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Travel information
Public transport in Brussels: for subways, trams, buses and trains inside Brussels itself you can use a jump ticket with 1, 5 or 10 journeys. You can buy this ticket in every train or subway station in Brussels and you have to validate it in an orange validation box every time you board a bus, tram, metro, or train. The ticket is valid for one hour. You can find a map of the Brussels network here.
How to get to Brussels (Noord/Nord)
By train
If you travel to Brussels by train, Brussel Noord/ Bruxelles Nord railway station is the station nearest to the conference venue.
Most trains going to and through Brussels call at the three major railway stations (Noord/Nord, Centraal/ Central, Zuid/Midi). However, there are some notable exceptions, such as Thalys and Eurostar, which only call at Brussels Zuid/Midi. To get from there to the conference venue, take metro line 2 or 6 in the direction of 'Simonis Elisabeth' and get off at 'Botanique/Kruidtuin'.
You can consult the website of the national railway company here: http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php.
From the airport
You are most likely to land in one of the two following airports: Brussels Airport or Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Brussels Airport is the largest one, the one closest to the city, and has the best connections to the city. Brussels South Charleroi Airport has the cheapest flights.
From Brussels Airport (www.brusselsairport.be)
There are four trains per hour from the airport railway station to Brussels.
For details, check the railway company website: http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php.
From Brussels South Charleroi Airport (www.charleroi-airport.com)
1. bus + train
You can take a bus from 'Gosselies Aéroport' (right outside the airport) to the 'Charleroi Sud' railway station and then take a train to Brussels Noord/Nord (2 trains per hour). The timetable for the bus is to be found on the airport website (click the link 'access and car parks'). Train timetables are here: http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php
2. coach
There is also a direct coach link from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Brussels Zuid/Midi railway station (an hour travel time). More information on the airport website (click the link 'access and car parks').
In Brussel Zuid/Bruxelles Midi you can take the metro to 'Botanique' (line 2; see above).
How to get to the conference hotels
From Brussel Noord/Bruxelles Nord to Hotel Villa Royale:
Leave the station through exit 'Aarschotstraat/Rue d'Aerschot'. Cross the Aarschotstraat and go straight ahead into the Allardstraat. Pass the Brabantstraat and keep walking straight ahead, into the Dupontstraat (rising steeply). Turn right at the end of the street (you're now passing by the Campus Koningsstraat, the conference site). Hotel Villa Royale is situated on this street at about 900 meters, on your left. You can find a map here.
From Brussel Noord/Bruxelles Nord to Hotel Belmont:
Leave the station through exit 'Rogier'. Use the 'Rue du Progrès/Vooruitgangsstraat' to get to a little square called 'Rogierplein/Place Rogier'. Cross the main avenue and then turn right. You'll encounter the Boulevard d'Anvers/Antwerpselaan' and Hotel Belmont after about 500 meters on your left. You can find a map here.
From Brussel Noord/Bruxelles Nord to Hotel Vendome:
Leave the station through exit 'Rogier'. Use the 'Rue du Progrès/Vooruitgangsstraat' to get to a little square called 'Rogierplein/Place Rogier'. Cross the main avenue and walk straight on to Boulevard Adolphe Max. You'll encounter Hotel Vendome after about 500 meters on your left. You can find a map here.
How to get to Campus Koningsstraat 336, 1030 Brussels
From Brussel Noord/Bruxelles Nord
Leave the station through exit 'Aarschotstraat/Rue d'Aerschot'. Cross the Aarschotstraat and go straight ahead into the Allardstraat. Pass the Brabantstraat and keep walking straight ahead, into the Dupontstraat (rising steeply). Campus Koningsstraat is located on your right at the end of the street. A map is available here.
From the conference hotels
Hotel Villa Royale is situated in the same street as the conference site. When you leave the hotel building, turn right and follow the street in the direction of the North Station (towards the church of Saint Mary at the end of the street) and you'll find the campus on your left, at number 336.
As for Hotel Belmont, you can take the subway from 'Yser/IJzer' to 'Botanique/Kruidtuin' (this is the second stop on subway line nr 2 or 6 in the direction of 'Simonis Leopold II'). When you leave the subway station, you're on 'Rue Royale/Koningsstraat', i.e. the street of the conference site. Our campus is at nr 336. Alternatively, you can also walk from the hotel (total distance: 1.9km). Just turn right when you leave the hotel and follow the main avenue uphill. When you hit the 'Rue Royale/Koningsstraat', turn left. The conference site is at nr336. Check the map for more details.
From Hotel Vendome, you can take the subway from 'Rogier' to 'Botanique/Kruidtuin' (this is the first stop on subway line nr 2 or 6 in the direction of 'Simonis Leopold II'). When you leave the subway station, you're on 'Rue Royale/Koningsstraat', i.e. the street of the conference site. Our campus is at nr 336. Alternatively, you can also walk from the hotel (total distance: 1.5km). Just walk toward Place Rogier/Rogierplein and turn right on Kruidtuinlaan/Boulevard du Jardin Botanique. Follow this main avenue uphill. When you hit the 'Rue Royale/Koningsstraat', turn left. The conference site is at nr336. Check the map for more details.
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