Useful Information
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All the details (timetable, the bus pick up location, etc.) will be available at the reception or in the lobby of each hotel and at the welcome desks at the conference venue.
Bus transfer will be organised to/from the following hotels: HUSA La Couronne Hotel, UNIVERS Hotel - Best Western, MERCURE Hotel, IBIS Hotel Liege Centre Opera, Le Cygne d’Argent, RAMADA Plaza Hotel and HOTEL Hors-château. Please book your room in one of these hotels directly through the conference website: http://www.europe-innova.eu/web/guest/liege-2010/accommodation
PLEASE NOTE
- On 27-29 October, free shuttle buses will be organised from Liege-Guillemins Railway Station to the Conference Venue and from the Conference Venue to Liege-Guillemins Railway Station.
- A free shuttle bus service will be organised from the hotels to, and from, the Conference Venue, the Official Opening and the Official Dinner.
- On 29 October after the conference, a free shuttle bus service will be organised from the Conference Venue to Brussels National Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
For more information on time schedules and pick-up points, please click here.
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Conference venue
Palais des Congrès de Liège, Esplanade de l’Europe 2, BE-4020 Liège
Official Opening (27 October 2010)
MAMAC, Parc de la Boverie, 3, 4020 Liege
Official Dinner (28 October 2010)
Surprise venue.
How to get from the city center to the Palais des Congrès?
- By taxi: A taxi from the city center to the Palais des Congrès will cost you approximately 10 Euros. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to reach the Congress Center depending on traffic.
- By bus: You can take bus 31 from Place de la République Française (located in front of the IBIS Liege Centre Opera). It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to reach the congress centre depending on the traffic. Get off at the stop Palais des Congrès.
How to get from Liege-Guillemins Station to the Palais des Congrès?
From Liège Guillemins Station, you can take bus 17 or 38b. It takes approximately 10 minutes to reach the congress centre depending on the traffic and the ticket costs 1.40 Euros. Get off at the stop Palais des Congrès.
How to reach Liège (city center) - By Air
From Brussels National Airport (Zaventem) – www.brusselsairport.be
Major airlines operate flights to Brussels National Airport. Shuttle trains (Airport City Express) run every 20 minutes between the airport and several stations in Brussels. It is better to get off this train at the North Station in Brussels. This takes approximately 15 minutes.
Taking a taxi from the airport to the North Station of Brussels costs around 25 EUR. If you want to take a taxi, use only those parked in the official rank at the exit from the building. From Brussels North Station direct trains to Liège (Guillemins station) depart every hour, at least between 6:00 and 24:00. The journey lasts approximately 1 hour. Check the Belgian Railways (www.b-rail.be) web site for additional information and schedules.
If you prefer to rent a car, several car rental companies have an office in the airport building at the exit of the luggage reclaim hall.
From Brussels South Charleroi Airport - www.charleroi-airport.com
Low-cost airlines arrive at Brussels South Charleroi Airport. A public bus (Line A) links the airport to the Charleroi Sud train station. From there, direct trains to Liège (Guillemins station) depart every hour, at least between 6:00 and 23:00. The journey takes about 1 hour 15 minutes. Check the Belgian Railways (www.b-rail.be) web site for additional information and schedules.
From the airport, take the city bus Line A (stop is outside of the departure hall), which costs 2.50 Euros one way to Charleroi-Sud (south) train station, then the train to Liège-Guillemins. Train departs once every hour from 5am. Last train leaves at 23:00. The trip takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.
From Liège-Bierset Airport - www.liegeairport.com
Specialising in freight, the airport is nevertheless home to charter flights and a few regular lines. From the airport, take the city bus Line n°57 (between 7:36 and 17:36 from Monday to Friday), which costs 1.40 Euros one way to Liege-Guillemins train station.
Numerous international trains are routed via Liège Guillemins station, including high speed Thalys trains. Check the Belgian Railways (www.b-rail.be) web site for additional information and schedules.
Liège-Guillemins is the main station, located on the southwest part of the city. A Thalys (http://www.thalys.com) line serves Brussels, Leuven, Paris, Aachen and Cologne and Frankfurt. Beware that unlike most train stations in Belgium, Liège-Guillemins is not a walking distance away from the city centre. You can take a bus which cost 1.30 euros one way, or taxi which cost around 8-10 euros.
From Brussels, intercity service runs at least hourly and takes about 60 minutes from Brussels Nord. From Brussels Airport, take the airport shuttle to Leuven or to Brussels-North and take intercity service from there. From the north, connect in Maastricht. Trains run at least hourly and take about 30 minutes.
Once you're at Liège-Guillemins station, you can get to city centre by taking the number 1 or number 4 bus just outside the station to Place St. Lambert. Another alternative is route 48 which takes you to the Opera. Note that all routes run both ways at the stop of Liège-Guillemins station; make sure to take the buses that have either Pl. St. Lambert or Opera on their destination sign.
Liège is directly linked to the European motorway network through several motorways: from Brussels (E40), from Paris (E42), from Antwerp (E313), from Aachen (E40), or from Maastricht (E25).
Liège is the crossroads for several major motorways. Its "ring" has 6 branches. In clockwise order:
- the E25, to the south, towards Luxembourg and into France via Metz, Nancy, Lyon, ...
- the E42, to the west, crosses Wallonia via Mons/Bergen before entering France via Valenciennes, Paris, ...
- the E40, to the west, leading to the Belgian coast via Brussels
- the E313, leading to Antwerp and on to the large coastal cities of the Netherlands
- the E25, to the north, with Maastricht a stone's throw away (30 km) and the rest of the Netherlands beyond
- the E40, to the east, entering Germany via Aachen. A second branch (Actually the E42) splits off at Verviers, heading to Trier.
Being a fairly large city, many motorway exits are signposted for "Liège". When coming from Germany or Netherlands, it's best to follow the E25 to its end, then follow the road signs to the center. Coming from Luxembourg, it's best to exit at "Angleur" and follow signs to the center, or to continue on to the exit marked "Liège-centre". Finally, coming from Paris, Lille, Brussels, or Antwerp, follow signs to Luxembourg until you reach the exit marked "Liège-centre".
Parking is available for free during the three days of the conference (underneath Palais des Congrès).
