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HANDY GUIDE
FOR VISITORS
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MAP OF PARIS AND CLOSE SUBURBS
IGN
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MAPS OF THE METRO AND RER IN PARIS
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ACCESS TO IGN
MAP OF IGN
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HOW TO GET FROM GARE DU NORD (railway station) TO IGN
Fare (as of 15/02/2010) : 1,70 €
Starting Point : Gare du Nord – Subway RER SNCF Arrival : 2-4 avenue Pasteur SAINT - MANDE
Duration : 31 min
Duration Go to : Gare du Nord - RER 3 mn
1 Direction : Place d'Italie
from : Gare du Nord
to : Bastille 11 mn
Connection at : Bastille 2 mn
2 Destination : Château de Vincennes
From : Bastille
To : Saint - Mandé Tourelle 8 mn
And then go to : 2-4 avenue Pasteur SAINT - MANDE 7 mn
HOW TO GET FROM IGN TO GARE DU NORD (railway station)
Fare (as of 15/02/2010) : 1,70 €
Starting point : 2-4 avenue Pasteur SAINT - MANDE Arrival : Gare du Nord – Subway RER SNCF Duration : 29 min
Duration Go to : Saint – Mande Tourelle - Subway 7 mn
1 Destination : La Défense (Grande Arche)
From : Saint - Mandé Tourelle
To : Bastille 7 mn
Connection at : Bastille 1 mn
2 Destination : Bobigny-Pablo-Picasso
From : Bastille
To : Gare du Nord 11 mn
And then go to : Gare du Nord – Subway RER SNCF 3 mn
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HOW TO GET FROM PARIS AIRPORTS TO IGN VIA CHATELET-LES-HALLES
Fares (as of 15/02/2010) CDG 2 Airport Vincennes RER station : 10,30 € CDG 2 Airport Saint-Mandé Metro station : 8,50 € Orly Airport Vincennes RER station : 11,80 € Orly Airport Saint-Mandé Metro station : 9,85 €
Itinerary
Starting point : Charles de Gaulle Airport Arrival : Châtelet - Les Halles Duration : 42 mn
Duration Go to : Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV - RER 3 mn
1 Destination : Massy Palaiseau
From : Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
To : Châtelet-Les Halles 38 mn
And then go to : the other side of the same platform 1 mn Starting point : Orly Airport Arrival : Châtelet - Les Halles Duration : 45 mn
Duration Go to : Orly-Sud - Metro 3 mn
1 Destination : Antony
From : Orly-Sud
To : Antony 10 mn
Connection at : Antony - RER 4 mn
2 Destination : Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
From : Antony
To : Châtelet-Les Halles 25 mn
And then go to : Châtelet-Les Halles – RER A – direction Marne-la-Vallée Chessy
3 mn
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Itinerary
Starting point : Charles de Gaulle Airport Arrival : Châtelet - Les Halles Duration : 42 mn
Duration
Go to : Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV - RER 3 mn
1 Destination : Massy Palaiseau
From : Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
To : Châtelet-Les Halles 38 mn
And then go to : the other side of the same platform 1 mn
Starting point : Orly Airport Arrival : Châtelet - Les Halles Duration : 45 mn
Duration
Go to : Orly-Sud - Metro 3 mn
1 Destination : Antony
From : Orly-Sud
To : Antony 10 mn
Connection at : Antony - RER 4 mn
2 Destination : Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
From : Antony
To : Châtelet-Les Halles 25 mn
And then go to : Châtelet-Les Halles – RER A – direction Marne-la-Vallée Chessy
3 mn
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Starting point : Châtelet - Les Halles Arrival : 2-4 avenue Pasteur SAINT - MANDE Option 1 (less walk) Duration: 20 mn
Duration
1 Destination : Marne-la-Vallée Chessy or Torcy or Noisy-Le-Grand-Mont d’Est or Boissy-Saint-Léger or La Varenne-Chennevieres
From : Châtelet-Les Halles
To : Nation 6 mn
Connection at : Nation - Métro 4 mn
2 Destination : Château de Vincennes
From : Nation
To : Saint-Mandé-Tourelle 3 mn
And then go to: 2-4 avenue Pasteur SAINT - MANDE 7 mn
Option 2 (fewer train connections) Duration: 25 mn
Duration
1 Destination : Marne-la-Vallée Chessy or Torcy or Noisy-Le-Grand-Mont d’Est or Boissy-Saint-Léger or La Varenne-Chennevieres
From : Châtelet-Les Halles
