Accommodation

Room blocks have been reserved at Express By Holiday Inn Antwerp City-North. The conference rate is 85 € for a single room with breakfast (tax included). For reservations, please get in touch with the Reservations Supervisor, Mrs Annelies Van Eynde, and mention that you are participating in the Tales of Transit conference.

Express By Holiday Inn Antwerp City North
Italiëlei 2a
B-2000 Antwerp
Tel. +32 (3) 221 49 40
Fax. +32 (3) 221 49 44
http://www.hiexpress.com
reservations@express-hiantwerpen.com

Transportation to and from the hotel

The hotel is conveniently located, on walking distance from the conference site and the Antwerp city center.

The Belgian railway system is very reliable and relatively cheap. There are regular trains between Brussels International Airport and the Antwerp Central Station. You have to transfer in Brussels North Station. From there, you can travel directly to Antwerp (every ten to twenty minutes). The ride takes about 50 minutes. For fares and schedules, see http://www.b-rail.be/nat/E/.

A taxi ride from Antwerp Central Station to the conference hotel takes less than 10 minutes. The taxi fee is 8 €. You can also take a bus from the Franklin Rooseveltplaats (five minute walk from the Central Station). All lines starting with “6” stop in front of the hotel).

A direct taxi from Brussels International Airport to the conference hotel takes 40 minutes and costs around 70 €. You can share a regular cab or a taxi van (up to 8 persons). If you want to make reservations for this airport service, we recommend the following companies:

DTM
Tel. +32 (3) 366 66 66
info@dtmtaxi.be

Taxi van An
Tel. +32 (3) 6580808
docktaxi@skynet.be