Accommodation
A total of 40 rooms are reserved in 2 hotels until February, 18. After this date we cannot guarantee room availability:
To make a reservation contact the hotel directly by e-mail (H1457-RE@accor.com) mentioning the reservation code PRACE seasonal schools 174415
- Hotel Ibis BUDGET Leuven (15 rooms) (https://www.accorhotels.com/es/hotel-6682-ibis-budget-leuven-centrum/index.shtml )
- Reservations for 5 nights (from March, 3 until March., 8):
- Single room, including breakfast and city tax: 352,25€
- Double room, including breakfast and city tax: 389,75€
- Reservations for 4 nights (from March, 4 until March., 8):
- Single room, including breakfast and city tax 294,80 €
- Double room, including breakfast and city tax: 324,80 €
To make a reservation contact the hotel directly by e-mail (h6682-bo@accor.com) mentioning the reservation code 681050 PRACE Seasonal Schools
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Transport
Leuven is located in the centre of Belgium. Whether you land at Brussels Airport, arrive by train in Brussels-Midi or enter Belgium from any direction by car you are always within reach of Leuven.
How to get in Leuven
By airplane
Nearest airport is Brussels International Airport (BRU) (28 Km from Leuven). All main airline companies fly from Brussels to many European and International destinations. The easiest and fastest way to reach Leuven from Brussels Airport is by train. A direct train will have you in Leuven in just 15 minutes.
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The Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) (90 KM from Leuven) has flights from a number of low cost companies. The journey to Leuven from Charleroi Airport will take approximately one and a half hours.
You travel by bus from the airport to the train station Charleroi Sud. You can buy a ticket at Charleroi Airport which combines the bus to Charleroi Sud which the train to Leuven.
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By train
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Leuven is easy to reach by train from all Belgian and European cities. The station is very close to the town centre.
Leuven is a 20-minute train ride from Brussels, 50 minutes from Antwerp, 30 minutes from Liège and 1.5 hours from the Belgian coast.
Your train journey from Brussels South Station where Eurostar and Thalys arrive to Leuven takes just half an hour.
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By car
The attractive historical centre of Leuven is traffic-free. The rest of the city centre is subdivided into 5 districts. In each district a loop directs traffic from the ring road to a city centre parking garage and back to the ring road. That means that moving around Leuven by car is difficult and it’s definitely not the easiest mode of transport. Parking is expensive, parking spaces are scarce and there are many one-way roads
We advise you to park your car in one of the more advantageous ring road car parks. The 2 event hotels have paying parking in the neighborhood. Free parking is available at the Seasonal School venue area.
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How to move in Leuven
Walking
That’s definitely the best way to move around in Leuven. The 2 conference hotels are at walking distance from the city center. The Ibis Leuven Centrum is located 3,5 km from the Seasonal School Venue and the Ibis budget Leuven Centrun 4,3km.
By public transport
BUS
Leuven has a very good bus service. The central departure point for the local buses is at the railway station. The buses that leave from here serve all the outlying areas and surrounding communes of Leuven.
A single ticket valid for 60 min cost 3 EUR. Buying the ticket in advance can save you up to 50% of the price.
If you plan to use the bus regularly during your stay the best option is to buy a 10 tickets pass. It can be shared by more than one person.
The Seasonal School venue can be easily reach by bus from the two event’s hotels using bus line number 2:
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How to reach the Seasonal School venue from the Station
Taxi
At the Leuven railway station one or several taxis are available at the fixed taxi stands. There are also fixed taxi stands at other places in the city, but it is possible that no taxis are available there.
Activities
Tuesday evening a guided walking tour in the city center will be organized.
Information about sightseeing and activities in Leuven can be found in the Visit Leuven website: https://www.visitleuven.be/en/see-do
