Travel, Accommodation and Restaurants
Travelling to Utrecht
To plan your journey within the Netherlands or to look up local bus routes, please consult the NS website which can be found here.
Arrival at Amsterdam Schiphol airport:
direct Intercity trains to Utrecht Central station run every 15-20 minutes. Price ~ 8€ , duration ~ 35 minutes.
Caution: except for the fast Intercity trains to Utrecht there are also so-called Sprinter trains to Utrecht. These stop in many little towns and the trip takes significantly longer. Whether or not a train is a Sprinter or an Intercity train can be seen on the screens in the Amsterdam Schiphol station hall or on the screens at the platform.
Arrival at Eindhoven airport:
take bus 400 or 401 to Eindhoven station (~ 20 min.)
then take an Intercity train to Utrecht Central station (~50 min.)
Suggestions for accommodation
It has come to our attention that scammers have been targeting conference participants saying that they will organise their accommodation. This has not been endorsed by us. Thus, please, disregard any suspicious emails or telephone calls on the subject. We will not ask for any personal information except in the registration form which is secure.
Some suggestions for accommodation can be found here:
Grand Hotel Karel V, walking time to conference ~ 10-15 min., aprox. 150€ per night
NH Centre, walking time to conference ~ 10 min., approx. 120€ per night
NH Hotel Jaarbeurs, close to Utrecht central station, walking time to conference ~ 30 min., approx. 130€ per night
Apollo Hotel Utrecht, very central, walking time to conference ~ 15-20 min., approx. 90€ per night
Malie Hotel, outside of the center, walking time to conference ~ 15 min., approx. 100€ per night
Ibis Hotel Utrecht, outside of the city center, with bus ~ 30 min. to conference, approx 90€ per night
Suggestions for restaurants
The city center of Utrecht offers plenty of restaurants within walking distance of each other. Many of these places are gathered together in hotspots, which we list here with some particular suggestions:
Along the Oudegracht, the canal in the heart of the city center: Broadway (steakhouse), Dimitri Petit/Sirtaki (Greek), Humphrey’s (Burgundian), Sarban (Afghan), Meneer Smakers (hamburgers), Muntkelder (pancake restaurant, local tradition), Zakkendrager (French)
Voorstraat: ANAN Saigon (Vietnamese), El Mundo (tapas), Pizza Beppe (Italian), Sanju (ramen)
Janskerkhof: Hofman, Mick O’Connels (Irish pub), Streetfood club (Asian-Peruvian fusion), ’t gras van de buren, Last Vegas (vega(n) snack bar), Popocatepetl (Mexican), Florin (English pub)
Other suggestions: Blauw (Indonesian), Olivier (Belgian), Terroir (wine pairings), Vegitalian (vegetarian Italian)
For lunch:
Below are some further suggestions for lunch places within walking distance of the conference venue. Please note that the lunch break takes 90 minutes and most sit-down restaurants are about a 15-minute walk away.
Take-away lunch: Broodje Ben, Broodje Carlo, Broodje Mario, Dogma Hotdogbar
Restaurants around Ledig Erf: Cafe Ledig Erf, Eetcafe de Poort, Stael, Orloff aan de kade, BROEI
Other restaurants: Lebowski, Walden, Anne&Max, Villa Orloff, Orloff, Bagels&Beans (Mariaplaats 48 or Biltstraat 60)
Further information
On Thursday, May 5 there may be a slight disruption of the local public transportation, which might be busier than usual, due to Liberation day.