Practical Information

Trip

1) From Paris to Fontainebleau station:

You need to take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon, RER R (“Transilien”). They depart every 30 minutes, generally at xxh16 and xxh46 and may have 3 destinations (Montereau, Montargis or Laroche-Migennes). Double-check before boarding the train that it stops at Fontainebleau (in rare cases, trains towards Laroche-Migennes do not). Generally, the train towards Fontainebleau leave from platforms I-J-K-L-M-N. The train trip takes 40 minutes and stops 2 times (Melun, Bois-le-Roi) before stopping at Fontainebleau (stop: Fontainebleau Avon).

The ticket is 2.5€ (ticket Metro-Train-RER). You can purchase a digital ticket on the IDFM (Île-de-France Mobilités) app, as indicated here.

2) From Fontainebleau station to Ecole des Mines:

You can either take the bus number 3401 with a ticket of 2.0€ (ticket Bus-Tram) , whose stop is the closest from the exit of the train. Another option, which is very nice in case of sunny weather, is to walk towards Fontainebleau city center through the Castle Garden (example of the itinerary here). The closest bus stop is at St Honoré, in rue de France (2 minutes walk from the venue (see map above).

3) From the airport (Charles de Gaule or Orly) to Paris Gare de Lyon:

From the airports, you can immediately purchase a ticket to Fontainebleau (13€, Ticket Paris Région Aéroports), as indicated here.

To get to Paris, the RER B (blue line) will take you to Paris Center and to Paris Gare du Nord or Chatelet les Halles. From there, if you need to go to Paris Gare de Lyon, you can change to the line D at Paris Gare du Nord (towards the south: two stops : Chatelet – Gare de Lyon) or change for line A (red) at Chatelet towards the East for 1 stop. When you get to Paris Gare de Lyon, you need to go up (follow “Grandes Lignes” which will get you to the surface level where all the trains are leaving). Generally, the train towards Fontainebleau leave from platforms I-J-K-L-M-N.

From Orly airport, the Metro line 14 will take you directly to Gare de Lyon.

Accomodation

Here is a list of hotels in Fontainebleau:

• Hôtel de Cavoye
• Hôtel & Spa Napoléon Fontainebleau
• Hôtel Campanile Fontainebleau
• Aigle Noir
• Mercure Château
• Hôtel Ibis Château de Fontainebleau
• Hôtel Victoria

Restaurants – Bars

Fontainebleau has a wide range of restaurants. You can find Italian, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, Lebanese and French cuisine. You can also find delicious Belgian-style fries and delicious burgers at Frite’n’bleau.

For bars, Glasgow is the famous Irish pub which proposes live music. The swing bar also proposes cheese and charcuterie boards with a nice atmosphere in this associative bar.