Getting to ENSTA

ENSTA has two sites: in Paris and in Palaiseau

	The Paris site: 32 Boulevard Victor Paris 15 (postal address: 75739  Paris cedex 15) Tel. : +33 1 45 52 54 01 fax : +33 1 45 52 55 87 Access map
- Getting there by public transport ENSTA is located half way between two Metro stations : Porte de Versailles (Metro line 12, direction Mairie d'Issy) and Balard (terminus of line 8). Tramway T3 (Pont du Garigliano - Porte d'Ivry) stops right in front of ENSTA (Desnouettes stop) From Orly airport: take RER B train (direction Paris/Roissy Aéroport Charles de Gaulle - any train will do). Change at Cité Universitaire for tramway T3 (direction Pont du Garigliano) and leave at Desnouettes. Alternatively, change at Denfert-Rochereau onto Metro line 6 (direction Charles de Gaulle Étoile). Change again at Pasteur onto metro line 12 (direction Mairie d'Issy) and alight at Porte de Versailles. From Charles de Gaulle airport : take RER B train(direction Robinson - Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse - any train will do). Change at Denfert-Rochereau onto metro line 6 (direction Charles de Gaulle Étoile). Change again at Pasteur onto metro line 12 (direction Mairie d'Issy) and get off at Porte de Versailles.

- By car

From A6 motorway : go as far as Paris and then follow the signs for "périphérique Ouest" (drive onto the Périphérique, direction Rouen). Exit at Porte de Sèvres then turn left under the Périphérique, turn left alongside it, then turn left again under the bridge at the next street.

From A4 motorway: drive as far as Paris; reaching the Périphérique, follow "périphérique Sud-Ouest" direction Rouen. Same exit as above.

From A1 motorway: drive as far as Paris and follow "périphérique Ouest". Exit at Porte de Sèvres, drive straight across at the roundabout, then 1st left under the bridge.

From A13 motorway: head for Paris, then follow the signs for "Périphérique Sud". Same exit as above.

For parking, we recommend to use the car parks of the Exhibition Hall, which is next to ENSTA.

The Palaiseau site Chemin de la Hunière 91761 Palaiseau Cedex Tel: +33 1 69 31 99 99 Fax: +33 1 69 31 97 28 Access map

- Getting there by public transport

ENSTA is about fifteen minutes on foot from Palaiseau-Villebon station on the RER B line. Take Rue Elysée-Reclus up the hill to the plateau, then Chemin de la Hunière.

From Orly airport: take the Orly-Val metro to Antony station then change for RER B (direction Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse), and get off at Palaiseau-Villebon.

From Charles de Gaulle airport, take RER B (direction Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse) and get off at the same station.

- By car

From southern Paris:
Exit the Périphérique at Porte d'Orléans, take A6a towards Lyon-Bordeaux, or from the Porte d'Italie take A6b heading in the same direction. Then leave the A6 for A10 (direction Palaiseau). Drive straight on at the Palaiseau-Massy exit and follow Saclay.

At the top of the hill, turn left towards Ecole Polytechnique, drive past the entrance of this institute, and continue straight on towards "Palaiseau-centre". When entering the built-up area, turn right twice and then follow the signposts for ENSTA.

From western Paris:
Take N118 from the Pont de Sèvres at Boulogne, exit at Saclay-Centre d'Études nucléaires, then go around the roundabout and take D36 towards the École Polytechnique. Drive past its entrance and continue as above.