OPUS meeting

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Practical Informations
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If you arrive by plane?

• You will probably land at Brussels National
  Airport (Zaventem)
• From there, you can reach Namur by train
• But not directly, you will have to change at
  Brussels North (Bruxelles Nord/ Brussel Noord)
  station
• From the arrival hall of the airport, go
  downstairs (floor -1) to the railway station
  where you can buy a ticket for Namur
• There are, at least, 3 trains per hour each
  train serves Brussels North station
• See the timetables on next page

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From the airport to Namur
Most of the trains to Namur leave Brussels North
station at platform 7 but check carefully.
Trains leaving Brussels North at 15 have
NamurLiège/Liers as end direction Trains
leaving Brussels North at 45 have
Namur-Luxembourg as end direction
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If you arrive by international train ?

• If you travel with Eurostar or Thalys, you will
  arrive at Brussel South (Bruxelles Midi/ Brussel
  Zuid) station
• There you can take a direct train to Namur

Trains leaving Brussels South at 06 have
NamurLiège/Liers as end direction Trains
leaving Brussels North at 36 have
Namur-Luxembourg as end direction
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Arriving in Namur
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Going outside the station (from 1 to 2)

• From the platform, go upstairs (escalator, stairs
  or lift) to the station

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• Leave the station, direction city center

stairs
escalator
lift
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• Go downstairs to the main exit

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• Exit the station

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• Cross the street ( 2 steps)

1st part
2nd part
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• You are now arrived at point 2, from there you
  must decide (all at walking distances)
• Going to the hotel (points 4 or 5)
• Going to the University (FUNDP-GRT) (point 3)

4 or 5
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To the university (FUNDP-GRT) (from2 to 3)
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To the university (FUNDP-GRT) (from2 to 3)

• From 2, go right

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• At the end of the place with the bus platforms,
  go further

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• Go along the Boulevard Ernest Mélot

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• At the end of the street, go left

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• Go to next crossing

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• Cross the main street ( Rue de Bruxelles )

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• You arrive in Rempart de la Vierge

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• Our building is n8

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• From main entrance, you will find signs to the
  meeting room

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To IBIS hotel (from 2 to 4)
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To IBIS hotel (from 2 to 4)

• Go left and cross the perpendicular street

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• Go further along the station place

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• When the street is splitting in 3, take the
  middle one

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• Go along Rue Rogier (crossing a few
  perpenduclar streets)

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• Until you arrive at the IBIS hotel

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To les Tanneurs hotel (from2 to 5)
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To les Tanneurs hotel (from2 to 5)
This hotel is in the same direction as the IBIS
hotel, so follow the indications from 2 to 4
(previous pages) and then see the remaining route
in next pages (from 4 to 5)
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• Go further along Rue Jean-Baptiste Brabant

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• Cross next perpendicular street

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• Go further to a small street on the right

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• Take this small street (you will see a
  Hotel des Tanneurs sign)

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• Stay on this street

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• And you arrive at Les Tanneurs hotel

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Addresses

• FUNDP- GRT Rempart de la Vierge, 8
• IBIS hotel Rue du 1er Lanciers 10
• Les Tanneurs hotel Rue des Tanneries 13