Location
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
5th floor of the INETOP building
41 rue Gay-Lussac
75005 PARIS
FRANCE
Maps
General map and detailled map pictures.
Or use Google Maps.
GPS
For those who own a GPS, you can use following coordinates:Latitude: 48°50'33.78"N (48.84251290414086°N)
Longitude: 2°20'34.54"E (2.343006134033203°E)
Google Earth
Download Google EarthGoogle Earth Placemark: EPHE.kmz (4KB)
Google Earth Image: EPHE.jpg
Staying in Paris
You will find in this document some informations for finding a hotel in the 5th district, where the conference will take place: REBOL DevCon 2007 - Hotels (PDF - 120 KB).
Those links could also be useful:
http://www.france-hotel-guide.com/75parislatin.htm
http://en.federal-hotel.com/hotels_paris_42074_arrond_05.htm
http://www.parishotelsfrance.com/indexUS.html
http://www.hotel-paris-france-reservation.com/index.htm
http://www.0800paris-hotels.com/index.asp
Because the month may is a time when many conferences take place in Paris, we were not able to find a central place where everybody could stay.
Travel
The best way to get there is to take the RER B until the Luxembourg stationBy car:
The conference center is near the "Jardin du Luxembourg".By train/bus/metro:
You should aim for those stops, which are very near the Conference Centre:- RER Luxembourg
- BUS 21, 27, 38
- METRO St Michel, Odéon (Use our metro map)
If you are coming from the Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport, several transport links to the French capital city are proposed:
- By Rail, you should take the RER B, which provides service every 10-15 minutes until the Luxembourg Station in approximately 30 minutes (CDG < > Paris-Gare du Nord). From there you can go by feet or take the metro.
- You could make use of the Air France Coaches: Air France runs a bus service from/to Terminal 1 and 2, Paris-Porte Maillot, Arc de Triomphe (Place de l’Etoile), Paris-Gare de Lyon, Gare Montparnasse and Orly Airport, whatever airline you are travelling with. Every 20-30 minutes, trip takes from 45 minutes to one hour depending on the traffic. From there you can take the metro.
- You can take the RAPT bus 350 and bus 351: RATP bus 350 stops at Paris-Gare du Nord and Gare de l’Est while bus 351 at Paris-Porte de Bagnolet and Nation. The trip takes around 60 minutes depending on the traffic.
- Roissy Bus: serves all three terminals and runs to Paris-Place de l’Opéra, leaving every 15 minutes from 6 AM to 10:30 PM. The trip takes around 45 minutes depending on the traffic.
- Finally, you can take a taxi (cab): the trip can take around 30-40 minutes to an hour to the center. Fare is about 45-50€, higher after 8 PM.
If you are coming from Orly Aiport:
- You can take the RER B (Rail): Orlyval is a special shuttle which drives you from Orly airport to Paris via Antony using RER B line. You will get special fare rates. Stop at the Luxembourg Station. From there you can go by feet or take the metro.
- By bus: take the Orlybus to Paris-Denfert-Rochereau, leaving every 15 minutes from 6 AM to 10:30 PM. The trip takes around 30 minutes depending on the traffic. Special fare rates. From there you can take the metro.
- By bus 183: RATP bus 183 stops at Porte de Choisy. From there you can take the metro.
By plane:
- Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) is 23 km (14 miles) north-east of Paris.
- Orly Airport is 15 km (south) away from Paris.
