FOSDEM - Transportation http://archive.fosdem.org/2009/taxonomy/term/7/0 en Free transportation from FOSDEM to Brussels-South railway station http://archive.fosdem.org/2009/free-bus-train-station <p>From Sunday afternoon till Sunday evening, FOSDEM will provide <b>free</b> transportation by bus from the conference site (ULB Campus Solbosch) to the Brussels-South railway station which has the best connections to Brussels Airport and neighboring countries.</p> <p>The bus will pick up people at the main bus stop on the 'Adolphe Buyllaan/Avenue Adolphe Buyl' road about 100 meters away. We will provide signalization so you'll have no problem finding it.</p> <p>Check our <a href="/2009/practical/transportation">Transportation</a> page for more information and the bus schedule.</p> Transportation Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:17:13 +0100 condor 186 at http://archive.fosdem.org/2009 Transportation http://archive.fosdem.org/2009/practical/transportation <p>FOSDEM will take place at the ULB Campus Solbosh.</p> <p> <b> ULB Campus Solbosh<br> Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 50<br> 1050 Bruxelles </b><br /> <a href="/maps/campus"><img src="/maps/campus" alt="ULB Campus Solbosh map: Location of FOSDEM" title="ULB Campus Solbosh map: Location of FOSDEM" width="286" height="282" /> <br />(Larger version)</a> </p> <p>The event is easily reachable by public transportation. For details, see below.<br> If you are afraid of getting lost, the following links might help you:</p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=50.812375,4.380734&spn=0.005369,0.011373&om=1">Google Maps</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://openstreetmap.org/?lat=50.81259&lon=4.38137&zoom=17&layers=00B0FTF">OpenStreetMap</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.map24.com/search?q=m24flnlFR7MvZTgC/iBlrIDJ9q_zns46z5JHE6pTcT2YkZz4Ym0spDlm7H0Gn1g5hzB0ySchZzndK22JfctXHKdV1J1y80brc5lwUnawdlLVoVOYIsWanA4z7CBlG98O5NTTU5ew7IpBWTG_vAi_qY7zQK_Pao6HCOoOfUvre3zDLsF68o1pXca/41GC_1l5aWa/yWIQ4RGzqDydGGiV0zKQT0f89Tbe0YU5sIsr4TFfEUr_GCG_GIvKDFyp2UPnNdVd/xma/">Map24</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.viamichelin.fr/viamichelin/int/dyn/controller/Cartes-plans?mapId=-tg6r70e5ejn8cp&dx=352.5&dy=179&empriseW=989&empriseH=702">Viamichelin</a></li> </ul> <p> Or if you prefer GPS coordinates: <ul> <li>Latitude: 50.812650</li> <li>Longitude: 4.380320</li> </ul> </p> <hr /> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h2>By Bus and/or Tram</h2> <h3>New in 2009: Free transportation to the Brussels-South railway station</h3> <p> <p>From Sunday afternoon till Sunday evening, FOSDEM will provide free transportation by bus from the conference site (ULB Campus Solbosch) to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels-South_railway_station">Brussels-South railway station</a> which has the best connections to Brussels Airport and neighboring countries.</p> <p>The FOSDEM bus will pick up people at the main bus stop on the 'Adolphe Buyllaan/Avenue Adolphe Buyl' road about 100 meters away. We will provide signalization so you'll have no problem finding it.</p> <p>The FOSDEM <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articulated_bus">articulated bus</a> has a capacity of 140 travelers. We hope you enjoy this free service!</p> Here is the bus schedule: <table border="1" width="60%"> <tr><td><b>Departure at FOSDEM</b></td><td><b>Arrival at Brussels-South</b></td></tr> <tr><td>15:30</td><td>15:55</td></tr> <tr><td>16:20</td><td>16:45</td></tr> <tr><td>17:10</td><td>17:35</td></tr> <tr><td>18:20</td><td>18:45</td></tr> <tr><td>19:15</td><td>19:40</td></tr> <tr><td>20:05</td><td>20:30</td></tr> </table> </p> <h3>Regular transport</h3> <p>Metro/Tram/Bus lines provided by the public transport company, STIB/MIVB.</p> <dl> <dt><strong> <a href="http://stib.be/appl/EN/40000Eng/B/40071E.htm" title="STIB/MIVB - Bus 71">Bus 71</a></strong></dt> <dd><ul> <li><strong>Direction: </strong>De Brouckere <-> Delta</li> <li><strong>Stop: </strong>ULB</li> </ul></dd> <dt><strong> <a href="http://stib.be/appl/EN/40000Eng/T/40094E.htm" title="STIB/MIVB - Tram 94">Tram 94</a> </strong></dt> <dd><ul> <li><strong>Direction: </strong>Herrmann-Debroux <-> Stade</li> <li><strong>Stop: </strong>Solbosch</li> </ul></dd> <dt><strong> <a href="http://stib.be/appl/EN/40000Eng/T/40025E.htm" title="STIB/MIVB - Tram 25">Tram 25</a> </strong></dt> <dd><ul> <li><strong>Direction: </strong>Rogier <-> Boondaal Station</li> <li><strong>Stop: </strong>Solbosch</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> All of them stop at "ULB" (crossroads Avenue Adolphe Buyl - Sq. Deveze,) then walk down the Avenue Paul Heger on your right hand.