Travel to TU Delft

Delft is in between Rotterdam and The Hague and easily accessible by air and train connections.  The main airport is Schiphol Airport but the smaller Rotterdam/The Hague Airport also offers European connections.  There are also many international train connections, e.g., to nearby Rotterdam: see Rail Europe for tickets.

Train tickets to Delft can be obtained using the yellow ticket machines at train station (or at the plaza of Schiphol, near the entrance to the train platforms). The ticket comes as a single-use OV chipkaart, which is an electronic card that needs to be activated at one of the check-in terminals before entering the train platform. After arriving in Delft you need to use this card again when leaving the station. If you plan to make more trips using public transport, then it is advisable to buy a (reusable) anonymous OV chipkaart at the ticket machine, which costs 7.50 euro. For planning the train journey we refer to the website of NS. Make sure that you use the station 'Delft' rather than 'Delft Zuid'.

Be advised that ProRail has announced strikes on the day of the symposium, Friday November 22.  These take place in regions Zwolle, Groningen and Arnhem.  Check out the NS website for travel advisory on that day.

After arriving at the train station of Delft, the symposium venue can be reached using bus 69, bus 40, bus 55 or bus 174 (bus stop TU Aula), which takes about 5 minutes. Consult Google Maps for live bus schedule times. Tickets can be obtained from the bus driver, or you can check in using your reusable OV chipkaart, or debit/credit card (don't forget to check out upon leaving the bus). Walking from the train station to the symposium venue takes about 25 minutes. The walking distance from the train station to the historic city center of Delft is about 15 minutes.

Arriving by Car

Paid parking is available for participants that arrive by car.  More details on parking locations and logistics can be found on this website.

Lodging

Delft has many good hotels and other lodging options: see Booking.com for a list.  We recommend staying in the historic city center, from which the campus is about a 20-30 minute walk.  If you need help with finding a hotel, please reach out to the organizers.

(A personal favorite is Hotel Grand Canal.)

Symposium Dinner

The dinner will take place at Delfts Brouwhuis in the historic center of Delft.  The dinner fee is handled in a separate process after registration.