Traveling information

Map of the central western part of the Netherlands. The arrows point towards Amsterdam and Bussum, where the conference takes place.

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- Traveling between Schiphol airport and Casa 400 (Amstel station) p. 2

- Traveling between Schiphol airport and the Bastion hotel in Bussum (station Bussum-Zuid) p. 3

- Traveling between the Schiphol airport and the Simon Stevinweg in Bussum (station Naarden-Bussum) p. 4

- Traveling between Casa400 (Amstel station) and the Simon Stevinweg (Naarden-Bussum station) p. 5

- Traveling between the Bastion Hotel (Bussum-Zuid) and the Casa 400 (Amstel station) p. 6

- Traveling by subway between the Amstel station and Central station p. 7

- Map of subway system p. 8

Traveling between Schiphol airport and Casa 400 (Amstel station)

The hotel Casa 400 is located close to the Amstel station, which has an indirect train connection to the airport. Trains go at least every 15 minutes. You must change trains in Duivendrecht.

It is also possible to travel by train between Schiphol and RAI station and take subway 51 between RAI station and Amstel station.

If you need to travel between Casa 400 and the airport at night or early in the morning, you can take bus 356 between the Amstel station and the Central station. At this time, direct trains go once an hour between the Central station and the airport until about 4 o’ clock. The total journey takes 20-25 minutes during daytime, and about 55 minutes with the night connection.

Map of Amsterdam. The red flag shows the location of the Casa 400 hotel near the Amstel station.

2 Traveling between Schiphol airport and the Bastion hotel in Bussum

The Bastion hotel is located near train station Bussum-Zuid. Below you will find an overview of the departure times of the direct trains. Other connections are also possible, but these require you to change trains in Weesp. If you need to travel between the airport and Bussum-Zuid at night, it is best you carefully plan your journey in advance because of limited public transportation.

Departure time Departure First and last platform trains From Bussum-Zuid Weekdays and 2 Weekdays: 5:48 – to Schiphol Sundays twice an 0:18 hour at – 18 and – Saturdays: 5:45- 48 past. Saturdays 0:45 twice and hour at Sundays: 5:48 - – 15 and – 45 0:18 past. From Schiphol to Twice an hour at – 1 or 3 Weekdays: 5:40 - Bussum-Zuid 10 and –40 past. 0:10 Saturdays: 6:40 - 0:10 Sundays: 7:10 - 0:10

3 Traveling between the Schiphol airport and the Simon Stevinweg in Bussum (station Naarden-Bussum)

The journey between the airport and the Naarden-Bussum station takes little over half an hour. Below you will find an overview of the departure times of direct trains between Naarden-Bussum and the airport.

Departure time Departure First and last platform trains From Naarden- Weekdays and 1 Weekdays: 5:51 – Bussum to Sundays twice an 0:21 Schiphol hour at – 21 and – Weekends: 5:51 - 51 past. Saturdays 0:51 twice and hour at – 15 and – 45 past. From Schiphol to Twice an hour at – 1 or 3 Weekdays: 5:40 - Naarden-Bussum 10 and –40 past. 0:10 Saturdays: 6:40 - 0:10 Sundays: 7:10 - 0:10

4 Traveling between Casa 400 (Amstel station) and the Simon Stevinweg (Naarden-Bussum station).

The Simon Stevinweg is located at a ten minute walking distance from the Naarden-Bussum station. There is no direct connection between the Amstel Station and the Naarden-Bussum station. Coming from the Amstel station, it is best to take the subway (51, 53 or 54) to the Central station and take the direct train to Naarden-Bussum from there.

Here you will find an overview of the departure times and platforms of direct trains between the Amsterdam Central station and the Naarden-Bussum station.

Departure time Departure First and last platform trains From Naarden- Twice an hour at 2 Every day: 05:03 Bussum to -3 and -33 past. - 0:33 Amsterdam Central From Amsterdam Twice an hour at 10b Weekdays: 6:09 - Central to -21 and -51 past. 0:39 Naarden-Bussum Saturdays: 7:09 - 0:39 Sundays: 8:09 - 0:39

Alternatively, you take the subway to Duivendrecht station in the opposite direction from Amstel. Get off at Duivendrecht and take the all station train coming from Schiphol (stoptrein) from there to Naarden-Bussum station (direction Hilversum/Utrecht) – see page 4.

As you can see on the map, Amsterdam and Bussum are located close to each other. Both train journeys take approximately 20 minutes.

5 Traveling between the Bastion Hotel (Bussum-Zuid) and the Casa 400 (Amstel station)

There is an indirect connection between the Amstel station and the Bussum-Zuid station. The journey consists of a train and a subway part. Between Amstel station and Duivendrecht station you can travel with subway number 54, which goes every 10-15 minutes (see pages 7-8 for more information on the subway system). Between Duivendrecht and Amstel station, you can travel by train. below you will find an overview of the departure times of the direct trains.

Departure time Departure First and last platform trains From Bussum-Zuid Weekdays and 2 Weekdays: 5:48 – to Duivendrecht Sundays twice an 0:18 hour at – 18 and – Saturdays: 5:45- 48 past. Saturdays 0:45 twice and hour at Sundays: 5:48 - – 15 and – 45 0:18 past. From Weekdays and 1 Weekdays: 5:54 Duivendrecht to Sundays twice an 0:24 Bussum-Zuid hour at -24 and – Saturdays: 6:57- 54 past. Saturdays 0:27 twice an hour at – Sundays: 7:24 - 57 and –27 past 0:24

6 Traveling by subway between the Amstel station and Central station.

Subways ride approximately between 6:30 (weekdays) /6:50 (Saturdays) /7:50 (Sundays) in the morning and 0:50 at night. Tickets can be purchased in several places such as subway stations, train stations and large supermarkets. Below you will find an overview of the subway lines between Central station and the Amstel station.

Line Direction From Amstel station to 51, 53 or Central Station Central station 54 From Central Station to 51, 53 or respectively: Amstelveen Westwijk, Amstel station 54 Gaasperplas or Gein

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