Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Department ELEC, Pleinlaan 2, Building K, 6th floor
B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Secretariate:
phone: +32-2-629.29.47 or 27.67
Telefax: +32-2-629.28.50
e - mail: jlievens@vub.ac.be or Ann.Pintelon@vub.ac.be
Getting to the department ELEC of the "Vrije Universiteit Brussel"
- From the Brussels National airport at Zaventem:
From the airport, every 20 minutes the rail shuttle quickly takes you to the North Station in the centre of Brussels. At the North Station ("Bruxelles Nord"), you take the train to Etterbeek (direction Etterbeek or Louvain La Neuve) and leave the train in Etterbeek, which is 10 min. walking distance from the VUB (see map 2 & map 3). You only pay 4.70 euro for a first class ticket, and 3.00 euro for a second class ticket (a taxi or cab from airport to the University is about 50.00 euro).
More information and timetables of the Belgian railways:
- Arrival by train:
Change in "Bruxelles Nord" and take the train to Etterbeek (direction Etterbeek or Louvain La Neuve)…
- Arrival by subway (1.60 euro/single fare): see map Brussels subway
Take line 5 direction "Hermann-Debroux" and leave at "Petillon" , which is also 10 min. walking distance from de VUB (see map 2).
- Arrival by car:
Take the "Ring" and exit at the crossing with the motorway E411 direction centre of Brussels. At the end of the motorway, take the viaduct (go straight on), and at the second traffic lights, turn on right ("Triomflaan), the VUB is situated on the left side of this road, starting from entrance 6. (see map1 & map 2)