====== Getting to IRAP / OMP & practical information ======

===== Getting to IRAP / OMP =====

OMP is located at 14 avenue E Belin in Toulouse, i.e. [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=43.562786%2C1.478308&spn=0.006748%2C0.016512&hl=fr&t=h&msa=0&z=17&ie=UTF8&mid=zVhGPHPich0g.kNmX9444lhTA|there]] on google map (look for the blue flag labelled IRAP site Belin).  
   
The fastest way to get there from Toulouse-Blagnac airport is by taxi - which takes about 20 min and costs about 50 € one way.  The best way to get there from downtown Toulouse is by public transport (called Tisseo in Toulouse, see next item) - which takes about 20 min and costs 1.5 € (single ticket).  Using Tisseo from the airport to downtown is also possible, using either the Airport shuttle (about 30 min and 8 €) or the tram (same time, and cheaper) - both operated by Tisseo (see below).  Altogether, using Tisseo from the airport to OMP takes about 1 hr including transfers.  

===== Toulouse public transport (Tisseo) =====

Public transport in Toulouse is called [[http://www.tisseo.fr/en/home | Tisseo]] and involves a metro (2 main lines), trams (2 lines) and a network of buses.  It also features the [[http://www.tisseo.fr/en/airport-shuttle|Airport Shuttle]] running to and from downtown every 20 min or so.  

You can use the [[http://www.tisseo.fr/sites/default/files/plan_detaille_reseau.pdf | static pdf map]] or the [[http://www.tisseo.fr/en/interactive-map/ | interactive map]] of all buses / metro / tram lines to plan your trips / connections.  It allows you to work out itineraries between two different locations at specific dates / times, for instance between [[http://www.tisseo.fr/en/calculateur?o_p=Aéroport+%28BLAGNAC%29&dpt=Aéroport+BLAGNAC&dac=0&destination_class_filter=stop&d_p=14%2C+Avenue+Édouard+Belin+%28TOULOUSE%29&apt=14+Avenue+Édouard+Belin+TOULOUSE&arrival_class_filter=address&dy=2015-09-29&sh=16&sm=00&tm=17451448556060673&op=%3E%3E+Search | "Aéroport Blagnac" and "14 avenue Edouard Belin"]] (aka IRAP / OMP).  

One of the easiest way to get to IRAP / OMP from downtown Toulouse with Tisseo is as follows: 
  * take the metro line B to Faculté de Pharmacie; 
  * just outside the Faculté de Pharmacie metro station there's a bus stop, take the 78 bus in direction St Orens Lycée; 
  * get out at the CNES-IAS stop (<5 min from Faculté de Pharmacie).
The same ticket you use for the metro will work on the bus and the bus runs every ~15 minutes on weekday mornings.

Fares are mentioned [[http://www.tisseo.fr/en/tickets-price|here]] - with an unlimited 3-day pass on metro / buses / trams costing for instance 10.5 € (as of 2015 Sept).  Note that this pass does not include access to the Airport Shuttle but let you use tram T2 (that goes to the airport).  

===== Bike rentals (VeloToulouse) =====

Toulouse also features a network of bike rentals (by the Town Hall rather than by Tisseo) called [[http://www.velo.toulouse.fr/index.php|VeloToulouse]] (like Velib in Paris) with which you can pick a bike at one of the [[http://www.velo.toulouse.fr/Les-stations|250+ stations]] throughout Toulouse and drop it at any other station (there are several such stations close to OMP: #237, #223, #222 and #224).  A 1-day access to the bike network costs 1.2 € (as of 2015 Sept) and each bike trip within this day is free if shorter than 30 min (see [[http://www.velo.toulouse.fr/Abonnements-et-Tickets/Tarifs/Consultez-les-tarifs|fares]] for more information)

===== Suggested places to stay =====

There are many hotels downtown Toulouse for a typical cost of about 80-100 € per night at the type of our workshop (many of them offering significant discounts for advanced booking), and for instance: 
  * [[http://www.hotel-albert1.com/en/ |Hotel Albert 1er]] 
  * [[http://www.pere-leon.com/en/ |Hotel Le Pere Leon]]
  * [[http://wilson.hotel-oursblanc.com/eng/ |Hotel Ours Blanc Wilson]]
  * [[http://en.hoteldesartstoulouse.fr|Hotel des Arts]]
  * [[http://www.hotelcroixbaragnon.com/en/ |Hotel Croix Baragnon]]
  * [[http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-8505-novotel-toulouse-centre-wilson/index.shtml|Novotel Toulouse Centre Wilson]]

You can find many more using the usual hotel booking sites - but make sure that the hotel is located downtown, or at least close to a Tisseo metro / bus / tram station to ease your trips back and forth to IRAP / OMP during the workshop.