INSEAD:
INSEAD - The Business School for the World. As one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world to change lives and transform organisations. Located in Fountainebleu, Île-de-France, 65 km south of Paris, France, with a second campus in Asia (Singapore) our renowned faculty members from 32 countries inspire more than 1,000 degree participants in MBA, Executive MBA and PhD programmes and more than 9,500 executives from the world’s leading companies.
Across this comprehensive range of programmes, our participants are drawn from more than 100 countries and represent all continents. Today’s organisations need leaders with the knowledge and sensitivity to operate anywhere in the world. This is why business turns to INSEAD – to develop the next generation of transcultural leaders. The INSEAD MBA will provide you with a solid foundation for your future as a truly global business leader. Drawing from INSEAD's unparalleled diversity, you will develop the communication and leadership skills necessary to apply your world-class business education anywhere in the world.
The INSEAD Europe Campus is located on the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau and just a stone's throw away from the town centre. It lies within easy reach of all major airports and rail systems connecting Paris with the rest of the world.
By plane:
Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport is north of Paris and approximately 100 km from Fontainebleau, while Orly airport is located to the south of Paris and is approximately 45km from Fontainebleau.
By Train from an Airport:
From Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport: take the coach from the airport to the Gare de Lyon station, or take the Metro train on RER line B to Gare du Nord station, change to RER line D to Gare de Lyon station. When at Gare de Lyon station, follow the instructions above. Cost is approximately 22€, journey time is 2 hours although this can vary considerably depending on the traffic in Paris.
From Orly airport: take a taxi from Orly to Gare de Lyon station in Paris, then follow the instructions above. Cost is approximately 39€, journey time is approximately 2 hours.
By car:
From the north (e.g. Paris): Take the A6 autoroute to the Fontainebleau exit. Take the N7 to the major inter-section just outside Fontainebleau. Do not turn off for Avon/Fontainebleau centre, but continue straight on, following signs for Lyon/Orleans. INSEAD is 200m further on the right, at the next set of traffic lights.
From the south: take the A6 autoroute to the Fontainebleau exit. Follow the road to the roundabout and obelisk, and then follow signs for Paris. You will pass INSEAD on your left, but you cannot turn left. Continue 200m to the major intersection where you should bear right to double-back to return to INSEAD.
INSEAD provides free parking on campus
If you arrive on the Eurostar or the Thalys:
You will arrive at the Gare du Nord and will need to take the regional train line - RER D (green line). This will take you from the Gare du Nord to the Gare de Lyon in only two stops and should take 10 - 15 minutes.
From the Gare de Lyon to Fontainebleau:
At the Gare de Lyon go to the ‘Ile de France/Banlieu’ counter (NOT ‘Grandes Lignes’) to buy your ticket for ‘Fontainebleau/Avon’.
The final destination of your train can be one of the following; Montereau, Montargis, Sens or Laroche-Migennes. This is what will be displayed on the Departures board. So make sure to ask what the final destination of the next train stopping in Fontainebleau is, in order to find the platform it will leave from. They leave from any one of two sets of platforms – ‘numbered’ platforms at one end of the station and ‘lettered’ platforms at the other. The closed circuit TV screen at the head of the platform announces all the stops. You can make sure that your train stops in Fontainebleau.