· How to reach Maison de l'Inde from the airport Charles de Gaulle?

The fastest and the most expensive way to get from the airport to the maison is by taking a taxi. It costs around 45 Euros (300 FF) and is only advisable if you have a lot of heavy luggage and you are new to the metro system in Paris.
Air France buses start from the airport and head towards different parts of Paris, but there are none which come directly to the maison.

Perhaps the cheapest and the easiest way is to take the RER (suburban railway system of Paris). Line RER B starts right from the airport and heads south. All RER B trains stop at the station "Cité Universitaire" which is the stop for Maison de l'Inde.

 

· How much does it cost to live in the Maison?

The Maison de l'Inde is a non-profit organisation meant to provide comfortable lodging facilities at reasonable rates. For more information on tarifs click here.

· Where can I eat and how much does it cost?

There exist big kitchens equipped with hot plates and microwave ovens on every floor at the maison. However utensils are not supplied.
If you don't feel like cooking, however, there exists also a university restaurant at the Cité Universitaire. For more information on timings and prices please consult the section on Practical Information.

· What if I'm a vegetarian?

The university restaurant offers vegetarian salads and side dishes. You can even ask for just the vegetarian part of each dish leaving out the non-vegetarian part.

· What are the facilities available at the Cité Universitaire de Paris?

Please refer to the section on Practical Information.

· How to commute in Paris?

The Maison de l'Inde is located near the metro and the bus station to take you all over Paris very comfortably. The fastest way to get around Paris is the local metro system. Metros normally run from 5:30 in the morning to 12:30 in the night. Metro tickets can be bought in any station. A single ticket costs 1.30 Euros but it is cheaper to buy a "carnet" of 10 tickets which costs 9.30 Euros at the time if this writing. A weekly ticket "Carte Organge Hebdomadaire"costs 13.26 Euros and the monthly ticket "Carte Orange Mensuel" costs 44.36 Euros for 2 zones. The carte orange allows unlimited trips within the zones on the metro, RER and buses.

If you get fed-up of travelling underground and would like to see Paris a little bit, there exists an extensive network of buses too.

· Address of the Indian embassy in Paris.

15 rue Alfred Dehodencque
75016 Paris
Telephone: 01 40 50 70 70 / 01 40 50 71 71

· How to use a telephone in France?

Telephone cabins can be found in most public places and are generally card operated. The phone card or "télécarte" can be bought at any post office, cigarette shops "tabacs", train and metro stations. They are sold in units of 50 or 120 units.

For further details you may consult the booklet "Maison de l'Inde: Living in Paris" given on arrival at the maison.