Travel & Lodging advices
Guidance for travelers
Directions to ESSEC Campus
The ESSEC campus is located in Cergy, not in central Paris. It is easily accessible via the RER A (a regional train) to Cergy-Préfecture station, which is just a 3-minute walk from ESSEC. Please note that the RER A is particularly crowded during peak hours: 7:00–9:00 AM and 4:00–5:30 PM.
Accommodation Recommendations for Conference Participants:
We recommend choosing one of the following lodging options:
1. Stay near the ESSEC campus in Cergy for maximum convenience.
2. Stay near RER A stations in Paris for easy access. Recommended areas include La Défense, Charles de Gaulle–Étoile, Auber, Châtelet–Les Halles, Gare de Lyon, and Nation.
Please note that you can prepare your travel to avoid rush hour by checking on https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/
Taxi Information:
Taking a taxi from central Paris to ESSEC is much more convenient after 7:00 PM, with an average cost of around 40 euros and a travel time of approximately 35 minutes. In the mornings, both the cost and travel time are significantly higher due to traffic.
For this reason, we recommend staying near Cergy during the conference. It is much more comfortable to visit central Paris in the evenings and return to Cergy than to commute from Paris to Cergy in the mornings.
We strongly advise you to download either:
Uber : https://www.uber.com/fr/fr/
G7 taxi : https://www.g7.fr/
Hotels suggestions
Please note that these hotels have a limit of rooms available
Cowool Cergy spares you the traffic and parking difficulties of Paris and facilitates your access to the Prefecture train station or to the airport. It features 130 rooms and it is only a 15 minutes walk form RER A station.
Four star hotel for business, meetings or family stays. Close to the University of Cergy and ESSEC, our hotel in Cergy-Pontoise is only a 10-minutes walk from the RER A station, making it very accessible from Paris. This hotel includes 191 rooms.
The hotel is just 450 meters from Saint-Lazare station, within easy reach of the Sacré-Coeur. The église de la Madeleine church is just 350 meters, and 6 minutes’ walk, from the Palais Garnier opera house. This hotel includes 50 rooms.