GIZ Representation Brussels: How to Find Us
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GIZ Representation Brussels: how to find us North Arriving from Germany by car Machelen Visitors travelling by car from Germany and crossing the border at Lichtenbusch (A4 near Aachen) will take the E40 via Liège / Luik and Louvain / Leuven. 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 Zaventem take the second exit at the Schuman roundabout, onto Brussel Nationaal the 4-lane Rue de la Loi / 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 Schaerbeek Evere Sint-Stevens-Woluwe Schaarbeek E 40 N 23 Kraainem 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 Ixelles Etterbeck Elsene Auderghem 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, Belgium 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 Rue Belliard 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.