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Conference site

Leuven is one of Europe's most ancient university towns, and is ideally located. Straddling the banks of the navigable Dijle river and the trade route from Bruges to the Rhine territories, Leuven grew to become a major trade and textile center. Town and university enjoyed many periods of prosperity. The town hall, the famous 'Begijnhof', the churches, cloisters and colleges stand silent witness to those days and make Leuven the interesting place it is. Leuven is only 25 km away from Brussels, the capital of Belgium and the center of the European Union. Leuven is located very centrally in Flanders and in Belgium and is an ideal starting point for many excursions to Bruges ("the Venice of the North"), to Antwerp, to Ostend, to Brussels and to the forests and nice cities in the South of the country.

Leuven is a small town. Its diameter does not exceed a 25 minutes walk. To see a map of Leuven, click here. (opens new window) This map gives an overview of the town. To see more details, simply click on the region you want to see, and the program returns you a more detailed map.

Conference venue address :

  Arenbergkasteel Auditorium
  Cardinaal Mercierlaan 94
  3001 Heverlee
  MAP

How to get there from your hotel :

You can take a taxi to the Arenbergkasteel (ask your hotel to call one). From the centre of Leuven, this will cost you approx. 5 Euro. Alternatively, you can take public transport:
  • From the Begijnhof hotel, walk to the 'Naamsepoort' and take bus no. 2 towards Campus Heverlee. Get off at 'Kantineplein'.
  • From the Binnenhof, walk to Leuven Station and take bus no. 2 towards Campus Heverlee. Get off at 'Kantineplein'.
  • From the Ibis Hotel, take bus 7, 8 or 9 at the Sint-Rafael Hospital towards Leuven Station. Get off at 'Fochplein'. From the Fochplein, take bus no. 2 towards Campus Heverlee. Get off at 'Kantineplein'.
From the Kantineplein, it is a 5 min. walk to the Arenbergkasteel.

Attention, there are two busses with number 2. Be sure to take the bus towards Campus Heverlee. (The other one is labelled Boskant)

Timetable for bus no.2, Campus Heverlee:
Leuven Station 8u03 8u33 9u03 17u57 18u27 18u57
Fochplein 8u07 8u37 9u07 17u53 18u23 18u53
Naamsepoort 8u12 8u42 9u12 17u48 18u18 18u48
Kantineplein 8u24 8u54 9u24 17u39 18u09 18u39

Travel arrangements

  • by train ...

    The main railroad linking Köln-Brussels-Ostend passes by Leuven (every hour). There is a train from Brussels to Leuven every 30 minutes.

    The railway station is only a 15-minute-walk from the centre of the city and the conference site. You can also take a taxi or a bus (in front of the railway station) to the "Fochplein", the centre of the city. There are busses every 10 minutes.

    For information on train timetables, consult the following web site. (opens new window)


  • by plane ...

    The national airport (ZAVENTEM) is at about 25 km from Leuven. You can take a TAXI, but this is quite expensive (2000-2500BF, approximately. 50 euro = 50 $). You can also take the train in the airport (follow the train pictograms) to Brussel NOORD (first call), which leaves every quarter of an hour. Then you take the train to Luik/Liege, Welkenraedt, Köln, Genk, or Leuven, which all call at Leuven. Prefer the international or IC/IR trains because they do not stop too often. When you leave the train and walk out of the building, you are looking in the direction of the town centre. Right in front of the station you can find taxis, busses, or you can walk.


  • by car ...

    North-West

    West + South-West

    South

    South-East

    (North-)East

    Antwerpen, Amsterdam

    Gent, Oostende, Paris

    Luxembourg

    Liege

    Hasselt, Aachen, Köln

    Ring around Antwerpen, direction Brussel (E19)

    In Gent, direction Brussel (E40)

    Direction Namur, Brussel (E425)

    Direction Brussel (E40)

    Direction Leuven & Brussel (A2)

    You arrive at the Ring around Brussel, follow direction Luik/Liege (E40). After ten km, exit Leuven, Genk, Aachen (A2).

    Take the exit Leuven, Genk, Hasselt (A2)

    Exit Brussel, direction Leuven

    Immediately leave the A2 (direction Leuven). After 4 km, you arrive at the red circle at the bottom of this map

    You arrive at the red circle at the left side of this map

Tourist information

On the following page you'll find links to interesting sites for tourists.
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