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Getting to Cergy-Pontoise
Since Cergy-Pontoise is located just twenty miles from Paris, the easiest way is to take a flight to Paris, arriving at either Charles-de-Gaulle (closest) or Orly airport.
There are a number of ways to get from the airports to Cergy-Pontoise :
If you are arriving at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, you can either take the :
Connex bus number 95-18 that goes to the town of Cergy every hour. The trip lasts one hour and costs 1.5 €.
Itinerary and schedule [Cergy / Aeroport Roissy] : http://www.transport-idf.com/frontal ?controller=Default&langue=en
Train : from Roissy you should take the RER B towards Robinson or Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuses, alighting at Châtelet-les-Halles to change to RER A towards Cergy-le-Haut. Alight at Cergy-Préfecture. RERs run frequently ; total journey time is about 75 minutes and costs €12.50.
If you are arriving at Orly airport, you should take the ORLYVAL shuttle towards Antony. At the Antony RER station, take the RER B towards Mitry-Claye, alighting at Châtelet-les-Halles to change to the RER A towards Cergy-le-Haut. Alight at Cergy-Préfecture. RER services run frequently ; total journey time is about 90 minutes and costs €13.55.
If you are arriving at the Gare Saint-Lazare, take a train towards Cergy-le-Haut, alighting at Cergy-Préfecture. The journey lasts 45 minutes and costs about €4.65. If you are arriving at the Gare du Nord, take the RER D towards Villneuve Saint-Georges. Alight at Châtelet-les-halles and change to the RER A towards Cergy-le-Haut. Alight at Cergy-Préfecture. Total journey time is about 1 hour and costs €4.65.
You can also take a taxi to Cergy, although the cost will obviously be higher - expect about €45 from the centre of Paris.
Learn more about the two Paris airports : http://www.adp.fr
and the trains : www.sncf.com
Once you have got to Cergy-Préfecture, you will easily be able to spot the Les Chênes campus (5 minutes from the station) where you will be able to meet the administrative staff and visit the university’s international & cultural relations department (SRIC).
Walking from the RER stop, for Les Chênes RER line A3, towards Cergy-le-Haut, station Cergy-Préfecture.
After going through the turnstiles, turn left and take the escalator up to the Place de la Fontaine. Take the Rue du Marché Neuf opposite. Cross over the first carpark, then the road and then the second carpark to the footbridge leading to Les Chênes.
Getting around Cergy-Pontoise
There are basically two ways to get around Cergy-Pontoise :
STIVO buses
STIVO runs 16 routes numbered 34-58 and which run from 6.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bus tickets are €1.40.
The main routes are :
• n° 36 : Pontoise/Cergy-Préfecture/Courdimanche,
• n° 38 : Pontoise/Cergy-Préfecture/Vauréal-Menucourt,
• n° 45 : Pontoise/Cergy-Préfecture/Cergy-Saint-Christophe.
RER
RER tickets cost €4.55.
• Line A : Cergy-Préfecture/Paris/Cergy-Préfecture.
• Line C : Pontoise/Paris/Pontoise.
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