The EIGA Summit – Travel
Strong Roots, Bright Future.
Travel should be organised individually by the participants.
HOW TO GET TO THE EIGA SUMMIT
Arrival by plane
Coming from Brussels Zaventem Airport (www.brusselsairport.be)
Brussels Zaventem Airport is 46 km from the venue.
The airport train station is located below the terminal – basement level -1. Take a train to the Antwerp-Central railway station. The trains leave every 30 minutes. Journey time is approx. 30 minutes. Fare is 17,70€ for a one-way ticket including ‘Diabolo fee’ (from ticket office / machine. Tickets can be booked online). From there see item “Arrival by train, Coming from railway station Antwerp-Central” below.
Coming from Brussels South (Charleroi) Airport (www.brussels-charleroi-airport.com)
Brussels South (Charleroi) Airport is approx. 110 km from the venue.
Take the Airport Shuttle Bus from the airport terminal to Brussels Midi railway station. The buses leave every 30 minutes. Journey time is approx. 55 minutes. Fare is 5€. Pre-book your ticket here.
From the Brussels Midi railway station, take a train to the Antwerp-Central railway station. Fare is 7,70€ for a one-way ticket. The trains leave every 20 minutes. Journey time is approx. 50 minutes. From there see item “B. Arrival by train, Coming from railway station Antwerp-Central below.
Arrival by train
Coming from railway station Antwerp-Central, the Summit venue (Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel, 7 Koningin Astridplein, Antwerp) is located opposite the train station (i.e. right across the main square) and only 2 minutes walking distance from railway station.
Easy train connection between the Brussels airport and the Antwerp-Central station (approx. 30 minutes journey). There are at least 2 trains per hour between the 2 destinations.
See additional details and rates in “Arrival by plane – Coming from Brussels Zaventem Airport” above.
Timetables can be found on www.sncb.be
Arrival by car
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Low Emission Zones (LEZ) of Antwerp
In order to improve air quality for everyone, Antwerp excludes the most polluting vehicles and transforms the city centre into a low emission zone (LEZ/environmental zone).
If you are planning to travel to Antwerp by car, check here whether you have access to the low-emission zone.
If your vehicle is permitted in the LEZ zone, but is not registered in Belgium or the Netherlands, you will need to register it first.
If your vehicle does not meet the access conditions, you can buy a ZBE pass a maximum of eight times a year at
LEZ ticket machines.
Parking possibilities
- Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel: Hotel onsite parking (underground is accessible at Van Schoonhovenstraat, 2018 Antwerp – 3rd gate on your left side. The height of the garage allows cars with a maximum height of 1.80 meters): 19 € per 24h
- Public parking (2 minutes walk from the hotel): Q-Park Astridplein (41,Koningin Astridplein, 2018 Antwerp), costs +/- 24.00€ per day or Indigo Parking Station Zoo (25-27, Van Schoonhovenstraat, 2060 Antwerp) costs 18 € per 24h