TRANSPORTATION

Arriving to Paris Gare d'Austerlitz

From Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport

  1. RER B and Metro Route:

    • Take the RER B train from CDG to Gare du Nord station. Tickets can be purchased from the ticket machines at the station.
    • From Gare du Nord, transfer to Metro Line 5 (direction: Place d’Italie) and travel to Paris Austerlitz station.
    • From Paris Austerlitz, trains to Orléans depart almost every hour. We recommend purchasing your train tickets either from the station or online at SNCF Connect.

  2. Roissy Bus and Metro Route:

    • Alternatively, you can take the Roissy Bus (click here for details) from CDG to Opéra Garnier.
    • From Opéra Garnier, take Metro Line 7 (direction: Villejuif-Louis Aragon) to Jussieu station.
    • At Jussieu, transfer to Metro Line 10 (direction: Gare d’Austerlitz) and travel one stop to Gare Austerlitz.
    • From Paris Austerlitz, you can take a train to Orléans, with tickets available for purchase at the station or online.

Arriving in Orleans

By train (French national railways = SNCF, train station = “gare SNCF”)

Most visitors reach Orléans via Paris, except if travelling from the south-west (Toulouse, Bordeaux).

Travelling from Paris to Orléans is easy using one of the many direct trains leaving Austerlitz station.

There are two train stations in Orléans:

  • The first one from the north is “les Aubrais” a few kilometers to the north of the city centre;
  • The second is the central train station “gare d’Orléans”. All trains stop at les Aubrais but not always at the gare d’Orléans. But for the few trains not coming to gare d’Orléans there is a shuttle train from les Aubrais to Orleans.

Passengers should check their tickets regarding the final destination and disembark at Les Aubrais in case of doubt. The Paris-Orleans trip lasts a little more than an hour.

The “La Source” campus and LEO can be reached by tramway or taxi from both train stations.

By bus

Between Paris and Orléans we found up to 48 bus departures, including 5 night buses. The earliest bus departure from Paris is at 03:20 arriving to Orléans at 05:05 the same day.

There is a total of 2 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating:

If you’re wanting more detailed information about either Paris or Orléans, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below:

  • you can see information about the departure station and stops Paris here;
  • You can see information about the arrival station and stops Orléans here.

By car

Refer to the map of Orléans. The city is connected by national route 20 (N20) and autoroutes 71 and 10 (A71, A10).

From Paris or Roissy (CDG airport), take the A10 direction Bordeaux/Nantes. After 100kms, i.e. after the “Orléans nord” exit, take the A71 towards Bourges (NOT Bordeaux). A few kms further, take the Orléans-sud exit signed “Olivet, Orléans la Source” and marked as exit number 2 on this A71. After the toll station go straight east towards Orléans La Source. Go through the commercial area and the two traffic lights. At the third traffic light you will have reached the lower-left corner of the campus. LEO is at about 1km away.

 

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