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Arriving by public transport

You are coming from the city of Paris:

• Take the RER C towards Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and get off at Saint-Cyr
• Take a train from the Montparnasse train station towards Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines or Plaisir-Grignon and get off at Saint-Cyr

You are coming from the Charles de Gaulle Airport (north of Paris):

• Take the RER B towards Massy Palaiseau or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse and get off at Saint-Michel Notre-Dame. From there, take the RER C towards Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and get off at Saint-Cyr.

Important note: the trip takes around 1.5 hours and costs €15. 

You are coming from the Orly Airport (south of Paris):

We recommend taking a taxi. The trip takes around 30 minutes and costs approximately €70 (depending on traffic).

• Taxis G7 (www.taxisg7.fr): 3607 or +33 (0)1 47 39 47 39

You can also take the OrlyVal shuttle to Antony. From there, catch the RER B towards Massy Palaiseau, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, or Orsay Ville. Get off at Massy-Palaiseau and take the RER C towards Versailles Chantiers. Once at the terminus, take a train that stops in Saint-Cyr.

Important note: the trip takes around 1.5 hours and costs €15.

• INRAE Versailles-Grignon is not far from the Saint-Cyr train station
• Take the Departmental Road 10 (D10) towards Versailles; you will reach the research centre in around 10 minutes

You can plan your public transport trip ahead of time using the RATP website (www.ratp.fr/plan-interactif or www.ratp.fr). 

Arriving by car

You are coming from the Charles de Gaulle Airport (north of Paris):

• Take the A1 freeway heading towards Paris/Porte de la Chapelle
• Take the exterior beltway towards Rouen and then get onto the A13 freeway in the direction of Rouen
• Take exit 6 (Saint-Germain/Versailles) and head through the city of Versailles via Highway 186 (N186)
• At Place de la Loi, turn right towards Versailles-Château
• Go around Place d’Armes and continue onto Departmental Road 10 (D10) towards Saint-Cyr

You are coming from the Orly Airport (south of Paris):

Take the A13 freeway towards Villejuif. Then, exit onto A86 towards Versailles. Merge onto the N12 and take the exit for Versailles-Château. Drive along the D91, and take the D10 to the left. Continue straight on the D10 until you see signs for the research centre.

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