Getting here 2012
Getting to Paris
There are three common ways to get to Paris: by road, rail or air.
If you choose railway, then depending on where you are coming from your terminal station may be one of the following:
Gare d'Austerlitz
Gare de Bercy
Gare de l'Est
Gare de Lyon
Gare de Massy
Gare Montparnasse
Gare du Nord
Gare Saint-Lazare
If you travel by air, then you will probably land at one of the airports:
Airport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle
Airport Paris-Orly
Airport Paris-Beauvais
You can find cheap flights to Paris on Lufthansa, Austrian, EasyJet, Norwegian, Skyeurope, Wizzair and others.
Getting to the University campus
The exact address at which the tournament will be held is
Building 425
University Paris-Sud 11
91400 Orsay, FRANCE
In order to get here, you will need to take the RER B line to "Orsay-Ville" (before taking a train, verify on the lighting panel that it stops at Orsay-Ville). The campus is located 200 meters from the station. See a campus' plan and a satellite view.
Remark: A ticket from Paris to Orsay-Ville is valid for all interconnections metro-metro and metro-RER along your way. You have to keep your ticket till the end of the trip. One ticket Paris - Orsay costs 3.60€, ten tickets cost 28.80€.
From Gare d'Austerlitz ∗ 45 minutes
Get to the RER C line's station and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 3.60€ / 10 tickets = 28.80€
Take the RER C line to St-Michel-Notre-Dame (direction St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, or Versailles-Rive-Gauche, or Pontoise)
Switch to the RER B to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From Gare de Bercy ∗ 50 minutes
Get to the metro line 6 and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 3.60€ / 10 tickets = 28.80€
Take the metro line 6 to Denfert-Rochereau (direction Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile)
Switch to the RER B to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From Gare de l'Est ∗ 50 minutes
Walk 400 meters to the RER B line's station Gare-du-Nord and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 3.60€ / 10 tickets = 28.80€
Take the RER B line to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From Gare de Lyon ∗ 40 minutes
Get to the RER A line's station and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 3.60€ / 10 tickets = 28.80€
Take the RER A line to Chatelet-Les-Halles (direction St-Germain-en-Laye, or Cergy, or Poissy)
Switch to the RER B to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From Gare de Massy ∗ 15 minutes
Walk 50 meters to the RER B line's station Massy-Palaiseau and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 1.50€ / 10 tickets = 12.00€
Take the RER B line to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From Gare de Montparnasse ∗ 40 minutes
Get to the metro line 4 and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 3.60€ / 10 tickets = 28.80€
Take the metro line 4 to Denfert-Rochereau (direction Porte-d'Orleans)
Switch to the RER B to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From Gare du Nord ∗ 40 minutes
Get to the RER B line's station and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 3.60€ / 10 tickets = 28.80€
Take the RER B line to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From Saint-Lazare ∗ 55 minutes
Get to the metro line 14 and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 3.60€ / 10 tickets = 28.80€
Take the metro line 14 to Chatelet (direction Olympiades)
Switch to the RER B to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From the Airport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle ∗ 1 hour 15 minutes
Get to the RER B line's station by following directions at the airport
Buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 11.90€ / 10 tickets = 95.20€
Take the RER B line to Orsay-Ville (dir. Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)
From the Airport Paris-Orly ∗ 40 minutes
Take an Orlyval shuttle to Antony, 1 ticket = 7.40€
Switch to the RER B line to Orsay-Ville (direction Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse), 1 ticket = 2.10€ / 10 tickets = 16.80€
From the Airport Paris-Beauvais ∗ 2 hours 15 minutes
Take a bus to Porte-Maillot, 1 ticket = 14€
Get to the metro line 1 and buy tickets to Orsay [orsε], 1 ticket = 11.90€ / 10 tickets = 95.20€
Take the metro line 1 to Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile (direction Chateau-de-Vincennes)
Switch to the RER A line to Chatelet-Les-Halles (direction Marne-la-Vallee or Boissy-Saint-Leger)
Switch to the RER B line to Orsay-Ville (direction Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse)