rome and Warsaw). From SXB, it takes less than 10 mins to reach the city centre by local train (~5 local trains per hour between 6:00 and 21:00 for 4.70€).
Via Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport (FKT) and or Basel-Mulhouse Airport (BSL-MLH)
Two other airports are very close to Strasbourg and providing many direct flights: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden airport (58 km) and Basel-Mulhouse airport (130 km). In both cases, we recommend to use the bus+train combination (from the Basel train station) for the last leg of your journey.
Via Frankfurt International Airport (FRA)
The other very large international airport close to Strasbourg is Frankfurt Airport (FRA). From FRA, one can reach Strasbourg using, for instance, Lufthansa Express Buses (which takes ~2h30 with 6 shuttles per day). There are hourly train connections from Frankfurt Airport to Strasbourg with change in Offenburg, and every other hour, there are also trains from Mannheim to Strasbourg.
By train
Strasbourg is connected to Paris (Gare de l’Est) by a high-speed train called TGV (train à grande vitesse). Paris-Strasbourg is 1h45’ with 16 daily return services.
