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+ | <p>Travel directions, as well as other tourist information, can be found on <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Amsterdam">wikitravel Amsterdam</a>. | ||
+ | Directions to the VU University can be found on the <a href="www.vu.nl/en">website of the university</a>. Below | ||
+ | we give a description.</p> | ||
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+ | <h2>Getting to Amsterdam</h2> | ||
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+ | <h3>By Airplane</h3> | ||
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- | Amsterdam can be reached by plane through Schiphol Airport, with connections to all main airports in the world. | + | Amsterdam can be reached by plane through <a href="http://www.schiphol.nl/">Schiphol Airport</a>, with connections to all main airports in the world. |
There are very frequent and direct train connections from the airport to:</p> | There are very frequent and direct train connections from the airport to:</p> | ||
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Train tickets can be bought at Schiphol airport from the yellow ticket machines near the platforms at Schiphol Plaza. Tickets are also available from the ticket offices, which are situated close to the red/white-checked cube at Schiphol Plaza. Staff at the ticket offices will also be able to provide you with train departure information. | Train tickets can be bought at Schiphol airport from the yellow ticket machines near the platforms at Schiphol Plaza. Tickets are also available from the ticket offices, which are situated close to the red/white-checked cube at Schiphol Plaza. Staff at the ticket offices will also be able to provide you with train departure information. | ||
From these railway stations it should not be too difficult to get to your hotel by tram, metro or bus.</P> | From these railway stations it should not be too difficult to get to your hotel by tram, metro or bus.</P> | ||
- | <P> You can plan your trip in advance on the website of the <a href="http://www.gvb.nl/english"> public transport company in Amsterdam (GVB)</a> , or on the <a href="http://journeyplanner.9292.nl"> journeyplanner website 9292</a>. For only train travel,use <a href="http://ns.nl/cs/Satellite/travellers">ns.nl</a> | + | <P> You can plan your trip in advance on the website of the <a href="http://www.gvb.nl/english"> public transport company in Amsterdam (GVB)</a> , or on the <a href="http://journeyplanner.9292.nl"> journeyplanner website 9292</a>. For only train travel, use <a href="http://ns.nl/cs/Satellite/travellers">ns.nl</a> |
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- | Be careful when going by taxi to and from Schiphol. Some drivers do not like to make short trips. Our experience with taxis from Connexxion is generally positive. This company also runs a <a href="http://www.schipholhotelshuttle.nl">hotel shuttle service</a>.</P> | + | <b>Note:</b> Be careful when going by taxi to and from Schiphol. Some drivers do not like to make short trips. Our experience with taxis from Connexxion is generally positive. This company also runs a <a href="http://www.schipholhotelshuttle.nl">hotel shuttle service</a>. To order a taxi directly, please dial: TCA 020 7 77 777. |
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Amsterdam Central Station has intercity and high speed connections to mainland European cities and to London. Schedule information and booking via <a href="http://www.nshispeed.nl/en"> nshighspeed.nl</a>. | Amsterdam Central Station has intercity and high speed connections to mainland European cities and to London. Schedule information and booking via <a href="http://www.nshispeed.nl/en"> nshighspeed.nl</a>. | ||
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- | < | + | <h3>By car</h3> |
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- | + | By far the best option to reach Amsterdam by car is to use the so-called <a href="http://www.iamsterdam.com/en"> “Park & Ride”</a> [P+R] facilities, i.e. drive to a secured parking site in the outskirts of Amsterdam and travel by public transport to your hotel or campus. [P+R] Parking costs are € 8 per 24 h and include free public transport (with some limitations). | |
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- | + | <b>Watch out:</b> Except for parking at the [P+R] facilities, parking anywhere else in Amsterdam is | |
- | <p>By far the best option to reach Amsterdam by car is to use <a href="http://www.iamsterdam.com/en"> “Park & Ride”</ | + | surprisingly expensive! And parking violations have very annoying and expensive consequences: |
- | </p><p> | + | fines are high and your car may be towed away, costing additionally € 150. |
- | Watch out: Except for parking at the [P+R] facilities, parking anywhere else in Amsterdam is surprisingly expensive! And parking violations have | + | </p> |
