How to get to the conference venue

This page contains information on how to get to the conference venue and the conference rooms. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via iaml3conference2024@rug.nl. 

The conference takes place at the University Medical Center Groningen, UMCG, University of Groningen and the address is:

Hanzeplein 1

9713 GZ Groningen

Please find a map of the conference loction below.

By bus

You might want to use the bus to reach the venue, which is also a good option for you to reach the hotel once you have arrived at Groningen Central Station. 

Buses in and around Groningen

If you have the address of the hotel where you will be staying and the conference venue (see above), you can find the correct buslines to the hotel in advance on https://www.9292.nl/en. 

The conference venue is easy to reach from Groningen Central Station. Below you’ll find the nearest bus stops:

• Bus Stop UMCG Noord (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 171)

• W. Van Doevenplein (lines 3,4)

• UMCG Main Entrance (lines 2, 5, 6, 61, 65, 76, 171, 178)

• Oostersingel (line 2)

We recommend using the 9292 app or website to schedule your bus trips. More information about the Groningen bus lines can also be found here.

For short stays, it’s best to use your debit or credit card to check in and out of the bus. It is also possible to buy a bus ticket on the bus, but note that you can only pay by card (or by phone). 

By car in and around Groningen

This website provides an overview of all available parking lots: https://gemeente.groningen.nl/en

Several parking lots/garages are very close to the conference venue. You’ll have to pay to use these parking lots and the daily rates may be pretty steep. These parking lots are ranked from closest to further away from the conference venue:

• Parking lot UMCG Noord 

• Parking lot Boterdiep

• Parking lot Ossenmarkt 

• Parking lot Circus

• Parking lot Forum 

• Parkeergarage Damsterdiep 

It’s also possible to park your car at a P+R place a little outside the city center. Parking there is free of charge, and you can get a return ticket to and from the center of Groningen for only € 6,00. Free P+R parking places: 

• P+R Kardinge, Kardingerplein 

• P+R Hoogkerk, Peizerweg, 9744 Groningen (in maps use: Hoogkerkerplein) 

• P+R Haren/A28, Emmalaan 35 

• P+R Reitdiep, Professor Uilkensweg, corner of Friesestraatweg 

• P+R Meerstad, Driebondsweg

How to get to the conference rooms?

The registration, coffee breaks, lunch breaks, the reception, and the poster sessions will take place at the Fonteinpatio, inside the UMCG. The Fonteinpatio is situated in the middle of the UMCG (see map). You can access the Fonteinpatio either via the main entrance (Hanzeplein 1) or the North entrance (near Oostersingel 152).

The conference rooms are located in the Education Center ('Onderwijscentrum') on the second floor ('2e verdieping, see map) and can be accessed via the Fonteinpatio.