To : Vincennes 10 mn
And then go to : 2-4 avenue Pasteur SAINT - MANDE 15 mn
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HOW TO GET FROM IGN TO THE AIRPORTS VIA CHATELET-LES-HALLES
Fares (as of 15/02/2010) Vincennes RER station Orly Airport : 11,80 € Saint-Mandé Metro station Orly Airport : 9,85 € Vincennes RER station CDG 2 Airport : 10,30 € Saint-Mandé Metro station CDG 2 Airport : 8,50 € Itinerary Starting point : 2-4 avenue Pasteur SAINT - MANDE Arrival : Châtelet - Les Halles Option 1 (less walk) Duration: 20 mn Duration
Go to : Saint – Mandé Tourelle - Subway 7 mn
1 Destination : La Défense
From : Saint - Mandé Tourelle
To : Nation 3 mn
Connection at : Nation - RER 3 mn
2 Destination : La Défense (Grande Arche) or Poissy
From : Nation
To : Châtelet-Les Halles 6 mn
Option 2 (fewer train connections) Duration: 25 mn Duration
Go to : Vincennes - RER 15 mn
1 Destination : La Défense (Grande Arche) or Poissy
From : Vincennes
To : Châtelet-Les Halles 10 mn
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Starting point : Châtelet - Les Halles Arrival : Charles de Gaulle Airport Duration : 42 mn
Duration
Go to : Châtelet-Les Halles – RER B (the other side of the same platform)
1 mn
1 Destination : Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
From : Châtelet-Les Halles
To : Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV 38 mn
And then go to : Charles de Gaulle Airport 3 mn
Starting point : Châtelet - Les Halles Arrival : Orly Airport Duration : 45 mn Duration
Go to : Châtelet-Les Halles – RER B 3 mn
1 Destination : Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse
From : Châtelet-Les Halles
To : Antony 25 mn
Connection at : Antony - Métro 4 mn
2 Destination : Orly-Sud
From : Antony
To : Orly-Sud 10 mn
And then go to : Orly Airport 3 mn
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LIST OF TAXIS
NAME PHONE
ALPHA TAXI Paris 13 (Credit card Accepted)
01 45 85 85 85
ABBAYE RADIO TAXIS
Vincennes
01 43 77 73 00
TAXIS (Appel Taxis)
Saint-Mandé
01 43 28 00 00
ACCES TAXIS RADIO 94
Charenton le Pont
01 53 61 03 61
CAB &TAXI
Paris 5
01 48 40 00 01
Taxis G7
01 47 39 47 39
LIST OF MOTORBIKE TAXIS
NAME PHONE
Urban Driver
01 74 63 00 08 06 16 01 85 58
LibertyTrans
0 826 628 730
City Bire
0 826100 100
Skoot
0 8100 620 811
Taxi Moto Paris
06 69 96 75 75
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CAR RENTAL
NAME PHONE
MVO LOCATION 47 Cours Vincennes
75020 PARIS
01 43 72 40 20
LOCATION DE VOITURE.COM
4 place Félix Eboué 75012 PARIS
01 53 46 55 00
DEFRANCE ALAIN
82 rue Reuilly 75012 PARIS
01 43 44 28 14
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FOR YOUR ACCOMMODATION HOTELS
The IGN is located in the suburbs of PARIS but is easily reachable by metro and bus.
HOTELS Per night
SINGLE
DOUBLE
BREAK - FAST
WIFI
DAUMESNIL *** 50 avenue de Paris - 94300 VINCENNES Tèl :01 48 08 44 10-Fax:01 43 65 10 94 www.hotel-daumesnil.com
115 € (92 €)1
130 € (109 €)1
13 €
Yes
DONJON ** 22 rue du Donjon - 94300 VINCENNES Tèl :01 43 28 19 17-Fax:01 49 57 02 04 www.hotel-donjon-vincennes.fr
80 €
85 €
7€
Yes
ETAP HOTEL 2 avenue Léon Gaumont - 75020 PARIS Tèl :08 92 68 32 57-Fax :01 56 93 30 01 www.etaphotel.com
50 €
50 €
7 €
Yes
SAINT - LOUIS BEST WESTERN *** 2 bis rue Robert Giraudineau - 94300 VINCENNES Tèl :01 43 74 16 78-Fax:01 43 74 16 49 www.hotel-paris-saintlouis.com
150 € (135 €)1
170 € (153 €)1
13 €
Yes
HOTEL DU CHATEAU ** 1 rue Robert Giraudineau - 94300 VINCENNES Tèl :01 48 08 67 40-Fax :01 43 28 73 27 www.hotel-du-chateau.com
69 €
79 €
7.90 €
Yes
1 A discount is granted to people coming on behalf of IGN, see price in brackets
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HOTELS Per night
SIMPLE
DOUBLE
BREAK -
FAST
WIFI
LE RUISSEAU ** 137 avenue Galliéni - 94160 St MANDETèl :01 43 74 02 39-Fax:01 43 74 82 92 www.leruisseau.fr
76 €
83 €
7 €
Yes
LE HOME ** 7 rue Eugénie Gérard – 94300 VINCENNES Tèl :01 43 86 17 44-Fax:01 43 28 11 52 www.hotellehome.com
78 € - 108 €
88 € - 128 €
7€
Yes