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- | <p>Students can get around Amsterdam by public transport, or by using a rented bike. Public transport and bikes are the main and quickest means of transport in Amsterdam.</p> | + | <p>Students can get around Amsterdam by public transport, or the very Dutch way: by using a rented (not stolen!) bike. Public transport and bikes are the main and quickest means of transport in Amsterdam, a own car needs a parking spot, which is expensive in Amsterdam. |
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- | <h3> | + | <h3>By public transport</h3> |
- | <p> | + | <p>Public transportation is one of the easiest ways to get around Amsterdam. Public transport in Amsterdam is run by the GVB. One of the GVB Tickets and Information desks is at the Stationsplein opposite of the Central Station. Several types of tickets are available. We recommend, a 2 day ticket, giving unlimited access to public transport (tram, metro and bus, but EXCLUDING the special night-buses) in Amsterdam, for €11.50. Tickets can be purchased from vending machines or in the bus or tram. Prices and places to buy these tickets can be found on the <a href="www.gvb.nl/english">GVB website</a>. You can plan trips on the <a href="journeyplanner.9292.nl">journey planner</a>. |
- | Public transport in Amsterdam is run by the GVB | + | |
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+ | <p>Biking is the most flexible bway of geetting around in Amsterdam. Your hotel should be able to give you information about the nearest bike-rental shops.</p> | ||
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- | + | The iGEM Jamboree takes place in the Main Building (Hoofdgebouw) of the VU University.<br/> | |
+ | Address: De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam.</p> | ||
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+ | <h3>By public transport</h3> | ||
+ | <p> | ||
+ | VU University Amsterdam (De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=vu+amsterdam,+amsterdam&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.768112,58.447266&ie=UTF8&hq=vu+amsterdam,&hnear=Amsterdam,+North+Holland,+The+Netherlands&ll=52.333818,4.865355&spn=0.006412,0.014269&z=16&iwloc=A">on google maps</a>) is accessible by different means of transport. At the end of this page you can find a few maps to help you orient. | ||
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+ | <p><b>From Amsterdam Central Station</b> | ||
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+ | <LI>Metro-tram 51, direction Amstelveen Westwijk (16 minutes). Get off at: De Boelelaan/VU | ||
+ | <LI>Tram 5, direction Amstelveen Binnenhof (25 minutes). Get off at: De Boelelaan/VU | ||
+ | <LI>Tram 16 or 24, direction VUmc (VU medical center). Get off at final stop: VUmc | ||
+ | </UL> | ||
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+ | <p><b>From Amsterdam Zuid railway station</b> | ||
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+ | <LI>It is a 10 min. Walk to the VU University Main Building. To get your bearings correct: when | ||
+ | you are on the railway platforms facing South you will see buildings with signs 'Boekel de | ||
+ | Nerée' and 'Baker & McKenzie', as well as a remarkable edgy black-and-grey office building | ||
+ | called 'The Rock' (see map with picture at the end of this page). Determine where the | ||
+ | West is, and walk all the way to the West end of platform, even past 'The Rock'. There is | ||
+ | a well-hidden exit. Descend the stairs and turn left. After leaving the station through the | ||
+ | swing doors turn right and cross the road and tram railways (watch out for traffic!). Across | ||
+ | the street turn left (to the South). After a 5 minutes walk along a little bushy area you will see | ||
+ | the VU buildings. | ||
+ | <LI>Metro-tram 51 (1 minute), direction Amstelveen Westwijk. Get off at: De Boelelaan/VU | ||
+ | <LI>Tram 5 (1 minute), direction Amstelveen Binnenhof. Get off at: De Boelelaan/VU | ||
+ | </UL> | ||
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+ | <h3>By car</h3> | ||
+ | <p>The A-10 Amsterdam ring road can be reached from all directions. Follow the A-10 to the Zuid / | ||
+ | Amstelveen exit S108. Turn left at the end of the slip road onto Amstelveenseweg: after about | ||
+ | three hundred yards (at the VU University hospital building) turn left again onto De Boelelaan. VU | ||
+ | University Amsterdam can be reached via city routes S108 and S109. | ||
+ | </p> | ||
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+ | <p><b>Parking</b><br/> | ||
+ | There is a limited amount of parking space around VU University in De Boelelaan, which | ||
+ | has parking bays, and also in Karel Lotsylaan. There is paid parking on VU parking lot to the right | ||
