PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Information about public transportation in the city

Paris transport in numbers:

• 16 Metro lines serving 300 stations
• 5 RER (Regional Express Train) lines
• 4 green & noiseless tramlines
• 18,500 taxis
• 1,740 Autolib' (electric cars) at 600 stations
• 23,500 Velib' (Parisian bikes) at 1,700 stations
• 650 km of cycle lanes
• 378 bus lines

Transportation in Paris - ‘Congress card'

Support: Magnetic ticket with a plastic holder
Congress Card offer:

• A single travel card for Paris and the Paris region
• Unlimited travel in the selected zones
• Variable fares according to where the event is held
• Valid from two to seven days
• Optional: travel links between the airports and

Additional options:
The card can be printed with logo in colors and the name of the congress. Unused business travel cards are refunded on return (see sales terms and conditions). Free: public transport maps are provided with each travel card. The cost of additional options represents around 10% of the global amount (excl. VAT).

Cost: 3-day congress card pass for areas 1 to 2: 13,80 Euros (2014 rates)
Reminder:

• Single ticket: €1.70 (London: €4.46 (or €3.20 "of peak”); Barcelona: €2.15; Vienna: €2)
• 10 tickets at once: €13.70

Paris Visit pass, an unlimited transport ticket

Paris Visit pass provides

• Unlimited travel on the metro, RER, tramway and bus
• Valid for a flexible period ranging from 1 to 5 days
• A combination of possible zones, in accordance with the place of your event
• According to the zones selected, the pass can include CDG and Orly airports and Versailles

Parisian partners offers
Up to 30% discount on some attractions and in some shops: Arc de Triomphe, Disneyland, Bateaux Parisiens, Galeries Lafayettes, etc.

Easy purchase through the Paris Convention Bureau (PCB)

• Centralize your order
• Organize delivery at the hotels where your delegates will stay
• Creation of a white label on your event website for your delegates to order online

Cost: 3-day Paris Visit pass for areas 1 to 3: 26,50 Euros (2014 rates)

Airport Transportation to conference centers and hotels

By personal transport

Parking your car at the airport
It is advisable to park in the car parks nearest to the Terminal buildings, most of which can be reached via a lift. Spaces are reserved for disabled people with the European Parking Card, which has replaced the GIG-GIC badge.
Disabled people are entitled to a reduction of 50% in the car parks nearest to the Terminal buildings, on presentation of their European Parking Card (original, not a copy) and their car park entrance ticket.

By taxi
Transfers to Paris are possible in taxis adapted for people in wheelchairs.

By a specialist carrier
There are also companies that specialize in the transport of disabled people in adapted vehicles.

By public transport

Between Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and Paris

By RER (inter-urban train)

By bus - ROISSYBUS
Link between Paris-Opéra (corner of rue Scribe and rue Auber) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport (8 drop-off points, 5 pick-up points).

Journey time: approx. 60 minutes.
Frequency: from 15 to 30 minutes according to time and stop (from 5.15am to 12.30am).
NB, vehicles not accessible to people in wheelchairs.

By Air France coach
Air France coach services are open to all travellers whatever airline company they are travelling with.

Between Paris-Orly airport and Paris

By RER (inter-urban train)

By bus - ORLYBUS
Shuttle bus link between Paris-Place Denfert Rochereau (in front of the RER B station) and Paris-Orly (South and West) airport.

By Air France coach
Air France coach services are open to all travellers, whatever airline company they are travelling with.

Between the 2 airports

By RER (inter-urban train)
From Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Paris-Orly: take the CDG Val, then the RER B (or the RER B directly, according to the Terminal) to Antony and Orlyval.

By Air France coach
Air France coach services are open to all travellers, whatever airline company they are travelling with.