Venue

The venue of the conference is the Faculty of Arts:

Blijde Inkomststraat 21
3000 Leuven

To reach the K.U.Leuven

Map and directions for the Faculty of Arts.

By car

Take the E40, exit Leuven. On the Ring Road around Leuven, turn towards the city centre at the traffic lights of the Tiensepoort and follow the Blijde-Inkomststraat. Follow the traffic signs indicating the underground car park "Ladeuze", where you can park your car.

By train

NMBS : http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php

About a 10 minutes walk from the Leuven train station (cf. plan)

By bus

At the train station, take any bus towards the city centre, and alight at the Fochplein (cf. plan)

By plane

from Brussels (Brussels Airport) : www.brusselsairport.be

There are two ways for you to continue your journey to Leuven.

The simplest but most expensive would be to take a taxi from the airport. This will cost around 70 euros.

An alternative and less expensive method would be to take the Leuven bound train at the airport itself. Direct trains now run from Brussels National Airport (Zaventem) to Leuven. The train station is in the main terminal building of the airport. The journey to Leuven takes about 16 minutes, and there are two trains every hour.

For scheduled departure and arrival times, please consult the timetable on the website of the NMBS (Belgian National Railway); enter Brussels Airport as the departure station, and Leuven as the arrival station. You can also choose the time and date, so you can plan your itinerary before your fly.

As of January 2008, the fare to Leuven is 3,10 euros (second class) and 4,80 euros (first class). Second class is quite comfortable.

Leuven and beyond

The Flemish historic town of Leuven is located at the centre of Belgium, and is only removed some 10 miles from the French speaking part of Belgium. By train, you can reach the capital Brussels in about 25 minutes. From Brussels, international trains leave for Paris (travelling time: 1h40), London (2h), Amsterdam (3h), Cologne (2h30), and Luxembourg (2h30). From Leuven, you can catch direct trains to among others Antwerp (50 min), Bruges (1h20), Gent (1h), Liège (50 min). For more information about train connections, please refer to the Belgian Railways site. For more information about Flanders and Belgium, you can consult the respective governments' websites at www.flanders.be and www.belgium.be.