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Paris has two airports, Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, with direct flights to most European destinations.

You will find information about flights to and from each airport on the Paris Airports official website.


 

 


©European Community 2007Trains

From the UK, Eurostar departs London St Pancras every hour or so throughout the day and the journey takes 2 hours 15 minutes.

'Through tickets' are available from a wide range of UK towns to Paris - click here to see the range of UK places served by the new through tickets, and cheapest prices.
Visit the Eurostar website for timetables and reservations or call 01233 617913.

Paris has good train connections to the rest of mainland Europe. Contact your national train operator or the French national train operator: SNCF >>

Onward travel from the airports to the conference centre

By bus:

There is an Air France bus stop opposite the hotel (bus available to everyone regardless of airline used). The buses run every 30 minutes to and from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Bus number 4) and every 12 minutes from and to Orly (Bus number 1).

Bus Number 4 costs €14 one way and the journey takes around 50 minutes.

Bus Number 1 costs €9 one way and the journey takes around 35 minutes.

Buy your tickets from the Air France coaches ticket counter or directly from the driver.


For more information about timetables, prices and pick up points, visit their web site: Air France Bus


By train:

Take the RER B" from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, in the direction of 'centre de Paris', change at Denfert Rochereau to the Métro line 6, (direction 'Etoile'), exiting at station Montparnasse Bienvenue.

By taxi :

The journey from Orly takes about 30 minutes and costs between €25 and €30
The journey from Charles de Gaulle takes 45-60 minutes and costs between €50 and €60


Onward travel from the train stations to the conference centre


Gare du Nord
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By Métro:

From the Gare du Nord - Métro, take the Métro Line 4 (direction 'Porte d'Orleans') to the station Montparnasse-Bienvenue. From here it is a 10 minute walk to the conference venue.
Total journey time: 30 minutes, single ticket €1,50.

 

By taxi:
Approx 30 minutes; cost approx €20


Gare de l'Est

By Métro:

From Gare de l'Est - Métro, take the Métro Line 4 (direction 'Porte d'Orleans') to the station Montparnasse-Bienvenue. From here it is a 10 minute walk to the conference venue.

Total journey time: 30 minutes, single ticket €1,50.


By taxi:
Approx 30 minutes, cost approx €20


Gare de Lyon

By Bus:

Take bus number 91 from the bus stop Gare De Lyon-Diderot to bus stop Gare Montparnasse. From here it is a 5 minute walk to the conference venue.

Total journey time: 30 minutes, single ticket €1,50.


By taxi:
Approx 20 minutes, cost approx €15


Gare de Bercy

By Métro:

From the station Métro Bercy, take the Métro line 6 (direction 'Nation') to the station Montparnasse-Bienvenue. From here it is a 10 minute walk to the conference venue.

Total journey time: 30 minutes, single ticket €1,50.


By taxi:
Approx 20 minutes, cost approx €15

 

Download an interactive map of the Paris Métro>>

 

Map showing the location of Le Méridien Montparnasse, Metro station Montparnasse-Bienvenue et Gare Montparnasse>>

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