The LDS Launch Conference will take place in the Cité internationale de la langue française, Château de Villers-Cotterêts, 1 Pl. Aristide Briand, 02600 Villers-Cotterêts, France.
Coming to Villers-Cotterêts
From Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport
- By rental car (several car rental agencies are available at the airport, ~60€/day) via N2 road (52km, ~40 min)
- By taxi (~80-130 €)
- By train via Gare du Nord station (RER B from the airport to Gare du Nord, then TER)
From Orly Airport
- By train via Antony and Gare du Nord (from Orly to Antony by Orlyval, from Antony to Gare du Nord by RER B, from Gare du Nord to Villers-Cotterêts by train)
- By metro: Line 14 – connection in Châtelet (2mn) – then Line 4 (direction Porte de Clignancourt) – Both lines are operated automatically.
- By rental car (several car rental agencies are available at the airport, ~60€/day): bypass Paris to the north-east, then A3 and N2 roads (103km, ~1h15)
From Paris city centre
- By train from Gare du Nord station * there is only 1 train per hour *
- Train Express Regional (TER K15), SNCF line Paris-Laon 15.20 € one way, ~55 min), usually departing from platform 18 or 19 in the station’s main concourse or in the Maubeuge exit corridor.
- Stop at Villers- Cotterêts (3rd stop, after Dammartin – Juilly – Saint-Mard and Crépy-en-Valois)
- Tickets can be bought from SNCF website or directly at the ticket counter in the station.
- By taxi (~90-140€ from Gare du Nord)
- By rental car in Gare du Nord station (~60€/day): leave Paris via Porte de la Chapelle (North) then E19, A4 and N2 roads (75km, ~1h)
Accessing the Cité internationale de la langue française
From Villers-Cotterêts train station
- 10 min walk
- Address: 1 place Aristide Briand, 02600 Villers-Cotterêts
Parking
- Free parking: Grand or train station parking.
- Some free parking places in the city center of Villers-Cotterêts.
- For persons with disabilities or reduced mobility, parking places are available on place Aristide Briand, near the castle entrance.
Accomodations
(all rates are indicative and may vary depending on the dates)
Accommodations in Villers-Cotterêts
- Hotel Le Regent (~95 € / night for a single room + 10€ for breakfast, optional)
- Hotel Bonanite (~99 € - 130 € / night + 12.90€ for buffet breakfast, optional)
- Several Airbnbs in Villers-Cotterêts and surroundings (~39-155€ / night)
Accommodations near Paris
- Hotel de l’Abbaye in Longpont (~84€ / night, free parking)
Accommodations in Paris (Gare du Nord)
- Numerous hotels near Gare du Nord
- Several Airbnbs near Gare du Nord (~65-140€ / night)