B2B Plugtests Event

Visa

Click here should you require an offical invitation letter for your visa. Please make sure to complete the form as requested.

Hotel & Car rental

Upon registration to the B2B Plugtests, you will be provided with ETSI's Hotel and Car rental preferential rates. Workshop participants who are non ETSI members can benefit from our preferential rates.
Please address your request directly to MeetingsFacilities@etsi.org

Directions to the venue

The entire region is served by the A8 motorway.  If you choose to rent a car, It should take about 20 minutes to drive to Sophia Antipolis from the Airport, using the A8 motorway. Please find hereafter the directions to ETSI. You will also find a detailed map from the Antibes Highway Exit to ETSI. We would suggest that you print both the directions and the map.

Should you encounter any problem finding your way, please consult Mappy.com to establish the most suitable itinerary for you.

Travel and other usefull information

The main regional airport is NICE (NCE) which is one of the most important airports in France. Direct flights are available to and from Paris CDG and/or Orly approximately every hour. Many airlines operate to and from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport.

Getting to Sophia Antipolis from Nice Airport

You may get a taxi from the Airport to ETSI for about 55€.
A bus shuttle service leaves the airport (Terminal 1 & 2) nearly every hour from 8am until 7pm. Ask to stop at "Place Sophie Lafitte" which is directly in front of ETSI. The trip costs about 10€.

Climate

The French Riviera is famous for 300 days, on average, of sunshine per year. The south of France has a warm Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters. Click here for more information about weather forecasts.

WARNING
If you are planning on going out in the evening, please note that
Sophia Antipolis is a working area, therefore, you should consider renting a car.