HOTEL TRIANON ** 44 rue des Laitières – 94300 VINCENNES Tèl :01 43 28 03 28–Fax:01 43 28 02 79 http://www.hotel-trianon-vincennes.federal-hotel.com/
55 €
55 €
5 €
Yes
HOTEL LE BLASON 30 avenue de Paris – 1 rue de Montreuil 94300 VINCENNES Tèl :08 99 23 47 61 http://www.hotel-blason-vincennes.federal-hotel.com
53 €
65 €
5.90 €
Yes
HOTEL JARDINS DE PARIS *** 61 rue de la Voute – 75 012 PARIS Tèl : 01 43 45 41 38 Fax : 01 43 43 04 11 http://www.hotelsjardinsdeparis.com/nationbercy/fr/hotel.asp
130 €
145 €
Yes
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HOTELS MAP
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RER Vincennes
Hôtel le RUISSEAU
Hôtel du CHATEAU
Le HOME
ETAP Hôtel
Hôtel DONJON
Hôtel SAINT-LOUIS
Hôtel DAUMESNIL
Hôtel TRIANON
Hôtel le BLASON
Hôtel Jardins de Paris
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YOUTH HOSTELS
HOSTELS AND ADRESS
DISTANCE
FROM VENUE
BOOKING
INFORMATION CISP – Centre Kellermann Centre Internationaux de Séjour de Paris 17, bd Kellermann - 75 013 PARIS Tél : 01.44.16.37.38 Fax : 01.44.16.37.39 Réservation : 01.43.58.96.00
40 mn by metro M° Porte d’Italie
RER : Cité Universitaire
Website : www.cisp.fr
E‐mail: [email protected] 20 – 45 € per night
CISP – Centre Maurice Ravel Centre Internationaux de Séjour de Paris 6, av Maurice Ravel - 75 012 PARIS Tél : 01.44.75.60.00 Fax : 01.43.44.45.30 Réservation : 01.43.58.96.00
40 mn by metro M° Porte de Vincennes
HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL Auberge de jeunesse Jules Ferry 8, bd Jules Ferry - 75 011 PARIS Tél : 01.43.57.55.60 Fax : 01.43.14.82.09
30 mn by metro M° République
Website: www.hihostels.com 20 – 25 € per night
HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL Auberge de jeunesse Le d’Artagnan 80, rue Vitruve - 75 020 PARIS Tél : 01.40.32.34.56 Fax : 01.40.32.34.55
45 mn by metro
M° Porte de Bagnolet
HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL Auberge de jeunesse Paris Clichy « Léo Lagrange » 107, rue Martre - 75 110 CLICHY Tél : 01.41.27.26.90 Fax : 01.42.70.52.63
20 mn by metro M° Mairie de
Clichy
HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL Auberge de jeunesse Cité des Sciences 24, rue des Sept Arpents - 93 310 LE PRE-SAINT-GERVAIS Tél: 01.48.43.24.11 Fax: 01.48.43.26.82
45mn by metro M° Hoche
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GENERAL INFORMATION
VISA INFORMATION FOR FRANCE Every foreign national wishing to come to France must have ready for presentation at the border documentary evidence of the purpose of the visit, means of support for the duration of the stay and accommodation arrangements. In some cases, a visa is required. It must be requested from the french consulate before departure. According to your nationality, the length and the purpose of your trip to France, you may be requested to obtain a visa before traveling. Do you need a Schengen visa to travel to France? To find out whether or not you require a Schengen visa to travel to France, please consult the following link: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/entering-france_2045/getting-visa_2046/index.html Contact details of the french embassy and/or consulate in your country: http://www.mfe.org/annuaires/repdipet.asp
TIME ZONE GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
EMERGENCIES SAMU (ambulance) – Tel: 15 (free) Police Emergency (from a cell phone) – Tel: 112 Fire Department – Tel: 18 (free) Police – Tel: 17 (free)
ELECTRICITY The electrical voltage in France is 220 volts. France uses the standard European grounded and non-grounded socket, the most common in the world.
TOBACCO Smoking is forbidden in public areas as well as in restaurants and bars.
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TOURIST OFFICE Located in the heart of the city, Paris Tourist Office is open to visitors every day of the years, offering information and personalised advice, tourist guides and maps.
Office du Tourisme de Paris
25 rue Pyramides 75 001 PARIS
Tel : 01 49 52 42 63
http://www.parisinfo.com/