SummitPlanningAssembly/participantguide/TravelingtoParis

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Arriving in France

Entry Fee

There is no fee to enter or exit the country of France.

Airport

There are two airports in Paris: Paris Orly (ORY) and Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) .

  • Greeters from our vendor will be at both of the airports on Friday, June 14th from 8am - 7pm. They will be carrying 'Mozilla' signs and wearing RED Mozilla polos.
  • They are meeting you when you get out of the baggage claim area and will show you the way via public transportation to the hotel in Paris as well as extend to you a metro pass for the trip
  • It will take about 60 min in total to get to the center of Paris

Transportation to Hotel

Taxi

Taxis can easily be acquired easily at the airport. Once you exit baggage claim, please proceed directly to the taxi line. Taxis from the airport to the hotel should take about 30-50 minutes (depending on traffic). In order to avoid being overcharged, try and negotiate your rate before leaving the airport or prepay for your journey. It should cost you between 40-60 EUR.

Metro

If you are traveling on your own, if you're arriving before Friday, or if you cannot find a Mozilla greeter when arriving at the airport, please find metro directions here:

(1) Airport ORLY to Hotel "Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel" :

  • follow the the signs that say "ORLYVAL" or ask at the airport information desk
  • Buy a one way ticket to Paris at the ticket counter or machine (1 Ticket = 11,30 Euro).
  • Take the ORLYVAL airport-train to ANTONY (takes 8min).
  • from ANTONY, change trains and take line RER B (blue line) towards direction MITRY-CLAYE or AEROPORTE CHARLES DE GAULLE and get off at the station DENFERT-ROCHEREAU (ride takes 12min).
  • look for signs to the metro line 6 (green line) heading towards CHARLES DE GAULLE-ETOILE (ride takes 11min)
  • Get off at the station BIR-HAKEIM and take the exit "Nord-Ouest towards Boulevard de Grenelle". Turn right on the street "Quai Branly" and the next street right into "Rue Jean Rey". You will see the Pullman Hotel on the right side. From the metro station it takes 5min to walk (400 metres).


(2) Airport CHARLES DE GAULLE (CDG) to Hotel "Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel" :

  • look for the signs that indicate "RER B: Paris By Train" . The train station for the line RER B is right by terminal 2E
  • Go downstairs and buy a one-way ticket to Paris at any ticket counter or machine (1 Ticket = 11,30 Euro). 
  • take the line RER B (light blue line) train heading towards MASSY-PALAISEAU and get off at the station SAINT MICHEL NOTRE DAME (ride takes 33min).
  • look for the signs for the train RER C (yellow line) in the direction MONTIGNY-BEAUCHAMP and get off the station CHAMP DE MARS-TOUR EIFFEL (ride takes 12min). Take the exit "Nord-Est towards Quai Branly", turn right to the street "Rue Jean Rey".  You see the Pullman hotel on the right side. It takes 2min to walk (250 metros).

A Note about Metro Tickets

  • please note that a stamped metro train ticket can be used for 1,5 hours (so please be sure to secure another from Wolff when using the metro after your current ticket has expired)
  • don´t throw your stamped single metro train ticket away after passing the turnstile because at some stations you need the same ticket again to switch trains or to exit.


Wolff will be handing out metro tickets at the following times and places:

  • At the airport through our staff
  • At the hotel welcome desk (all day Friday, Sat. & Sun morning)
  • At the Mozilla office registration desk

Hotel

  • Name: PULLMAN Hotel Paris Tour Eiffel
  • Address: 18 avenue de Suffren , Entrée au 22 rue Jean Rey , 75015 PARIS, FRANCE
  • Website
  • Tel: (+33)1/44385600

Assembly Reception Desk

Wolff will be staffing a reception desk in the lobby of the hotel Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings, and Monday morning.

  • Thursday: Check-in will be directly at the hotel front desk
  • Friday afternoon: Assembly reception desk open from 10:00am - 7:00pm
  • Saturday morning: Assembly reception desk open from 7:45am - 9:00am
  • Sunday morning: Assembly reception desk open from 7:30am - 9:00am
  • Monday morning: Assembly reception desk open from 8:00am - Noon

Check-in/Check-out

  • Check-in: 3pm
  • Check-out: 12 Noon


At check-in, you will get the room key card after they obtain a photocopy your passport at Reception Desk. When departing, please surrender your key card at the front desk.

Hotel Wifi

A free WiFi code will be handed out at the hotel check in at the reception desk.

Breakfast

  • Location: Please note that on Saturday and Sunday we will be eating breakfast at the hotel.
  • Time: 06:30 - 10:30am (Please enjoy breakfast by 8:10am and then we will depart together in groups as outlined below)
  • The breakfast room is located on the 10th floor in a room called Toit de Paris.

Metro Schedule

On Saturday and Sunday the Metro times that will leave the station next to the office and arrive at the office in-time for our start at 9:00am can be found here.

Weather Forecast

The 5 day weather forecast around the Assembly can be found here. Anticipate rain and bring an umbrella!