Travel

 From your hotel to ESTEC:

Please note that we will arrange for a bus to pick up participants from majors hotels in Noordwijk, to ESTEC, each morning of the workshop, and from ESTEC back on the evening of the 16th and 17th. People who wish to stay in the Hotel Royal should contact us via the contact form, so we can arrange for the bus to stop there.

A shuttle bus service is otherwise available for visitors staying in one of the 6 major hotels in Noordwijk. Reservations are not necessary, but the shuttle leaves at fixed times. One-way voucher costs 4.50EUR (cash only). Please contact us via the contact form for more information.

Coming to Noordwijk and ESTEC:

The workshop will be held at ESTEC: Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk - The Netherlands. ESTEC can be reached by flying to Schiphol airport. You can then take a taxi, a train to Leiden and a bus to Noordwijk.  

• By car:

Coming from Den Haag, take the A4 motorway towards Amsterdam and take exit 8 'Leiden'. From there, follow the small white traffic signs for 'ESA ESTEC'.

Coming from Amsterdam, take the A4 towards Den Haag-Rotterdam, then at the junction follow the A44. Take exit 6 'Noordwijk-Oegstgeest Noord' and continue to Noordwijk and from there, follow the small white traffic signs for 'ESA ESTEC'.

Taxis can be booked by contacting the ESTEC Reception desk at +31-71-565-4000, between 08:00-18:00 CET. Please provide a pick-up time or air flight number, and passenger names. The average cost is 50EUR.

• By train:

The closest train stations are Leiden Central Station, and the train station in Schiphol airport. From Leiden Central Station, take the bus 30 or 31 to Katwijk. It takes about 30min, and the bus stops in front of the ESTEC entrance gate. 

• By bus:

The nearest bus stop is 'Katwijk, ESTEC', located just outside the gate. Check this website for more information. A shuttle bus service is available from ESTEC to Schiphol airport, from Monday to Friday. The meeting point for the shuttle bus is at the large red and white cube in the arrival area in Schiphol. A one-way voucher costs 13.50EUR, and can be purchased in the bus (no credit card payment). Reservations should be made at least one hour in advance, directly with the ESTEC Reception Desk (+31-71-565-4000), or Taxi Brouwer (+31-71-361-1000).

Schiphol to ESTEC: departure at 08:30 / 09:00 / 09:45 / 19:45 / 20:45

ESTEC to Schiphol: departure at 14:30 / 15:30 / 16:30 / 18:00