Local commute to the symposium venue
Conference Venue
Address: Celestijnenlaan 200H
3001 Heverlee
Belgium
The symposium venue is located in the KULeuven Arenberg III campus in Heverlee, at approx. 5 km from downtown Leuven.
Walking would take more than one hour. Since the sessions will start strictly on time, walking in the morning is not recommended. In the evening with more time available and if the weather allows one could try to walk back to downtown Leuven.
In the morning we recommend to choose one of the following 4 options for commuting:
A) Public Bus Transportation
The Flanders public bus transportation operator “De Lijn” (white coaches with a yellow banner on the side) provide a regular service in and around Leuven.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A TICKET & PAYED PRIOR TO BOARDING.
You need to enter at the front door and while boarding show a proof of your payment (ticket or mobile phone) to the driver.
A one Journey Ticket costs 3 Euro. You can buy it in advance (an unused ticket remains valid for 1 year).
You can buy it online or in a real sales point: Tickets – De Lijn
On-line
Real vending points
Can be found on delijn.be/en/storelocator/
A few examples:
Near Leuven Train Station
1. “De Lijn” ticket vending machine
Martelarenplein 19, 3000 Leuven
2. Dagbladhandel De Bond
Bondgenotenlaan 154, 3000 Leuven
In the down town center
1. “De Lijn” ticket vending machine
Rector De Somerplein, 3000 Leuven
2. Carrefour Express
Rector De Somerplein 12, 3000 Leuven
3. Kruidvat
Jodenstraat 1, 3000 Leuven
4. Dagbladhandel Punto Kiosk
Brusselsestraat 33, 3000 Leuven
BUS ROUTE INFORMATION
We recommend you to take bus line number 2. It operates with time intervals of approximately 15 minutes. The entire bus journey takes approximately 30 minutes.
Bus line number 2 connects:
Leuven train/bus station (in Leuven)
AND
KU Leuven campus Arenberg III (in Heverlee) (Bus stop 302869) with a 3 minutes walk to the Quadrivium
It makes several stops in between, also in downtown Leuven:
E.g stop at the central Rector De somerplein, make sure to chosse the correct direction by standing on the correct side of the road.
Exceptionally, on Monday 8 Septmber, the bus will not service the downtown stops because of he annual Leuven fair.
To exit a bus you have to make the bus stop by pushing the bell-button in the bus, before reaching the stop location. Best is to follow the bus on your phone navigation system.
B) Dedicated UCPSS Conference Bus
This bus is operated by Pelikaancars and has limited places.
A free conference bus will be available to take you from the downtown center to the Quadrivium in approximately 15 minutes.
Each morning, the bus departs from Ferdinand Smoldersplein 5, 3000 Leuven, right in front of the Leuven courthouse.
Each evening, it departs from the Quadrivium back to Ferdinand Smoldersplein. The bus has a maximum capacity of 50 passengers. On Monday, September 8th, the bus will depart from Leuven De Lijn bus station (in front of the train station), platforms 14 & 15, near Diestsepoort 6, 3000 Leuven.
Conference Bus Schedule & Departure
Monday September 8th
– 12h30: Leuven Bus Station in front of train station bus platforms: 14 or 15
– 17h45: Quadrivium
Tuesday September 9th
– 07h45 & 08h15: Ferdinand Smoldersplein to Quadrivium
– 17h50 & 18h15: Quadrivium with 2 stops:
*In Leuven centre – Ferdinand Smoldersplein
* Faculty Club for the conference dinner
Wednesday September 10th
– 07h45 & 08h15: Ferdinand Smoldersplein to Quadrivium
– 18h50 & 19h15: Quadrivium to Leuven centre – Ferdinand Smoldersplein
Thursday September 11th
– 07h45 & 08h15: Ferdinand Smoldersplein to Quadrivium
– 17h15 & 17h45: Quadrivium to Leuven centre – Ferdinand Smoldersplein
C) By Taxi
Ask your hotel front desk to order a taxi. In addition, there is a taxi cue location at the Leuven train station
D) By Car
If you are coming by car, you can park for free at Kapeldreef Parking, which is only a 3-minute walk from the Quadrivium.
To enter the parking you should dial the code 8456 on the keypad with label IMEC.
You can park freely anywhere you find a free space in the tower. There are no dedicated spaces.
