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GETTING!TO!VERSAILLES!AND!TO!THE!VENUE!
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The!Venue!is!located!in!Ve rsa ille s!(a b o u t!35!km!west!from!Paris).!To!get!to!the !Ven u e! you’ll!have!to!
go!through!Paris.!!
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Arriving!by!plane!
Paris!is!served!by!two!main!airports:!Orly!(ORY),!and!Roissy/Charles!de!Gaulle!(CDG).!!
https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en!
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• From!Roissy/Charles!de!Gaulle!(CDG)!
There!are!several!options!
https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Paris-CDG-Airport-CDG/Palais-des-Congr%C3%A8s-%C3%8Ele-
de-France-France!
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• From!Orly!airport!(ORY)!
There!are!several!options!
https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Paris-Orly-Airport-ORY/10-Rue-de-la-Chancellerie-78000-
Versailles-France!!
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Arriving!by!train!
There!are!seven!major!train!stations!in!Paris.!If!you!are!travelling!to!or!from!another!city!in!
Europe,!consider!taking!the!train.!The!rail!stations!in!Paris!put!many!destinations!in!England,!
Italy,!Spain!and!Germany!within!your!reach.!
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• From!Gare!du!Nord!
https://www.rome2rio.com/fr/map/Gare-de-Paris-Nord/10-Rue-de-la-Chancellerie-78000-
Versailles-France!
• From!Gare!de!l’Est!
https://www.rome2rio.com/fr/map/Gare-de-l-Est-m%C3%A9tro-de-Paris/10-Rue-de-la-
Chancellerie-78000-Versailles-France!
• From!Gare!Montparnasse!
https://www.rome2rio.com/fr/map/Gare-de-Paris-Montparnasse/10-Rue-de-la-
Chancellerie-78000-Versailles-France!
• From!Gare!d’Austerlitz!
https://www.rome2rio.com/fr/map/Gare-d-Austerlitz-85-Quai-d-Austerlitz-75013-Paris-
France/10-Rue-de-la-Chancellerie-78000-Versailles-France!
• Gare!de!Lyon!
https://www.rome2rio.com/fr/map/Gare-de-Lyon/10-Rue-de-la-Chancellerie-78000-
Versailles-France!
• From!Gare!St!Lazare!
https://www.rome2rio.com/fr/map/Gare-Saint-Lazare/10-Rue-de-la-Chancellerie-78000-
Versailles-France!
• Gare!de!Paris!Bercy!!
https://www.rome2rio.com/fr/map/Gare-De-Bercy-France/10-Rue-de-la-Chancellerie-
78000-Versailles-France!
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How!to!use!the!metro!(subway)!and!RER!(express!train)?!!
The!Paris!Metro!is!very!easy!to!use!and,!given!the!traffic!congestion!in!Paris,!is!often!much!faster!
than!taking!a!taxi.!Th e!vario us!line s!are!n um b ere d!an d!co lor-coded.!You!need!to!identify!the!number!
of!the!line!and!name!of!the!station!at!the!end!of!the!line!in!the!direction!you!wish!to!go!so!that!you!
know!which!way!to!go!in!the!station.!
Understanding!the!subway!zone!system!
The!fare!system!is!based!on!concentric!zones:!zones!1-3!include!downtown!Paris!and!the!closest!
urban!areas,!while!zones!4!and!5!cover!more!distant!areas,!including!Versailles!and!Disneyland!
Paris®.!
Each!ticket!or!travel!pass!(whethe r!fo r!a !d a y,!a !w e e k,!o r!a !m o n th ) !ha s !a!c e rta in !n umber!of!z o ne s !
within!which!it!is!valid.!!
Two!exceptions!are!worth!noting:!
• All!Paris!metro!stations!are!accessible!with!a!ticket!or!travel!pass!that!covers!only!zones!1!
and!2,!even!though!some!are!located!ge ogra ph ica lly!in!zon e!3:!for!ex am p le,!yo u!ca n!tak e!the !
metro!to!La!Défense!Grande!Arche!(zone!3)!with!a!t+!ticket.!On!the!other!hand,!if!you!take!
the!RER!or!a!bu s,!you !will!nee d!to !purc ha se!a!ticke t!that!sp ec ifies!you r!destin ation .!!
• Orlyval,!the!light!train!line!between!the!Antony!RER!station!and!Orly!Airport,!has!a!specific!
fare.!!
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For!more!information!about!the!zone!system!https://www.ratp.fr/en/visite-paris/english/preparing-
your-trip-tickets-and-travel-passes-designed-you!
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For!a!map!of!the!zone!system!https://www.ratp.fr/en/titres-et-tarifs/paris-visite-travel-pass!
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Learn!more!at!https://www.ratp.fr/en/visite-paris/english/visiting-paris-and-its-surrounding-areas!
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Maps!of!metro!(subway)!and!RER!facilities!
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Arriving!by!car!
• From!A13:!Exit!to!Versailles!Château!or!Le!Chesnay!/!Versailles!Centre!/!Marly-le-Roi!!
• From!A86:!Exit!to!Versailles!Château!
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Parisian!and!airport!taxis!
Taxis!!operate!in!Paris,!day!and!night.!!
The!special!equipment!comprises:!
• the!illuminated!sign!on!the!roof!of!the!taxi!
• a!display!meter!showing!the!cost!of!the!journey!
• a!display!at!the!rear!of!the!vehicle!and!visible!from!the!exterior!which!enables!the!monitoring!
of!the!daily!duration!of!use!of!the!vehicle!
• a!plate!fixed!to!the!front!right-hand!wing!of!the!vehicle!bearing!the!licence!number!
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Warning!(Anyone(cla im ing (to(be (a (taxi(d river (w ho (do es (no t(ha ve (a(s pe cially-equipped(vehicle(is(
illegal.(
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You!can!take!a!taxi!inside!the!city!of!Paris:!
• by!hailing!one!in!the!street!(it!is!free!if!the!sign!on!the!roo f!is!lit!up!and !gree n)!
• at!a!taxi!rank!
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For!more!information:!https://en.parisinfo.com/practical-paris/how-to-get-to-and- around -
paris/taxis-and-chauffeur-driver-vehicles-in-paris!
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THE!VENUE!
Versailles!Palais!des!Congrès!
10!rue!de!la!Chancellerie!–!78000!Versailles!
https://www.versaillespalaisdescongres.com/!
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The!Versailles!Palais!des!Congrès!is!10!minutes!walk!from!Gare!Versailles!Rive!Gauche!(RER!C)!
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