February 11: Arrival in Paris. First night in France
(Paris).
February 12: First day
conference in Paris. Moving to Le Havre by train. Second night in France (Le
Havre).
February 13: Second day conference in Le Havre. Third
night in France (Le Havre).
February 14: Third day conference. Moving back to
Paris by train. Fourth night in France (Paris).
February 15: Le Havre city tour, moving back to Paris
by train or to Roissy Charles de Gaulle International Airport by direct bus.
There are two international airports for Paris: Roissy
Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY). You find a lot of information on both
airports at the internet. See for example:
https://www.parisaeroport.fr/passagers/acces/paris-charles-de-gaulle/transports-en-commun/roissybus
https://www.parisaeroport.fr/passagers/acces/paris-orly/transports-en-commun/orlybus
Most of the international participants will land at
CDG.
There will be no pick-up for participants at the
airports. However, you should not worry. France has a very good public
transport. If you land at CDG, the easiest way to go to Paris is by Roissybus
that will take you to Paris Roissybus station behind Opera House. Roissybus
operates everyday from 05h00 to 00h30 with an interval of 15-30 minutes. The
trip takes 45 minutes and the ticket price is 12.50 euros. After getting off at
Opera, you can walk to your hotel near Opera or Saint Lazare Railway Station.
So, you do not need to take a taxi or to carry your luggage down to subway. If
you take a taxi, the cost from the airport to Paris is at least 50 euros.
In case you take a hotel far (or not in a walking
distance) from Opera House and Saint Lazare Railway Station, then you need to
take a public transport (bus, metro, or taxi) from Opera House to your hotel.
You may have information on them here:
Bus: https://www.ratp.fr/en/plans-lignes/plan-des-bus
Metro: https://www.ratp.fr/en/plans-lignes
Taxi: there are a lot of information on taxi companies
in the internet.
Point of departure: Paris Saint-Lazare Railway Station
Point of arrival: Le Havre Normandy
12/02/2020: Paris-Le Havre at 19h40-21h48 or
20h40-22h54 French time
14/02/2020: Le Havre-Paris at 19h02-21h23 or
20h07-22h23 French time
15/02/2020: Le Havre-Paris at 14h02-16h23 or
15h02-17h23 French time
The train ticket may be purchased directly online at https://en.oui.sncf/en/#/
If you buy the ticket earlier, two months in advance
for example, you may get a cheaper price, around 30 euros for a roundtrip
ticket Paris-Le Havre.
There are also direct buses from Le Havre Bus Station
(next to the Railway Station) to Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport at
06h25-09h35, 10h35-14h10, 12h55-16h05 French time
See https://www.checkmybus.com/le-havre/paris-cdg
It is recommended to take a hotel around Opera House
and Saint Lazare Railway Station for the following reasons:
1) The airport Roissybus station is situated behind
the Opera House.
2) The trains linking Paris and Le Havre leave from
Saint Lazare Railway Station.
3) Opera House and Saint Lazare Railway Station are
close each other (around 10 minutes walking).
In this way, taxi will not be needed.
Some hotels in the area:
-Hotel Phileas 4**** 100/140euros.
-Hotel Wilson Opera 3*** 115/120 euros.
-Hilton Paris Opera
200/250 euros.
-Hotel Austin’s Saint Lazare 3*** 90/120 euros.
-Hotel Timhotel Opera Madeleine 3*** 80/90 euros.
-Grand Hôtel du
Havre 50/80 euros.
-L’Ouest Hotel 90/110 euros.
-Le Grand Hotel de
Normandie 4**** 110/150 euros.
-Hotel Charing Cross 3*** 80/90 euros.
-Hotel Bellevue 2**
80/90 euros.
-Atlantic Hotel 3*** 105/110 euros
It is recommended to take a hotel around Le Havre
railway station.
-Hotel Nomad Le Havre: around 60 euros
-B&B Hotel Le Havre Centre Gare: around 50 euros
-Hotel Oceane Le Havre: around 50 euros
-Hotel Kyriad Le Havre: around 45 euros
-Hotel Campanile Le Havre: around 50 euros
-Hotel Green Le Havre: around 35 euros
-Novotel Le Havre: around 80 euros