+ | of the Hospital Outpatient Clinic. There is even more parking space on the east side of Buitenveldertselaan | ||
+ | at the junction with Willem van Weldammelaan, within 5 minutes walking distance | ||
+ | of the VU. A number of parking places for the handicapped are reserved in front of the VU Main | ||
+ | Building and within its grounds. Parking at the inner campus area of the VU is expensive: € 3 per | ||
+ | hour, also during the weekend! Strangely though, on Fridays after 19:00 h. and on Saturdays and | ||
+ | Sundays parking is free in immediate vicinity South and East of the VU campus. But to avoid nasty | ||
+ | surprises, be sure to check the signs and parking ticket machines! Also see the City of Amsterdam | ||
+ | <a href="http://www.amsterdam.nl/parkeren-verkeer/parkeren/parkeren-straat/parkeren-straat/">map of parking rates</a>. | ||
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Travel directions
Travel directions, as well as other tourist information, can be found on wikitravel Amsterdam. Directions to the VU University can be found on the website of the university. Below we give a description. |
Getting to Amsterdam
By AirplaneAmsterdam can be reached by plane through Schiphol Airport, with connections to all main airports in the world. There are very frequent and direct train connections from the airport to:
Train tickets can be bought at Schiphol airport from the yellow ticket machines near the platforms at Schiphol Plaza. Tickets are also available from the ticket offices, which are situated close to the red/white-checked cube at Schiphol Plaza. Staff at the ticket offices will also be able to provide you with train departure information. From these railway stations it should not be too difficult to get to your hotel by tram, metro or bus. You can plan your trip in advance on the website of the public transport company in Amsterdam (GVB) , or on the journeyplanner website 9292. For only train travel, use ns.nl Note: Be careful when going by taxi to and from Schiphol. Some drivers do not like to make short trips. Our experience with taxis from Connexxion is generally positive. This company also runs a hotel shuttle service. To order a taxi directly, please dial: TCA 020 7 77 777. By trainAmsterdam Central Station has intercity and high speed connections to mainland European cities and to London. Schedule information and booking via nshighspeed.nl. By carBy far the best option to reach Amsterdam by car is to use the so-called “Park & Ride” [P+R] facilities, i.e. drive to a secured parking site in the outskirts of Amsterdam and travel by public transport to your hotel or campus. [P+R] Parking costs are € 8 per 24 h and include free public transport (with some limitations). Watch out: Except for parking at the [P+R] facilities, parking anywhere else in Amsterdam is surprisingly expensive! And parking violations have very annoying and expensive consequences: fines are high and your car may be towed away, costing additionally € 150. |
Getting around in Amsterdam
Students can get around Amsterdam by public transport, or the very Dutch way: by using a rented (not stolen!) bike. Public transport and bikes are the main and quickest means of transport in Amsterdam, a own car needs a parking spot, which is expensive in Amsterdam. By public transportPublic transportation is one of the easiest ways to get around Amsterdam. Public transport in Amsterdam is run by the GVB. One of the GVB Tickets and Information desks is at the Stationsplein opposite of the Central Station. Several types of tickets are available. We recommend, a 2 day ticket, giving unlimited access to public transport (tram, metro and bus, but EXCLUDING the special night-buses) in Amsterdam, for €11.50. Tickets can be purchased from vending machines or in the bus or tram. Prices and places to buy these tickets can be found on the GVB website. You can plan trips on the journey planner. By bikeBiking is the most flexible bway of geetting around in Amsterdam. Your hotel should be able to give you information about the nearest bike-rental shops. |
Getting to the VU University
The iGEM Jamboree takes place in the Main Building (Hoofdgebouw) of the VU University. By public transportVU University Amsterdam (De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam, on google maps) is accessible by different means of transport. At the end of this page you can find a few maps to help you orient. From Amsterdam Central Station
From Amsterdam Zuid railway station
By carThe A-10 Amsterdam ring road can be reached from all directions. Follow the A-10 to the Zuid / Amstelveen exit S108. Turn left at the end of the slip road onto Amstelveenseweg: after about three hundred yards (at the VU University hospital building) turn left again onto De Boelelaan. VU University Amsterdam can be reached via city routes S108 and S109. Parking |
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