The symposium will take place at "Rolduc Abbey" close to
Aachen in the Netherlands
Arrival
by plane: Following airports are recommended (in brackets time of
travel by train to Aachen Main Station):
Frankfurt
International Airport (about 2 hours)
take ICE
train direction Cologne (leaving Frankfurt airport about once per hour)
leave at
Cologne Station
take
regional express train “RE” to Aachen (in general leaving frequently from
tracks 8 or 9 )
Düsseldorf International Airport (about
1.5 hours)*
there is
a direct train leaving from DUS airport to Aachen Main station about once an
hour
Köln/Bonn International Airport(about 1 hour)*
take
S-train (metro type train ) “S 13” direction Köln-Hansaring
leave at
Cologne Main Station
take
regional express train “RE” to Aachen (in general leaving frequently from
tracks 8 or 9)
Brussels Airport(about
1.5 - 2 hours)*
from
Brussels National airport take train either to “Brussels Nord” or to “Brussels
Midi” station
from
Brussels Midi continue by using the Thalys high speed
train direction Cologne via Aachen
from
Brussels Nord take either IC or Regional train to Aachen. Another change may be
necessary in Liege Guillemins in this case
Maastricht-Aachen Airport
(although quite close to Aachen it takes more than one hour by public
transport)
buses are
running from Maastricht airport via Maastricht bus station (change line) to
Aachen main station
taxis
might be an expensive alternative (about 35 km)
Arrival
by train: from Aachen Main Station Rolduc Abbey can be reached:
a) via trains from
Aachen to Herzogenrath Station and then taking a taxi
b) by the conference shuttle service offered on tuesday morning (June 7th 2011)
c) by taxi from Aachen Main Station (about 30 minutes)
Arrival
by car: please follow the instructions
on the Rolduc Abbey website