From the US and Canada to MECC Maastricht, the Netherlands

By plane via Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam:

Direct flights to Amsterdam from North America (and further to Maastricht):
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines / Northwest Airlines; Delta Airlines; Continental Airlines;
Martinair. Please check airlines’ website (see below) for gateways and flight information.

  • From Schiphol take a connecting flight to Maastricht Aachen Airport (3 times a day, 2 times, flight duration: 50 minutes) → Take a taxi (15 minutes / 28 Euro) to the MECC.
  • From Schiphol take the train to Maastricht – Randwyck ( 225 km / 2 hrs 50 min / 28 Euro / change over in Duivendrecht and Maastricht) and walk to the MECC (5minutes).
  • From Schiphol take a taxi to the MECC (210km / 2 hours / 275 Euro).

Via Zaventem Airport, Brussels:

  • Use taxi shuttle service to MECC, for details and reservation (= required) call Brull Taxi +31-43-343-0000 or take a taxi directly to the MECC ( 125 km / 1,5 hours / 150 Euro, www.brull.nl).
  • Take the train to Brussels North take the train to Liège-Guillemins take the train Maastricht – Randwyck walk (5 minutes) to the MECC (totally from Brussels: 125 km / 2,5 hours / circa 28 Euro).
  • From Zaventem, rent a car for your individual transfer to Maastricht ( 125 km). See www.brusselsairport.be/airport_contacts/ under ‘Other services’ for rental car companies at the airport.
Via Paris, France:
  • Thalys offers APEX visitors coming from Paris a single train ticket from Paris Gare du Nord to Maastricht Centraal Station, valid for both the Thalys train to Liège-Guillemins and the connecting intercity service to Maastricht Centraal Station. By taking Thalys you are able to travel to Maastricht and back to Paris within three hours, eight times a day.

 

Via London, UK:

  • From London Waterloo Station take the Eurostar to Brussels Midi (2,5 hours / 225 Euro) take the train to Maastricht – Randwyck (2 hours / 24 Euro / change over in Liège Guillemins) walk to the MECC (5 minutes).

Via Germany:

  • From Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Schönefeld:
    take an Easyjet flight to Maastricht Aachen Airport (2 times a day / Saturday 1 time, flight duration: 1,5 hours) take a taxi to the MECC (15 minutes / 28 Euro).
  • From Düsseldorf International airport:
    rent a car for your individual transfer to Maastricht ( 125 km). See www.duesseldorf-international.de under ‘Infos & Service’ for rental car companies at the airport.


By private plane directly to Maastricht:

  • By private plane to Maastricht Aachen Airport (tel: +31-43-3589898) Take a taxi (15 minutes / 28 Euro) to the MECC.

For more information

Airports :

 

 

 

 

Amsterdam

www.schiphol.nl

tel. : +31-207-940-800

 

Maastricht

 

www.maa.nl

tel. : +31-43-358- 9898 (private planes)

 

Brussels

www.brusselsairport.be

tel. : +32-900-7-0000

 

Düsseldorf

www.duesseldorf-international.de

tel. : +49-211-42-10

 

Berlin

www.berlin-airport.de

tel. : +49-180-5000-186

Airlines

 

 

 

 

KLM

www.klm.com

tel. : +1-800-447-4747

 

Northwest Airlines

www.nwa.com

tel. : +1-800-447-4747

 

Delta Airlines

www.delta.com

tel. : +1-800-241-4141

 

Continental Airlines

www.continental.com

tel. : +1-800-231-0856

 

Martinair

www.martinairusa.com

tel. : +1-800-MARTINAIR (627-8462)

 

easyJet

www.easyjet.com

 

Dutch trains

 

www.ns.nl

tel. : +31-900-9292 (Dutch public transport)

Thalys

 

www.thalys.com/fr/en/salons/APEX 2008

tel. : +31-30-235-44-80

Belgian trains

 

www.b-rail.be

tel. : +32-2-528-28-28

Eurostar

 

www.eurostar.com

tel. : +49-8705-186-186

Taxi, limousine (Maastricht)

 

www.brull.nl

tel.: +31-43-343- 0000

Tourist information on The Netherlands

Board of Tourism

www.holland.com /us

 

e-mail information@holland.com

Information on APEX 2008

 

 

tel. : +31 (0)547 27 15 66
e-mail joyce@ipi-bv.nl

Tourist information on Maastricht

VVV Tourist office

www.vvvmaastricht.nl

tel. : +31-43-325- 2121 (info) or +31-43-321-7878 (VVV-hotel reservations)

Hotel reservations

Maastricht Booking Service

www.maastrichtbookingservice.nl

tel. : +31-43-383- 8361