Venue

IDS’26 will take place in the Eiffel and Bouygues buildings of CentraleSupelec
which are located on the Paris Saclay University Campus in Gif-sur-Yvette

  • Reception desk: at the main entry of the Eiffel building
  • Lunches and coffee breaks: first floor of the Eiffel building
  • Meeting point for excursion and banquet: bus departure point in between the Eiffel and Bouygues Buildings
  • Each morning there will be a special bus service with departures at 7:45am, 8am and 8:15am from Le Guichet. See stop of the bus no. 9 on the tab access by public transportation. 

Other useful links and resources:

Campus map HERE

Address: CentraleSupélec, 8 rue Joliot-Curie, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex

Google Maps – How to join the campus

Directions:

From Paris center (around 45 minutes ):

  • Catch the RER B (commuter train) in the direction of SAINT-RÉMY-LÈS-CHEVREUSE from any of the main hubs (e.g. Chatelet, Gare de Nord, St. Michel, Denfert Rochereau, …). 
  • Stop at Le Guichet station (and take the bus 9 alighting at the “Moulon” stop)
  • Stop at Massy-Palaiseau station (and take the bus 91.06 bus alighting at the Moulon” stop.

From Orly airport (around 30 minutes):

  • Take the ORLYVAL to Antony,
  • Catch the RER B (commuter train) in the direction of SAINT-RÉMY-LÈS-CHEVREUSE. 
  • Stop at Le Guichet station (and take the bus 9 alighting at the “Moulon” stop) or 
  • Stop at Massy-Palaiseau station (and take the bus 91.06 bus alighting at the Moulon” stop.

From Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport (around 1h30):

  • Take the RER B (commuter train) in the SAINT-RÉMY-LÈS-CHEVREUSE direction. 
  • Alight at at Le Guichet station and catch the bus 9 to the “Moulon” stop or 
  • Stop at Massy-Palaiseau station and take the bus 91.06 bus up to the “Moulon” stop).

Useful links to join our campus of Gif

Tickets and schedules

1) Citymapper, available on computers and as a phone application, 

2) Bonjour RATP : available on computers and a phone application

3) Google maps : CentraleSupelec bâtiment Eiffel (bâtiment = building)

Tickets on Phone:

Android:

  1. Download Bonjour RAPT or IDF Mobilities 
  2. Download ‘My Navigo Tickets’ 
  3. In IDF Mobilities or Bonjour RAPT app go to purchase and purchase tickets either a day pass, single ticket or pack of ten tickets
  4. You will need a 5 zone ticket to come from Paris to the campus
  5. You can catch public transport by tapping your phone on any of the navigo terminals on the bus, tram or at the turnstiles on entering a train station.
  6. Occasionally the IDF Mobilites or Bonjour RAPT app will disconnect from your account. If this happens go to purchase in the app and click on reconnect.

Useful links:

Iphone

  1. Download and install the Île-de-France Mobilités app
  2. Choose to pay with apple pay.

Useful link: Ile de France

Navigo Easy

  1. Purchase a Navigo easy card from any ticket office at a train station
  2. These passes can be loaded with tickets from the Navigo machines at train stations.

Useful link: Ile de France 

 

Useful links to join our campus of Gif

Address: CentraleSupélec, 8 rue Joliot-Curie, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex

By car

Departing from Paris, périphérique – Porte de Saint Cloud:

  • Take N118, in the Nantes-Bordeaux direction.
  • After around 20 km: use Sortie n°9 “Centre Universitaire”.
  • Follow the road signs at the round about.

Departing from Paris through A6-A10

  • Follow Nantes-Bordeaux direction, then “Cité Scientifique” direction (left lane), then Saclay.
  • Drive on D36 then turn on your left on D128 road then take “Centre Universitaire” direction.
  • Drive through two roundabouts. At the third, use the first exit to the right (Gif-sur-Yvette). After 500 m, use the first left turn.

From the South through A10

  • Take N118 Paris-Porte de Saint-Cloud direction
  • Exit the N118 using Sortie n°9 “Centre Universitaire”.
  • At the roundabout, take the first exit to the right (Gif-sur-Yvette). Then after 500 m, take the first left turn.

From the South through A6

  • Take N104 (“Francilienne”) Versailles direction until motorway interchange with A10.
  • Exit the N104 via Sortie n°9 “Centre Universitaire”.
  • At the roundabout, take the first exit to the right (Gif-sur-Yvette). Then after 500 m, take the first left turn.

Useful links to join our campus of Gif

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