TRAVEL TIPS

The Palais des Congrès de Versailles is easily accessible :

By car: by motorway (A13) from Paris to Versailles (Versailles Centre / Versailles Château exit) then follow the departmental road (D10) - direction : Château de Versailles. Approximate travel time is 30 minutes. You may park your car just in from of the Palais des Congrès (550 p.)

Taxi service is also available. From Paris downtown to the Palais des Congrès will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes.

Access from Roissy Charles de Gaulle international airport (north of Paris):

By RER Express Commuter train: RER line B in direction of Paris Châtelet (approximate travel time is 25 minutes to downtown and cost is around 8 € ; departure every 10 minutes from 5:00 am to midnight) then change to RER line C and get off at Versailles-Rive Gauche.

By Air France shuttle bus - and RER: take the Air France shuttle bus (approximate travel time is 45 minutes to 1 hour and cost is around 10 € ; departure every 15 minutes from 5:50 am to 11:00 pm). Buses go straight to Porte Maillot. Then take RER line C and get off at Versailles Rive-Gauche.

Access from Orly international airport (south of Paris):

By RER Express Commuter train: take the Orlyval in direction of Antony and commute there to take the RER line B to St Michel-Notre Dame (approximate travel time is 30 minutes and cost is around 9 € ; departure every 4 to 8 minutes from 6:00 am to 10:30 pm) then change to RER line C and get off at Versailles-Rive Gauche.

By Air France shuttle bus – and RER: take the Air France shuttle bus (approximate travel time is 30 minutes and cost is around 8 € ; departure every 12 minutes from 5:45 am to 11:00 pm). Buses go straight to Invalides terminal. Then take RER line C and get off at Versailles Rive-Gauche.

Official Airline Carrier

Air France and its affiliated companies world-wide have been nominated Official airline for the 22nd IUSTI-Europe Conference on Sexually Transmitted Infections. Reference to be quoted : AXZE SE 6240 Validity from 16/10/2006 to 24/10/2006 For Air France offices, discount registered: ON INTERNATIONAL ROUTES AIR FRANCE offices and call centers throughout the World will offer preferential fares from your country of departure. Appropriate published fares from French overseas departments and territories apply. Your nearest Air France Office and call centers: www.airfrance.com ON THE DOMESTIC NETWORK WITHIN CONTINENTAL FRANCE This original document will be entitled to a reduction of up 45% on the regular full fare in economy class for a round trip journey (subject to conditions) on the Air France continental domestic network for this event. To book your electronic ticket, please contact the Air France call center (+33 (0) 820 820 820) or your nearest Air France office. Members of partner carrier’s loyalty programme will receive miles on their programme when using Air France flights. Check details with your Air France office.

Train transportation to the Conference

For participants travelling within France to Versailles by train on the occasion of the Conference, special fares may be obtained with SNCF (French Railway Network). Please tick the appropriate box on the registration form or on the website.