How to reach APEX 2011 in MECC Maastricht

Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre (MECC) Forum 100 6229 GV MAASTRICHT The Netherlands

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Public transportation

The nearest station, Maastricht-Randwyck, is located 250 metres from the MECC and is on an international railway line. There are frequent trains to Maastricht Central Station, which provides further links to the national and international railway network. There is also a good bus service. Maastricht city buses run about every five minutes between Maastricht city centre, Maastricht Central Station and the MECC (the 'Forum' bus stop).

By Car

You will begin to see signs for the MECC as soon as you reach the outskirts of Maastricht. Follow them until you reach the MECC's parking facilities. If you are travelling south on the E25/A2 motorway (from Amsterdam-Eindhoven), take exit 55 (afrit 55) signed for 'Randwyck-MECC'. If you are travelling north on the E25/A2 (from Paris-Liège), take exit 56 (afrit 56) signed for 'Gronsveld-MECC'.

By Bus

Maastricht's metropolitan bus company runs a regular service between the city centre, Maastricht Central Station and MECC Maastricht. There is a bus about every five minutes (Forum bus stop).

By Train

Maastricht-Randwyck station is located 250 metres from MECC Maastricht and is part of the national and international railway network. There are frequent trains to Maastricht Central Station, which is also linked to the national and international railway network.

The Maastricht-Brussels Express takes you from Maastricht to the centre of Brussels in only an hour and fifteen minutes. For Paris you change trains for the Thalys and for London you change trains for the Eurostar. You can also change trains for the train to Brussels Airport.

For information on national trains www.ns.nl
For information on international trains: www.nshispeed.nl/en

Thalys takes you to APEX 2011
Thalys offers APEX visitors coming from Paris a single train ticket from Paris Gare du Nord to Maastricht Central Station, valid for both the Thalys train to Liège-Guillemins and the connecting intercity service to Maastricht Central Station. Thalys enables you to travel to Maastricht in under three hours, eight times a day. s Travel page.

By Plane

There are several airports serving Maastricht:

THE NETHERLANDS:
Maastricht-Aachen Airport, www.maa.nl
Maastricht-Aachen Airport is located 10 kilometres from the Fair and only 15 minutes away by car, taxi or bus. Private planes can land at Maastricht-Aachen Airport. For more information please contact Maastricht-Aachen Airport: T: +31 (0)43 3589898.
Amsterdam , Schiphol Airport, www.schiphol.nl
KLM Jet Center has an extensive experience in servicing corporate and private aviation. Services range from aviation fuel and catering to flight planning and logistics assistance, www.jetcenter.nl.
Eindhoven Airport: HYPERLINK www.eindhovenairport.nl

BELGIUM
Zaventem Airport Brussels, www.brusselsairport.be

GERMANY
Düsseldorf Airport, www.duesseldorf-international.de
Köln / Bonn Airport, www.airport-cgn.de

Note: The well-known car rental companies have desks at the airports listed above. Please check the website of the airport in question. Of course you can also take a taxi or book a limousine (see below).

Limousine Service

For private car transfers to Maastricht or any other destination in Europe, we recommend Driving4U.
T: +31 (0)20 3371795
info@driving4U.nl

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Travel Links

Maastricht Booking Service
Tailor-made transport plan, free of charge

Interliner
Interliner is an inter-regional (and international) express coach service. The website has Information on connections and ticket prices and gives suggestions for excursions.

ANWB Routeplanner
Car/motorbike route planner

INFORMATION ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions’ www.holland.com is your guide to the Netherlands. You will find all sorts of information about accommodation, museums, shops, night-life and events.