GIZ Representation : how to find us

North Arriving from Germany by car Visitors travelling by car from Germany and crossing the border at Lichtenbusch (A4 near ) will take the E40 via Liège / Luik and Louvain / . Follow the signs for Bruxelles Centrum (continue straight ahead) and once inside Brussels, follow the lane for Institu- Brucargo tions Européennes (entering a tunnel). After the tunnel, Brussel take the second exit at the , onto Brussel Nationaal the 4-lane / Wetstraat, where you should stay in the left-hand lane. After about 500 m, turn left into the Rue du Commerce / Handelsstraat and continue Machelen until you reach the Rue du Trône / Troon (fifth junction). Turn left here and after approx. 300 m you will arrive at the GIZ Representation Brussels (building on the left corner of Rue du Trône / Troon and Rue d’Idalie / Idaliestraat). On-street parking is extremely limited in this area. If you need a space in our visitors’ car park, please contact the GIZ Representation Brussels in good time before your visit. Zaventem

from Germany via Liège / Luik and Quartier Louvain / Leuven Laeken Reine Elisabeth A 3 Sint-Stevens- Schaarbeek

E 40

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entrance of the tunnel roundabout lane for Institutions Européennes Rue de la Loi Schuman Wetstraat

Gare Bruxelles-Schuman

Rue du Commerce Station Brussel-Schuman Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Handelsstraat Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe Gare Bruxelles-Luxembourg Gare du Midi Station Brussel-Luxemburg Zuidstation

Rue d’Idalie / Idaliestraat

Saint Gilles Rue du Trône / Troonstraat GIZ Representation Brussels Sint-Gillis Rue du Trône 108 1050 Brussels Etterbeck Elsene Oudergem

Watermael-Boitsfort Watermaal-Bosvoorde Approach by car from Germany

Deutsche Gesellschaft für GIZ Representation Brussels | Leopold Plaza T +32 (0)2 230 91 50 E [email protected] Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Rue du Trône 108 | 1050 Brussels, F +32 (0)2 644 08 23 I www.giz.de GIZ Representation Brussels: how to find us

How to find us Rue de la Loi Public transport: Travelling with the ICE or Thalys trains / Wetstraat from Germany (about 3 hours from Frankfurt and under North 2 hours from Cologne, respectively) you will arrive at Brussels Gare du Midi / Zuidstation. From here, take Metro line 2 or 6, in the direction of Simonis Elisabeth (take care: not Simonis Leopold II!). Get off the train at the Trône / Troon station and leave the station by the Luxemburgstraat / Rue du Luxembourg exit. Cross over the Rue du Luxembourg and turn left into the next street (Rue du Trône / Troon). You will find the GIZ Rep- resentation approximately 500 m down the road, on Rue Guimard the left hand side. It will take about 20 minutes to get

Guimardstraat here from Gare du Midi/Zuidstation. You can purchase a Metro ticket at the counter for EUR 2, before getting onto the train. Alternatively, you can take a taxi from the rank at the station entrance (EUR 10 to 12; approx. 15 minutes to the GIZ Representation Brussels). Arriving by air: From Brussels Zaventem / Brussels Nationaal airport there are several ways to reach the GIZ Representation Brussels: - Belgian Rail runs a direct connection to Gare du Belliardstraat Midi / Zuidstation, departing from Level -1. This takes about 25 minutes and costs EUR 7,80 each way. From Gare du Midi / Zuidstation you can get to the GIZ Rep- resentation Brussels by taxi or Metro (see above). Bld du Régent - An express bus connection – line 12, the Airport Line Rue Montoyer – leaves from Level 0, one storey below the airport Montoyerstraat arrivals hall. After a journey lasting up to 45 minutes,

Av. des Arts / Kunstlaan you should leave the bus at the Luxembourg stop, then continue walking in the same direction, passing the Regentlaan M Trône European Parliament building and the Gare Luxembourg. Troon After 300 m you will reach the GIZ Representation Tunnel Trône Brussels. A ticket for the Airport Line costs EUR 4 at the ticket machine or EUR 6 from the bus driver. - You will find taxis at the main entrance to the airport. Rue du Commerce / Handelsstraat A taxi to the GIZ Representation Brussels can cost as Rue du Trône much as EUR 45 and take up to 45 minutes, depend- Rue du Luxembourg / Luxemburgstraat ing on the traffic.

Tunnel Trône / Troonstraat

express bus Av. Marnix / Marnixlaan line 12 Tunnel Trône

Place du Luxembourg

Parjisstraat Gare Bruxelles-Luxembourg Rue de l’Esplanade Station Brussel-Luxemburg Esplanadestraat

Rue de Paris Rue de Trèves / Trierstraat

Parnassusstraat Rue Caroly / Carolystraat

Approach by car Rue du Trône

Route on foot from the / Troonstraat Metro station Trône / Troon

Rue Godecharle Route on foot from the bus stop for the No 12 Airport Line bus Rue d’Idalie / Idaliestraat M Metro GIZ Representation Brussels Long-distance trains RE, IC, ICE Rue du Trône 108 Godecharlestraat 1050 Brussels Bus stop

Deutsche Gesellschaft für GIZ Representation Brussels | LeopoldChaussée Plaza de Wavre T +32 (0)2 230 91 50 E [email protected] Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Rue du Trône 108 | 1050 Brussels, Belgium F +32 (0)2Waversesteenweg 644 08 23 I www.giz.de