Transportation

The Free and Open Source Developers European Meeting will take place at the ULB Campus Solbosh.

ULB Campus Solbosh
Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 50
1050 Bruxelles

ULB Campus Solbosh map: Location of FOSDEM
(Larger version)

The event is easily reachable by public transportation. For details, see below.
If you are afraid of getting lost, the following links might help you:

Or if you prefer GPS coordinates:

  • Latitude: 50.812650
  • Longitude: 4.380320


By bus and/or tramway

Local public transport serving FOSDEM:

  • Bus 71 (Debrouckere - Central Station ("Gare Centrale") - Delta)
  • Tram 93 (Schaerbeek station ("Gare de Schaerbeek") - Louise - Marie-Jose)
  • Tram 94 (Jette cimetery ("Jette cimetière") - Louise - Wiener)

All of them stop at "ULB" (crossroads Ave. Adolphe Buyl - Sq. Deveze)
then walk down Ave. Paul Heger on your right hand.

You can find more useful information ULB website.

By train

From Brussels South (aka "Bruxelles Midi" or "Gare du Midi") station (approx. journey time = 30'):

  • take the underground line 2, direction Simonis
  • get off at station Louise
  • take tram 93, direction Marie-Jose or tram 94, direction Wiener
  • get off at stop U.L.B. and walk down ave. Paul Heger on your right hand


From Brussels Central ("Bruxelles Central" or "Gare Centrale") station (approx. journey time = 20'):

  • take bus 71, direction Delta
  • get off at stop U.L.B. and walk down ave. Heger on your right hand


From Brussels North ("Bruxelles Nord" or "Gare du Nord") station (approx. journey time = 40'):

  • take tram 90, direction Midi / Gare du Midi
  • get off at stop Buyl
  • walk ave. Adolphe Buyl up to ave. Heger

By plane

From Brussels International airport - located in Zaventem (approx. journey time = 50'):
  • take the train to Brussels
  • get off at Brussels Central station
  • take bus 71, direction Delta
  • get off at stop U.L.B. and walk down ave. Paul Heger on your right hand

Look at wikitravel for more information on how to get to Brussels.


Maps


For people travelling from the U.K.

Eurolines has (as at 30th January) some discounted coach seats available to Brussels for GBP 9.