Navigating Paris with a Navigo Pass

Dear SIG Writing Attendees and Presenters,

Given that you will be in Paris before the Paris Olympics 2024, you will be able to avoid the crowds expected in Paris for the Olympics.

A Navigo weekly pass should enable you to travel throughout Paris and its suburbs without constraints. The weekly pass for all 5 zones (Paris and suburbs) is valid Monday through Sunday and costs around 30.75 Euros. It is available at train stations. 

Please note that the Navigo pass comes in the form of a rechargeable card or "support," which on its own costs 5 Euros and requires a photo.  If you are traveling to Paris by plane, you may buy the physical card or "support" at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, and then recharge it using one of the vending machines at the airport. You may then use the same pass to travel between the airport and Paris by train. 

In case you are unable to get a Navigo card or "support" at the airport, you may buy an ordinary train ticket to Paris.

We wish you safe travels to, during, and back from, the conference! 

Accommodation

The conference organizers have compiled a list of hotels you might want to consider if you are attending the SIG Writing 2024 Conference. The list also includes the hotel's address, guidelines on how to get to Paris Nanterre University from the hotel, along with an estimated price range, which might vary based on the date of booking. 

Research School attendees can choose to make reservations at the same hotels. Alternatively, in January 2024, they will be given the option to reserve a student room at university residence halls. 

Venue

Map of Nanterre University Campus

Conference

The SIG Writing  2024  Conference will be held at Paris Nanterre University

200 Av. de la République

92000 Nanterre

France

There are diverse transportation options to get to Paris Nanterre University:

• By RER A express train (from Paris):

Take the RER A line (in the direction of Saint-Germain-en-Laye) and get off at “Université Paris Nanterre” station.

• By SNCF train (from Paris):

Take Line L at the Saint-Lazare railway station (in the direction of "Université Paris Nanterre" or "Cergy-le-Haut") and get off at “Université Paris Nanterre” station.

• By bus:

- Line 304 "Nanterre Place de la Boule – Asnières-Gennevilliers Les Courtilles": get off at “Université Paris Nanterre” stop

- Line 367 "Rueil-Malmaison RER - Pont de Bezons" : get off at “Université Paris Nanterre RER” stop

- Line 378 "Nanterre-Ville RER – Asnières-Gennevilliers Les Courtilles": get off at “Université Paris Nanterre” stop

• By car:

The university can be reached by motorways A86 and A14

Free parking is available around the campus.

For more travel details, visit http://www.ratp.fr/ or http://www.transilien.com/