You can find plenty of information on the city of Reims on our NEOMA BS website.
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Bus and Tram
In Reims, the tramway and bus network is the most efficient way to travel. Furthermore, there are tram stops just in front of the NEOMA BS campus 1 and 2, making even easier your trips to and from the school.
The trams and buses circulate from about 6am in the morning until about midnight.
To take public transport, you must purchase and validate a ticket. For the tramway, you must first purchase a ticket at the tram station from the ticket machines (by cash coins or credit card).
Then, when you enter the tram or the bus, you have to validate your ticket by presenting your ticket in front of the validation sensor. A green light appears and you can see your credit left on the card.
You must present your ticket to the sensor machine each time you get in a bus or tram, even when it is a connection.
When you travel by bus, the stopping is optional. At the bus stop, wave to the bus driver if you want him to stop. The boarding is only done by the front door. To get off, push the button « arrêt demandé » to inform the driver that you want him to stop at the next stop, and use the central or back doors by pushing the button to open them. Controllers sometimes get in the tram/bus and ask you for your ticket. The non-possession of a valid ticket will subject you to a fine.
Tickets are sold:
Biking
Reims is a human sized city and you can go relatively quickly from one side to another by using a bike.
The canal river enables you to cross the city from the North to the South part. Please remember that the Driving Code also applies for bikes.
Train
There are now four train stations in Reims:
– Gare Centre, town center
(tram A, B or bus 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
– Gare Franchet d’Esperey, in front of Neoma BS
Campus 2, (tram A, tram B or bus 7, 11)
– Gare Maison Blanche (bus 4)
– Champagne-Ardenne TGV, devoted to “high speed trains”, located in Bezannes (tram B or bus 13)
You can see the train timetables and purchase tickets in Reims Centre and Champagne-Ardenne train stations or by internet on the website https://www.oui.sncf/ or www.tgv-europe.com
In Franchet d’Esperey and Maison Blanche train stations, there is no information desk and ticket machine. You must buy your ticket before in other train stations, by internet or ask the ticket inspector when the train arrives.
You can find plenty of information on the city of Paris on our NEOMA BS website.
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The Metro is the cheapest, easiest and fastest way to get around Paris. There are 16 metro lines and some 300 metro stations; the entrance is indicated by a large yellow letter ‘M’.
Metros start running every day – including public holidays – at around 6am and stop at around 12.45am (from Sunday to Thursday) or at 1.45am (on Friday and Saturday).
Metro tickets cost € 1.90 each (€14.50 for 10 [ask for ‘un carnet’]). You can buy tickets at automatic ticket machines in metro stations, in tobacconists and on the website PARISINFO.COM.
Line directions are indicated by the station at the end of each line, which is shown on signs on the platform and on maps (example: Porte de Clignancourt – Mairie de Montrouge).
Metro tickets are valid in zone 1 and 2 only.
There are numerous bus lines and many buses go through the centre of the city, along the banks of the Seine, and through historic districts…
64 bus lines run alongside and complement the metro network. The installation of special bus lanes along main roads has improved journey times. For an idea of your journey time, allow around 5 minutes per stop, sometimes more if the traffic is busy.
Buses operate from Monday to Saturday from around 7am until 8.30pm. Some lines operate in the evening between 8.30pm and 12.30am, in particular those departing from stations or which serve major metro/RER interchanges, as well as the 3 outer PC lines. Almost half of bus lines operate on Sundays and public holidays.
The line number and direction are indicated on the front of the bus, above the driver’s compartment, and on the sides of the bus. Put your hand out at the bus stop to indicate to the bus driver to stop.
The Imagine’R card is a ticket for students and apprentices from Île-de-France who are between 12 and 26 years old. Valid for one year, it allows you to use public transportation in the region, like the metro, bus, tram, or RER.
BENEFITS
The Imagine’R card is not just a transport card. It gives its bearer a series of advantages (called « Imagine’R Good Plans »), such as discounts in certain fast food chains (Mcdonald’s), movie theatres (Gaumont, Pathé), cultural or leisure spaces (museums…) or in some chain stores.
USEFUL LINKS
RATP website : https://www.ratp.fr/en/titres-et-tarifs/imagine-r-student-travel-pass
Transilien website : https://www.transilien.com/en
Imagine’R website : https://www.imagine-r.com/
