February 20: Arrival in Paris. First night in France
(Paris).
February 21: First day conference in Paris. In the evening: moving to Le Havre by train. Second night in France (Le Havre).
February 22: Second day conference in Le Havre. Third
night in France (Le Havre).
February 23: Third day conference. Staying in Le Havre or moving back to Paris by train. For those who stay in Le Havre, it will be the fourth night in France (Le Havre).
February 24: Le Havre city tour until lunch time. In
the afternoon: 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 every day from 05h00 to 00h30 with an interval of 15-30
minutes. The trip takes around 60 minutes, and the ticket price is around 18
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 official rate from the
airport to Paris is fixed to 55 euros (good for two persons). You need to go to
the taxi station to take a taxi and should not follow anyone who proposes a
taxi.
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
21/02/2024: Paris-Le Havre
at 17:40, 18:40 or 19:40 French time
22/02/2024: Paris-Le Havre
at 06:40, 07:40 or 08:40 French Time
23/02/2024: Le Havre-Paris
at 18:01, 19:02 or 20:03 French Time
24/02/2024: Le Havre-Paris
at 14:11, 16:01 or 18:04 French time
The train ticket may be
purchased directly online at https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/#/
If you buy the ticket
earlier, a month in advance for example, you may get a cheaper price.
There are also direct buses
from Le Havre Bus Station (next to the Railway Station) to Roissy Charles de
Gaulle Airport at 06h10-09h35, 17h15-20h25 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.
All the hotels listed here
are within a 20min walking distance from both the Opera House and the Saint
Lazare Railway Station.
Some
hotels in the area:
- New Hotel Saint
Lazare***: around 90€ a night
- L’Ouest Hotel***:
around 130€ a night
- Hotel Londres et New
York: around 160€ a night
- Atlantic Hotel***:
around 115€ a night
- Hotel Petit Saint
Honoré**: around 120€ a night
- Hotel Marena***: rate
varies from 90 to 130€ a night
- Hotel Régence
Paris***: around 110€ a night
It
is recommended to take a hotel around Le Havre railway station.
-
Hotel Nomad Le Havre: around 65 euros
-
Hotel Holiday Inn Express Le Havre: around 70 euros
-
Ibis Hotel Le Havre centre: around 75 euros (slightly further than the others)
- Novotel Le Havre: around
105 euros
- Jost Hotel Le Havre Centre
Gare: around 90 euros