Transport
Map of campus 25 rue du Dr Roux -- Map of campus 28 rue du Dr Roux
By Metro or Bus:
By Metro: Get off at either Volontaires (line 12) or Pasteur (lines 6 and 12) station. These stations are just a 5 minute walk from the Institut Pasteur.
Map of the metro network: http://www.ratp.fr/
By Bus: Bus number 95 (Institut Pasteur stop, direction Porte de Vanves) stops in front of the Institute's entrance.
Bus numbers 39 and 70 (Volontaires-Vaugirard or Sèvres-Lecourbe stops) stop slightly further away (5 to 10 minute walk) and not far from Pasteur metro station.
Map of bus routes: http://www.ratp.fr/
Note:
One ticket allows you to travel on the metro and includes all connections as long as you do not leave the metro network.
For most bus and tram routes in Paris and Ile-de-France, one ticket is valid for a single journey without connections regardless of length. On some routes (Balabus, Noctambus, Orlybus, Roissybus, 221, 297, 299, 350 and 351) fares depend on journey length.
By car:
Rue du Docteur Roux is a one way street and you pay for parking spaces. Paying public car parks are available at the following addresses:
Sogeparc France
81 r Falguière
75015 Paris
Tel.: +33 (0)1 43 35 27 69
Car park
50 av Maine
75015 Paris
Direct access to Montparnasse station and TGV
Tel.: +33 (0)1 43 21 50 30
From Paris airports:
The journey from Paris airports to the Institut Pasteur takes between a minimum of 45 minutes (if you are coming from Orly airport) and 90 minutes (if you are coming from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport)
Official Paris airports site
Orly airport
Tel.: +33 (0)1 49 75 15 15
Different routes are possible from Orly airport:
For Orlyval, you must buy a special ticket to travel between Paris and Orly via Antony which is valid throughout the metro and RER networks. From the Antony RER station, take RER line B in the direction of Gare du Nord or Aéroport Charles de Gaulle and get off at Denfert-Rochereau station. Next take the metro (line 6 direction Charles de Gaulle - Etoile) as far as the Pasteur station.
For Orlybus, you must also buy a special ticket to travel by bus between Paris (Terminus at Denfert-Rochereau) and Orly. From Denfert-Rochereau take the metro (line 6 direction Charles de Gaulle - Etoile) as far as the Pasteur station.
You can take the Air France bus to Paris-Montparnasse (last stop but one). Next you can either walk about 15 minutes or take the metro (line number 6 direction Charles de Gaulle - Etoile) to get from Montparnasse-Bienvenue station to Pasteur station (one stop). The Air France bus fare is roughly.
An Orlyrail shuttle will also take you to the RER C (Aéroport d'Orly station)
Finally, the Jetbus will take you to the Villejuif-Aragon metro station, the terminus of line 7.
By taxi
If you prefer to travel by taxi, Paris taxis will cost you roughly 35 Euros*** per journey.
Roissy - Charles de Gaulle airport
Tel.: +33 (0)1 48 62 22 80
By train, from Paris' main SNCF stations:
Paris has several SNCF (railway) stations. Below are the routes which take you to the Institut Pasteur from the main stations.
Montparnasse station
This is the closest station to the Institut Pasteur. You can either walk about 15 minutes or take the metro (line number 6 direction Charles de Gaulle - Etoile) to take you from Montparnasse-Bienvenue station to Pasteur station (one stop).
Metro map
Saint Lazare station
Take the metro (line number 12 direction Mairie d'Issy) from Saint-Lazare station to Pasteur station (about 20 minutes).
Metro map
'Gare de Lyon' station
Take the metro (line number 14 direction Bibliothèque François Mitterrand) to Bercy station. Change to line 6 direction Charles de Gaulle - Etoile and get off at Pasteur station. Journey time is roughly 35 minutes.
Metro map
Austerlitz station
Take the metro (line number 5 direction Place d'Italie) to the terminus at Place d’Italie. Change to line 6 direction Charles de Gaulle - Etoile and get off at Pasteur station. Journey time is roughly 30 minutes.
Metro map
'Gare de l'Est' station
Take the metro (line number 4) direction Porte d'Orléans to Raspail station. Then change to line 6 direction Charles de Gaulle - Etoile and get off at Pasteur station. Journey time is roughly 35 minutes.
Metro map
'Gare du Nord' station
Take the RER B direction Robinson or Saint-Rémy les Chevreuse to Denfert-Rochereau. Change and take the metro line 6 direction Charles de Gaulle – Etoile to Pasteur station. Journey time is roughly 35 minutes.
Metro map
TOURIST INFORMATION
The Paris Tourist Information Office is available at the following link:
http://www.paris-touristoffice.com/
You will also find information at the Paris City Hall (mairie) site:
http://www.paris.fr/
For a weather report, please consult:
http://www.meteo.fr/