Venue and Logistics

Location

The Workshop will take place in the Palais Brongniart, the former site of the Paris stock exchange.

Palais Brongniart
28, Place de la Bourse
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)1 83 92 20 20

Metro: Bourse (line 3), Gds Boulevards (line 8 and line 9)
Bus: line n°20, 39, 48, 67, 74, 85 (stop Bourse)

Schedule

The workshop will run:
- Monday 24 March from 9:00 to 18:00
- Tuesday 25 March from 9:00 to 17:30

Wifi will be available in the meeting room

Lunches:

Lunches will be provided at Palais Brongniart on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 March.

Social event:

Unless we get sponsors to organize a social event on Monday 24 March evening, it will be on the basis of a pay-our-own dinner. Further information will come soon.

Getting there

From Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport

To reach downtown Paris:

• By Taxi: Fares may vary from 50 to 80€ depending on the traffic (there may be a lot of traffic at rush hours) and the time of the day.
• By Bus: Take the Roissybus connecting Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport with Paris (Opéra).
  Service frequency: 15-30 minutes, Fare: 10€, Journey time: 45 to 60 minutes.
  From Opéra take the Metro line 3 and get off at the second stop: Bourse, Fare: 1,70€
• By Train RER: take the RER B Rail to Gare du Nord station. From Gare du Nord station take the Metro line 4 and stop at Reaumur-Sebastopol station (4 stops). Then take the Metro line 3 to Bourse station (2 stops).
  RER B Service Frequency: 10 minutes, Fare: 11.20€ (RER B:9.50€), Journey time: approx. 55 minutes

More information on transport from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport

From Orly Airport

To reach downtown Paris:

• By Taxi: There may be a lot of traffic at rush hours. Fare may vary from 40 to 65€, but price may depend on the traffic and the time of the day.
• By Train: take the OrlyVal shuttle connecting the airport terminals with the RER B train Antony Station. Then take the RER B Rail going north to Gare du Nord station. From Gare du Nord station take the Metro line 4 and stop at Reaumur-Sebastopol (4 stops). Then take the Metro line 3 to Bourse (2 stops).
  RER B Service Frequency: 10 minutes, Fare: 11.30€ (Rer+Orlyval), Journey time: approx 45 minutes
• By Bus: There are multiple bus services from Orly to different location in Paris. See details.
  Here are two options:
• Take the Orlybus to Denfert-Rochereau
  Service frequency: 15 to 20 minutes, Fares: 7.20€, Journey time: 30 minutes
  From Denfert-Rochereau, take the Metro line 4 and stop at Reaumur Sebastopol (13 stops). Then take the Metro line 3 to Bourse (2 stops), Fare: 1,70€.
• Take the Cars Air France to Invalides 
  Service frequency: Every 20 minutes, Fares: Single: 12.50€/Return: 21€, Journey time: around 50 minutes
  From Invalides, take the Metro line 8 and stop at Grands Boulevards (5 stops), Fare: 1,70€.
  Then walk 500 meters to reach the Palais Brongniart.

Useful Transport information

• Public Transport in Paris:
  The Metro Map and Metro Lines
  The RER Rail lines
  The Bus Map and Bus Lines
  The Tramway Map
• Taxi:
  The two major taxi companies are Taxi G7 and Taxi Bleus

Note that parking is a challenge in Paris. You are better advised to use public transportation.

Hotel Recommendations

Suggestions for comfortable reasonably priced hotels convenient for the meeting venue:

Holiday Inn Paris Opera - Grands Blvds
30-32 Boulevard Poissonnière
75009 Paris
France
Tel: (+33) 800 911 617 

Fares from 150€ per night - Breakfast: 14€

5 minute walk

Mercure Paris Opéra Cusset
95 Rue de Richelieu
75002 PARIS
France
Tel: (+33)8/25803939
Fax: (+33)1/42614820
H1614@accor.com

Fares from 150€ per night - Breakfast: 16€ or 8€ at the bar

5 minutes walk

Mercure Paris Monty Opera
5 rue de Montyon
75009 Paris
France
Tel: (+33)1/47702610
Fax: (+33)1/42465510
Email: H0981@accor.com 

Fares from 150€ per night - Breakfast: 17€

8 minutes walk

Hotel Peletier Haussmann Opera
15, rue Le Peletier
75009 PARIS
France
Tel: 01 42 46 79 53
Fax: 01 48 24 12 01
Email: peletier.haussmann@wanadoo.fr

Fares from 100€ per night - Breakfast: 7€

9 minutes walk

Hôtel Icône
4, rue Amboise
75002 Paris
Tel.+33 1 42 97 56 26
reservation@hotelicone.com 

Fares from 120€ per night only available on their website - Breakfast: 12€

9 minutes walk

Contact

Questions?: team-payment-workshop-chairs@w3.org