USEFUL INFORMATION

Coming to SIAL

Easy to access, the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte is 30 minutes away from Paris via the RER B (Parc des Expositions station) and 10 minutes from the airport and the TGV station Roissy-Charles de Gaulle.

You can travel by train from the airport to a large number of French towns: Aix en Provence, Angers, Avignon, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Le Mans, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nîmes, Poitiers, Rennes, Toulouse, Tours, Valence and more. But also to many other European towns and capitals: Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne, Geneva, London, etc.

Coming to SIAL

BY AIR >> BY TRAIN >> BY RER >> BY ROAD >> SIAL SHUTTLE SERVICE >> BY TAXI

BY AIR

• From Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport:
  Le Parc des Expositions is situated 5 minutes from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport.
  By RER: Take the RER B (in the direction of Robinson-Saint Rémy lès Chevreuse). Get off at the first stop: "Parc des Expositions".

For full information on Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport: www.cdgfacile.com

• From Orly airport:
  Take the OrlyVal (automatic metro line) to Antony, then take the RER B - in the direction of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle. Get off at "Parc des Expositions".

BY TRAIN

Within 5 minutes of the TGV station Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and 20 minutes from the Gare du Nord.

 
The map provides a timetable with details of TGV trains for Paris.

Download the map for travelling by train

		Take advantage of a 25% reduction on regular fare, depending on seat availability, for main line trains travelling outside Ile de France. Offer valid from 16/10/2010 to 22/10/2010. User name: EV60   Order your train tickets* on: www.voyages-sncf.com
	*To book your train ticket online to Roissy-Charles de Gaulle on the SNCF website www.voyages-sncf.com, the stop is: AEROPORT CDG 2 TGV.

BY RER

• From Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport:
  Take the RER B in the direction of Robinson-Saint Rémy lès Chevreuse. Get off at the first stop: "Parc des Expositions". Within 25 minutes of the centre of Paris, trains every 7 minutes (all day from 7:00 to 20:00).
• From Paris:
  From Paris, take the RER B3 (in the direction of Aéroport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle ). Get off at "Parc des Expositions ".

Travel with a light mind!

• To make your journey easier, remember to purchase a return ticket on the RER in the morning to avoid queuing up in the evening when the exhibition closes.
• Beware: The Parc des Expositions de Villepinte station is on the RER line B in Zone 4 (outside Paris intra-muros) for Ile de France transport pricing.
• Metro tickets cannot be used for the RER "Parc des Expositions".
• RER tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

BY ROAD

You will find 15,000 parking spaces available at the motorway junction (A1, A3, A86 and A104).

• From Paris:
  Take motorways A1 or A3, then the access road to A104 (towards Soissons). Follow signs for "Parc des Expositions".
  In the event of traffic on the A1, get off the motorway at Le Bourget and drive to Parc des Expositions via N2, N370 and CD40.
• From Paris Bercy, Orly, A6:
  Motorways A4, then A86 and A3.
  In the event of traffic at the A6 crossing, carry on to the A104 to the exit at Parc des Expositions.
• From Roissy and Lille:
  Motorway A1 then A104 to the exit at Parc des Expositions.
• From Nancy/Metz:
  Motorway A4 then A104 to the exit at Parc des Expositions.

• On leaving the Parc des Expositions:
  On leaving the Parc, there is a second road to the A104 in the direction of Lille/Bruxelles.
  In the event of traffic, however, you can take the A3 and reach the A1 via Garonor. Do not forget to look at the electronic signs providing traffic information situated in the Galerie d'accueil (Welcome area), Parc d'Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte.

Download the map for travelling by road

FREE SIAL SHUTTLE SERVICE

Shuttle buses Porte Maillot - Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte

• 16 October
  Porte Maillot - Parc des Expositions: every 30 minutes from 8.00 to 10.30
  Parc des Expositions Villepinte - Porte Maillot: every hour from 16.00 to 19.00

• 17, 18, 19 and 20 October
  Porte Maillot - Parc des Expositions: every 15 minutes from 8.00 to 11.00
  Parc des Expositions - Porte Maillot: every 15 minutes from 14.00 to 19.00
  
  Please note: extra shuttles Tuesday 19 October!
  Parc des Expositions VillepintePorte Maillot: every 30 minutes from 19.30 to 21.00

• 21 October
  Porte Maillot - Parc des Expositions Villepinte: every 30 minutes from 8.00 to 11.00
  Parc des Expositions - VillepintePorte Maillot: every 30 minutes from 14.00 to 19.00 

Shuttle buses Gare Montparnasse - Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte

• 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 October
  Gare Montparnasse - Parc des Expositions: every 45 minutes from 8.00 to 11.00
  Parc des Expositions - Gare Montparnasse: every hour from 15.00 to 19.00

Shuttle buses Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport - Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte

• T1: Door 8, Departure level
• T2A: Door 8
• T2D: Door 8
• T2F: Door F, HallwayT1 : Porte 8 niveau Départ

• 16 October
  Departure every 15 minutes from 14.00 to 19.00

• 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 October
  Departure every 15 minutes from 8.30 to 19.30

Shuttle buses - Halls 1, 2, 3 and 4 NORTH

• 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 October
  Non-stop services from 8.00 to 20.00
  
  • Taxis:
    2 taxi stations in the Parc des Expositions: in the basement of the main reception area (Galerie d'Accueil), and in front of Hall 5b.
  • Group taxis:
    In front of Hall 5b.
  • Motorbike taxi service:
    Bookings and last-minute requests. In the main esplanade of the Parc des Expositions.

BY TAXI

Special taxi parking spaces are available for arrival and departure from the Parc des Expositions.




Don't forget!


• Book your hotel!

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