Address:
CNIT FOREST
2 place de la Défense
92053 Paris La Défense
By metro
Metro line 1: Stop ‘La Défense – Grande Arche’
Exit CNIT / Parvis / Grande Arche
The CNIT Forest is directly accessible from the esplanade
By RER
By transilien train
Line L (from Paris Saint-Lazare): Stop ‘La Défense’
Line U (from Versailles): Stop ‘La Défense’
By tramway
T2: Stop ‘La Défense’
Direct link to Issy-les-Moulineaux, Porte de Versailles and metro line 13 at Porte de Garibaldi
By bus
Many RATP bus lines (Lines 73, 141, 144, 159, 258, 360, etc.).
To buy transport tickets for your groups or forfaits Paris Visite (allowing you to travel in Paris and the inner suburbs for one or more days), visit our ticket office:
Find the right ticket for your needs (https://www.ratp.fr/titres-et-tarifs) :
A : Tickets
• Metro-Train-RER tickets (Available on mobile phone)
If you wish to travel between two stations in the Île-de-France region, on suburban trains, RER, metro, and express tram lines, the Metro-Train-RER ticket is what you need ! 2,50€* (*full fare)
• Bus-Tram tickets (Available on mobile phone)
If you wish to travel by bus, tram or Noctilien in the Île-de-France region, then the Bus-Tram ticket is what you need! 2€* (*full fare)
B : Tourists & airports
• Paris Visite travel pass (Available on mobile phone)
The Paris Visite travel pass provides access across various public transport networks: metros, trams, buses, RER and SNCF Transilien train lines. Valid for 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days, this travel pass allows unlimited travel in Paris and the Île-de-France region, including access to Paris airports, Orlyval, Disneyland Paris and the Palace of Versailles. 29,90€* *full fare for 1 day (available for 1, 2, 3 et 5 days)
• Paris Région <> Airports (Available on mobile phone)
For journeys to and from Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airports by rail.
If you are leaving from or going to Orly Airport or Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport by rail (metro, train, RER, and Orlyval), then the Paris Region <> Airports ticket is what you need!13€* (*full fare)
B : Package
• Weekly Navigo travel passes (Available on mobile phone)
The weekly Navigo travel card allows unlimited travel in the zones you have chosen. You can use all public transport modes in Île-de-France: metro, RER, bus, tram and train (except Orlyval). Access to Orly Airport via line 14 and access to Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport via the RER B line is included in your package. 31,60€* per week*all zones
• One day Navigo travel card (Available on mobile phone)
The one-day Navigo travel pass allows you unlimited travel across the Île-de-France region (excluding access to airports).You can travel across transport modes in the Île-de-France region: metros, RER, buses, trams, and suburban trains, excluding access to airports – Orlyval lines, Roissybus, RER line B stations serving Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, and Aéroport d’Orly station on metro line 14. 12€* per day. *all zones (excluding airports)
Underground public car park available under the CNIT:
Car park Indigo CNIT
Access via the ‘boulevard circulaire’ / exit ‘La Défense 6’
Please note that above-ground circulation in La Défense is reserved for pedestrians. Use the car parks to access the concourse on foot.
From Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
Take RER B then get off at Châtelet – Les Halles, take the connection RER A, and get off at the station ‘La Défense’
From Orly Airport (ORY)
Line 14 to Gare de Lyon or Chatelet-Les Halles, then RER A or metro line 1 and get off at the station ‘La Défense – Grande Arche’
The CNIT Forest, situated within the emblematic CNIT building at Paris La Défense, is easily accessible by taxi or private hire vehicle, whether you are arriving from Paris, an airport or a train station. However, it is important to be familiar with the authorized drop-off zones, because La Défense is mostly a pedestrianized area. To leave La Défense by taxi or private hire vehicle, go to an accessible zone (CNIT car park, terminal Jules Verne or Les Quatre Temps shopping centre).
