Information for participants
Meeting venue Palais d'Egmont Place du Petit Sablon, 8, Room Arenberg 1000 Brussels
For a more detailed city map, please visit the home page of the City of Brussels: https://www.brussels.be/map-brussels Instruction to reach the Palais d'Egmont
Transports links and connections (metro, train, bus, taxi) between Brussels Airport (Zaventem) and the city centre of Brussels: http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passngr/to-from-brussels-airport
There is a train outbound from Brussels Airport Zaventem to Brussels Central Station every 10 minutes, 24hours a day, 7 days a week. The ride takes 18 minutes and costs €8,60. https://www.belgianrail.be/fr/horaires-achat-billets/recherche-horaires/secure/achetez-votre-billet-etape- 1
From the city centre (Brussels Central Station) to Palais d'Egmont: From the Brussels Central station (Gare Centrale) it is about 14 minutes (1 km) to walk to the Palais d'Egmont.
Bus no.38 with direction "Heros" and bus no.71 with direction "Delta", from "Gare Centrale" to "Royale" (2 stops).
The taxi ride from the railway station takes approximately 5 minutes.
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The nearest metro station is "Gare Centrale" (line 1-5).
The nearest bus and tram stops are "Petit Sablon" and "Royale" (Buses 27, 39, 86, 95, Trams 92 and 93)
Here a map of Brussels' transport system: http://www.stib- mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/resource/Dynmaplan/index.html#fr and a journey planner: http://www.stib- mivb.be/tripplanner/?l=en
Hotel accommodation
The participants are kindly requested to make their hotel reservations themselves.
Recommended hotels nearby
9 Hotel Sablon Rue de la Paille 2 1000 Bruxelles
Tel. +32(0) 2 880 07 01 e-mail: [email protected]
Hotel NH Collection (Brussels Grand Sablon) Rue Bodenbroek 2/4 1000 Brussels
Tel. +32 (0)2 518 1100 e-mail: [email protected]
Contact persons Clémentine Leroy DG ENV.C2 Tel +32 477 05 74 96 / +32 229 50944 [email protected]
Cécile Leroy DG ENV C2 Tel +32 229-69508 [email protected]
Susanna Kaasinen HELCOM Secretariat tel. + 358 40 536 5819 e-mail: [email protected]
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