Arriving on Campus
École Polytechnique,
Route de Saclay,
91128 Palaiseau, FRANCE
Tél. : +33 (0)1 69 33 33 33
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- Coming from Porte d'Orléans or Porte d'Italie: via highway A6
- Coming from Pont de Sèvres: via the N118
> information on traffic conditions
- RER B: coming from Paris, take direction Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse to Massy-Palaiseau (about a 30-minute ride from Chatelet in central Paris)
- RER C and TGV trains also stop at Massy-Palaiseau
or 91.10
TransEssonne bus
(view the schedule,
requires a t+ ticket).
Ecole Polytechnique
has 3 bus stops on
campus:
"Les Joncherettes" (LOA, ENSTA),
"Lozère", or
"Laboratoires".
Includes a 15-minute
walk (with a staircase
of 300 steps); can
be strenuous if
carrying heavy bags,
may be slippery in
inclement weather.
Monday to Friday starting at 7:05 am. Please note: no free transfers except with Carte Orange zone 4.
> Map of 91.06 bus stops on campus
> Arriving on campus from
RER B Lozère station
- Orly Airport (via the RER B and Orly Val shuttle)
- Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport (direct via the RER B)
- Villacoublay Airport
- Toussus-le-Noble Airport
>Map of airports, train stations and RER lines
The two primary entrances to the campus are the Main Entrance (via car / bus, also known as "P5") or the Lozère portal (pedestrian access only).
Main Entrance (P5)
Open entry from 7am to 7 pm on weekdays
Restricted access with a badge or legal proof of identity at all other times
Laboratory Portal (by car or bus) 7am - 7pm on weekdays. Closed at all other times.
Joncherettes Portal (by car or bus) 7am - 7pm on weekdays. Closed at all other times.
Lozère Portal (pedestrian only) every day including weekends from 7am to 11 pm (accessible by badge only at all other hours)
Outside of official operating hours, a personal badge is required to enter the campus. Security barriers are installed at all entrances to the campus. Visitors must enter via the Main Entrance (P5) and obtain a temporary visitor's pass.
The laboratories are under restricted access. Visitors without a badge may use the telephones available outside the entrances to reach their contact inside the lab; the locations of these telephones are indicated in yellow on the following map.
