Arriving at the BnF
Arriving at the BnF
The BnF is located 3 minutes walk from the Metro/RER Station 'Bibliothèque François Mitterrand' (RER C ou ligne 14)
• The RER runs 7 days a week from 4.45 a.m. to 1.30 a.m. Timetables are posted in the stations and on the platforms. On average there is a train every 10 minutes every day. The price of a one-way ticket depends on your starting station and your arrival station.
• The metro runs every day from 5.20 a.m. to 1.20 a.m. plus one additional hour on saturday night. On average there is a train every 5 minutes every day. One-way ticket costs 1,60€
RER and metro
From Charles de Gaulle : take the RER B 'Paris by train' to the station 'Saint-Michel Notre-Dame', then take the RER C to 'Bibliothèque François Mitterrand' (try to get on the front of the train).Take the 'South' exit 'Grands Moulins'.The cost of a one-way ticket from CDG is 8,50€ and the journey takes around one hour.
From Orly : take the Orlyval to the station 'Antony' on the RER B line, then take the RER B to the station 'Saint-Michel Notre-Dame', then the RER C to 'Bibliothèque François Mitterrand' (try to get on the front of the train).Take the 'South' exit 'Grands Moulins'.The cost of a one-way ticket from Orly is around 10,00€ and the journey takes around one hour.
Airport
From Gare de Lyon: take Metro Line 14, direction 'Olympiades' to 'Bibliothèque François Mitterrand'. It takes 15 minutes.
From Gare du Nord: take the RER B to the station 'Saint-Michel Notre-Dame', then take the RER C to 'Bibliothèque François Mitterrand' (try to get on the front of the train). Take the 'South' exit 'Grands Moulins'. It takes 30 minutes.
From Gare de l'Est: take Metro Line 4, direction 'Porte d’Orléans' to 'Châtelet', then Line 14, direction 'Olympiades' to 'Bibliothèque François Mitterrand'. It takes 30 minutes.
From Gare Montparnasse: take Metro Line 4, direction 'Porte de Clignancourt' to 'Saint-Michel Notre-Dame', then take the RER C to 'Bibliothèque François Mitterrand' (try to get on the front of the train). Take 'South' exit 'Grands Moulins'. It takes 20 munites.
Train stations