Getting to INSEAD
 
The INSEAD Europe Campus is located on the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau and just a stone's throw away from the town centre. It lies within easy reach of all major airports and rail systems connecting Paris with the rest of the world.


Europe Campus
Boulevard de Constance
77305 Fontainebleau
Tel : 33 (0)1 60 72 40 00
Fax : 33 (0)1 60 74 55 00
By Car
To navigate your way to INSEAD from the major cities in France, please refer to the attached map.
Parking Facilities at INSEAD
INSEAD provides 850 free car parking spaces on campus for staff, participants and visitors:
  • North outdoor car-park – Open 24/7 except when the marquee is installed
  • EAC (Euro-Asia Centre) outdoor car-park - Open 7 a.m.– 8 p.m. Monday to Friday; Badge accessible 7 a.m.- 8 p.m. on weekends.
    Closed from 8 p.m.– 7 a.m.
  • Underground car parks (under the library and the Plessis Mornay building) - Open 24/7
  • Car park under Residence 2 – Badge accessible only
There are spaces reserved for disabled persons in all of the parking lots. Unauthorised parking in these spaces will result in the offending vehicle being clamped and its owner fined.

Students and participants will be given a parking sticker on arrival. Parking during holidays and after graduation is subject to special regulations. Students may request an extension of parking privileges for up to three months by completing a parking request form.
By Train
Trains to Fontainebleau leave from the Gare de Lyon in Paris.
If you arrive on the Eurostar or the Thalys
You will arrive at the Gare du Nord and will need to take the regional train line - RER D (green line). This will take you from the Gare du Nord to the Gare de Lyon in only two stops and should take 10 - 15 minutes.

From the Gare de Lyon to Fontainebleau
At the Gare de Lyon go to the ‘Ile de France/Banlieu’ counter (NOT ‘Grandes Lignes’) to buy your ticket for ‘Fontainebleau/Avon’.

The final destination of your train can be one of the following; Montereau, Montargis, Sens or Laroche-Migennes. This is what will be displayed on the Departures board. So make sure to ask what the final destination of the next train stopping in Fontainebleau is, in order to find the platform it will leave from. They leave from any one of two sets of platforms – ‘numbered’ platforms at one end of the station and ‘lettered’ platforms at the other.
The closed circuit TV screen at the head of the platform announces all the stops. You can make sure that your train stops in Fontainebleau.
At Fontainebleau station
You can either
  • Take a taxi to INSEAD or to your hotel (refer to local map for directions) or
  • Take our shuttle (ligne D), see hours below:
    		•
    Train Station > INSEAD        
             
    Train from Paris   7.47   8.50
    Gare SNCF   8.00 8.25 8.55
    INSEAD   8.22 8.40 9.10
             
    INSEAD > Train Station        
           
    INSEAD     17.12 18.27
    Gare SNCF     17.30 18.42
    Trains to Paris     17.54 18.56
     
    Local Train times
    Search for local train times, current prices and availability on the SNCF website.
    By Plane
    You can situate Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports with reference to INSEAD and Paris on this map.
    From Charles de Gaulle airport
    (north of Paris and approximately 100 kms from Fontainebleau).

    By Taxi
    Please refer to the map for general directions.
    Travel time: approximately 1 hour and 30 mins.

    By Coach+Train
    Take the coach from Charles de Gaulle Airport to the Gare de Lyon. Or take the RER Line B (Metro-Train) to the Gare du Nord, change to RER line D to the Gare de Lyon. For directions from the Gare de Lyon to Fontainebleau please see 'By train' above.
    Travel time : approximately 2 hours.
    From Orly airport
    (south of Paris and approximately 45 kms from Fontainebleau).
    By Taxi
    Please refer to the map for general directions.
    Travel time: approximately 45 mins.

    By Taxi+Train
    (This involves going north to Paris and taking a train south to Fontainebleau.)
    Take a taxi from Orly to Gare de Lyon, then follow the instructions ‘By train’ above.
    Travel time: approximately 2 hours.

    By Automatic Train
    Buy your ticket directly to Fontainebleau. Take the 'OrlyVal' from Orly airport to Antony. Change here to the RER line B to the Châtelet-les-Halles Metro station in Paris. From here, take the RER line A to the Gare de Lyon.
    For directions from the Gare de Lyon to Fontainebleau please see 'By train' above.
    Travel time: approximately 3 hours.
    Airport Information
    Check here for further information on travel to and from the Paris airports.
    Quick links
    Asia Campus