Directions

Address Mailing address
François Arago Centre APC, François Arago Centre
13 rue Watt 3rd floor 10 rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet
75013 Paris 75205 Paris Cedex 13
 

Fax: +33 (0)157 279 395

Fon: +33 (0)157 279 383

 

Link to the Google map

Enter the building by chosing "Centre François Arago" on the intercom system:

The center is on the third floor.

Access by public transportation:

Métro line 14: Station Bibliothèque François Mitterrand (also called BNF)

City train RER C: Station Bibliothèque François Mitterrand

Bus lines 89 and 62: Bus stop Bibliothèque François Mitterrand

Tram line 3a: get out at "Avenue de France"

 

Interactive map of the public transportation network of Paris

 

From the metro, RER, or bus stop walk down "Avenue de France" in South-East direction, then turn left into "Rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet", then at the second traffic light make a U-turn right onto Rue Watt.

Arriving by train

 

Paris has several long distance train stations:

  • From Gare de Lyon: take metro line 14 direction "Olympiades" and get out at "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand"
  • From Gare du Nord: take the city train RER B direction "St. Remy de Chevreuse / Robinson" and get out at "Saint-Michel Notre-Dame". From here take RER C and get out at "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand". Use exit "Sud" ("Grands Moulins").
  • From Gare de l'Est: take metro line 4 direction "Porte d'Orléans", get out at "Chatelet" and take metro line 14 (direction "Olympiades") to "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand"
  • From Gare d'Austerlitz: take city train RER C and get out at "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand". Use exit "Sud" ("Grands Moulins").

Arriving by plane

 

Paris has two main airports:

  • From Charles de Gaulle: at the airport follow the signs for "RER B / Paris par train". Buy a ticket to Paris (10 Euros) and take any RER B train going downtown and get out at "Saint-Michel Notre-Dame" (takes about 45 minutes; do not worry if the train skips some stations). From here take RER C and get out at "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand". Use exit "Sud" ("Grands Moulins"). You can also take a taxi, which is 55 Euros (fixed price).
  • From Orly (1): take the tram T7 direction Villejuif Louis Aragon for 4 stops until La Fraternelle. Here change to the RER C line. Take the RER C train going downtown and get out at "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand" (ticket is 4,20 Euros). Use exit "Sud" ("Grands Moulins").
  • From Orly (2): take the Orlyval airport train to "Antony" (buy a ticket to Paris for 12,05 Euros). From here, take the RER B train going downtown and get out at "Saint-Michel Notre-Dame". From here take RER C and get out at "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand". Use exit "Sud" ("Grands Moulins").
  • From Orly (3): take a taxi. That is 30 Euros (fixed price).

Arriving by car

 

It is a bad idea to try to reach the François Arago Centre by car. There is practically no parking space in the area. If you want to try anyway, here is the Google map link.

When coming from the peripherique (beltway / tangentiale / highway circle / Ringautobahn) take exit "Quai d'Ivry".

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