<br/> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <h2>By Train</h2> <p>From <strong>Brussels South</strong> (a.k.a. "<strong>Bruxelles Midi</strong>", "<strong>Brussel Zuid</strong>" or "<strong>Gare du Midi</strong>") Station (about <strong>30 minutes</strong>): <ul style="margin-top:0"> <li>Take the <a href="http://stib.be/appl/EN/40000Eng/M/40002E.htm">Metro line 2</a>, direction Simonis</li> <li>Get off at station <u>Louise</u></li> <li>Take the <a href="http://stib.be/appl/EN/40000Eng/T/40094E.htm">tram 94</a>, direction Herrmann-Debroux</li> <li>get off at stop <u>Solbosch</u> and walk down ave. Paul Heger on your right hand.</li></ul></p> <br /> <p>From <strong>Brussels Central</strong> ("<strong>Bruxelles Central</strong>", "<strong>Brussel Centraal</strong>" or "<strong>Gare Centrale</strong>") station (about <strong>20 minutes</strong>): <ul style="margin-top:0"> <li>Take <a href="http://stib.be/appl/EN/40000Eng/B/40071E.htm">Bus 71</a>, direction Delta</li> <li>Get off at stop <u>U.L.B.</u> and walk down ave. Heger on your right hand.</li> </ul></p> <br /> <p>From <strong>Brussels North</strong> ("<strong>Bruxelles Nord</strong>" or "<strong>Gare du Nord</strong>") station (about <strong>30 minutes</strong>): <ul style="margin-top:0"> <li>Take <a href="http://stib.be/appl/EN/40000Eng/T/40025E.htm">Tram 25</a>, direction Boondael Gare</li> <li>Get off at stop <u>Solbosch</u> and walk down avenue Heger on you right hand.</li></ul></p> <p>From <strong>Etterbeek</strong> station (about <strong>20 minutes</strong> (walk)): <ul style="margin-top:0"> <li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Paul+H%C3%A9gerlaan&daddr=bruxelles+etterbeek+train+station&hl=en&geocode=Fb9WBwMdntZCAA%3BFW98BwMdy_pCACHroxfi2LYpPg&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=50.817485,4.384955&sspn=0.010805,0.02238&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16">directions from ULB/FOSDEM to the Etterbeek train station</a></li> <li><a href="http://hari.b-holding.be/hafas/bin/query.exe/en?seqnr=1&ident=fh.0180413.1232584630&OK#focus">time table for Etterbeek to Bruxelles midi on Sunday at 18:30</a>, takes 25min to Brussels South station, only a train every hour</li></ul></p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <h2>By Plane</h2> From Brussels International Airport, located in <b>Zaventem</b> (about 50 minutes): <ul style="margin-top:0"> <li>Take the <u>train</u> to Brussels</li> <li>Get off at <u>Brussels Central</u> station</li> <li>Take <a href="http://stib.be/appl/EN/40000Eng/B/40071E.htm">Bus 71</a>, direction Delta</li> <li>Get off at stop <u>U.L.B.</u> and walk down avenue Paul Heger on your right hand.</li> </ul> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Related Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Brussels#Get_in" title="Wikitravel: How to get to Brussels"> Wikitravel: How to get to Brussels</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ulb.be/docs/campus/solaccp-uk.html" title="Instructions on ULB website on how to get to the Solbosch campus"> ULB: Getting to the Solbosch</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://stib.be/guide_gids.html?guest_user=guest_en" title="Passenger Guidelines issued by STIB/MIVB"> STIB/MIVB: Passenger Guidelines</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://stib.be/tickets.html?guest_user=guest_en" title="STIB/MIVB: Ticket Types">STIB/MIVB: Ticket Types </a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://stib.be/reisweg-itineraire.html?l=en" title="STIB/MIVB: Journey Planner">STIB/MIVB: Journey Planner </a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://stib.be/airport-line.html?l=en" title="STIB/MIVB: Airport Line">STIB/MIVB: Airport Line </a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2>Maps</h2> <p><ul> <li><a href="http://stib.be/netplan-plan-reseau.html?l=en">Map of the Metro/Tram/Bus Network in Brussels</a></li> <li><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Metro_Brussels.svg">Map of Metro stations in Brussels (SVG)</a></li> <li><a href="http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/metro/m/brussel.html">Map of Tram Network in Brussels</a></li> </ul></p> <hr /> Transportation Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:55:54 +0100 gerry 9 at http://archive.fosdem.org/2009