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List of hotels
Closest to the University:
Hotels in city center:
Nice hotel, well located close to the city and the University.
Nice hotel, well located close to the city and the University.
A classic hotel in the heart of the city, by the market square.
A more affordable satellite hotel to Hamburger Börs.
The third Sokos hotel in the city, a bit further away from the University.
A very nice hotel located in a very nice park.
Usually quite cheap, a bit further out from the University.
Bus from Helsinki Airport to Turku
Fill in “Helsinki Airport T1” or “Helsinki Airport T2” as the “FROM” field and “Turku Bus station” as the “TO” field, depending on which is your arrival terminal.
Train from Helsinki Airport to Turku
Fill in “Helsinki Airport” as the “FROM” field and “Turku” as the “TO” field.
Turku leisure time
Contains, e.g., the event calendar, which provides information (partly) in English.
Interactive City Map
The interactive city map contains most tourist attractions and places like parks and allows you to zoom in to your level of interest.
Accommodation
You will find numerous hotels in the vicinity of Paris Observatory.
Travel from Paris airports to central Paris
The suburban train “RER B” brings you to central Paris from both the Orly (south of Paris) and Charles de Gaulle (north of Paris) airports. Follow the “Paris by train” or “RER B” signs in the airport (in Orly you have to take the “Orlyval” train to get to the nearest RER B station, that is Antony). From Orly you can also use the airport bus, called “Orlybus”, to Denfert Rochereau station in Paris, which is close to Paris Observatory. Airport buses (Air France) also connect Charles de Gaulle airport with Denfert Rochereau square, but they are less frequent than the train.
Web links describing the access to the airports:
http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-charles-de-gaulle
http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-orly
You can buy tickets to Paris at vending machines or – depending on the Terminal – at a ticket counter. Price about 10 Euros. The tickets to Paris are valid for a combined trip RER/Metro. The “Orlybus” ticket can be bought on the machine at the bus stop or directly on the bus. This ticket is not valid for the metro.
The web site of the Paris transport company is
http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_21879/visiting-paris/
Travel from Paris train stations to central Paris
You can reach Paris Observatory by metro from all train stations terminating in Paris.
From Gare du Nord you can also use RER line B (choose southward direction: St. Rémy les Chevreuse or Robinson). Get of at stop Denfert Rochereau.
A metro & RER map is available at http://www.ratp.fr/plan-interactif/ .
Travel by car
If you come by car, you can enter Paris Observatory at 77 avenue Denfert Rochereau, but you need a special permit. Please contact the local organisers in advance. Note, however, that a car is not necessarily helpful in downtown Paris.
