Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) - Jean Luthier site

for the Tours sud branch (GEII), see the Grandmont site

Overview of existing transport and facilities on the site

> Bus and Tram

Nearest stop(s):

Public transport lines in the area

  • Line 2: Les Douets (Tours nord) <-> CHU Trousseau (Chambray-les-Tours) via Grandmont, carrefour de Verdun, place de la Liberté, place Jean-Jaurès, Mirabeau, IUT, lycée Vaucanson, quartier de l’Europe
  • Tram A: Vaucanson (Tours) <-> Lycée J. Monnet (Joué les Tours) via la Tranchée, place Choiseul, place Jean Jaurès, gare de Tours, palais des sports, place de la Liberté, place de Verdun, Deux-Lions, l’Heure Tranquille, Joué centre, la Rabière
  • Line 17: St Cyr Mairie <-> Santé NCT (Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire)
  • Ligne R7: Beffroi (Tours) <-> Painguetterie
  • Line 73: Moulin Maillet (Mettray) <-> Gare Vinci (Tours)
  • Tram A: Vaucanson (Tours) <-> Lycée J. Monnet (Joué les Tours) via la Tranchée, place Choiseul, place Jean Jaurès, gare de Tours, palais des sports, place de la Liberté, place de Verdun, Deux-Lions, l’Heure Tranquille, Joué centre, la Rabière

Bicycle + Bus: Only folding bicycles are accepted on buses
Bicycle + Tram: Bicycles are allowed on the tram at all times, subject to the number of passengers on board and provided they are parked and kept near the last double door.

> Cycle tracks

Go via the Pont de Fil and up through the Paul Bert district
Download the metropolitan area's urban cycling plan (pdf)

> Bicycle parking station

  • 100-space wheel rack (covered parking area) + 1 bicycle repair station on the Luthier site

> Car park

  • 170 spaces (badge) and limited spaces along the pavement of rue du Pont-Volant

To access other sites...

  • Plat d'Étain site: bus: line 2 (IUT stop, towards CHU Trousseau) and change at Mirabeau stop, then take line 5 to Rabelais stop (35 min), 20 min cycling and 55 min on foot.
  • Tanneurs site: bus: line 2 (IUT stop, towards CHU Trousseau) and change at Ursuline stop, then cross over and take line 4 to Porte de Loire stop (salle Télème) or Fac Tanneurs (side entrance or extension) (15 min), 15 min cycling, 35 min on foot.
  • Portalis site (Law Faculty, IAE, Polytech): bus: line 2 (IUT stop, towards CHU Trousseau) and change at Charcot stop, then Tram to Fac 2 Lions stop (30 min), 30 min cycling and 1h20 on foot.
  • Grandmont site (Fac des sciences, Pharmacie, IUT GE2I): bus: line 2 (IUT stop, towards CHU Trousseau) and get off at Fac Grandmont stop (25 min), 45 min cycling, 1h30 on foot.
  • Tonnellé site: bus: line 2 (IUT stop, towards CHU Trousseau) and change at Ursuline stop, then cross over and take line 4 to Tonnellé stop (30 min), 28 min cycling, 55 min on foot.
  • CESR site: bus: line 2 (IUT stop, towards CHU Trousseau) and change at Ursuline stop, then line C1 (Saint Augustin stop) to Les Halles stop (22 min), 17 min cycling, 36 min on foot.

Fun fact

Arrange to have two outfits if you're not used to climbing the "cemetery hill", or plan to arrive early, or use an electrically-assisted bicycle (EAB).