Travel information

Accommodation

Where to stay?

Prices have been agreed with the followign hotels and hostel below. When booking your room in one of the following hotels or hostel, please use the mentioned booking method and using the following coupon code "ElectroceramicsXVI". All hotels are within walking distance from the venue.

Name Price incl breakfast Book via
Radisson Blu 100-150€/night reservations.hasselt@radissonblu.com
Park Inn 100-150€/night info.hasselt@rezidorparkinn.com
Holiday Inn 100-150€/night link to booking page
Hassotel 90-120€/night info@hassotel.be
Yup Hotel 70-100€/night info@yuphotel.be
Century (by Hassotel) 50-100€/night info@hassotel.be
Holiday Inn Express 50-100€/night link to booking page
Hostel H 20-50€/night link to booking page

Travel Information

How to get here?

Travel information


The Hasselt University Campus can be reached using the following directions. Electroceramics XVI encourages its participants to come to the conference venue by public transport as much as possible.

Arrival by Plane
For those traveling from abroad, the most convenient way to arrive in Belgium is by plane.

Special discount offer
In collaboration with Brussels Airlines and the Lufthansa group, we are able to offer you a discount on your airfares.

Brussels Airlines flights Europe and Africa
Brussels Airlines is pleased to be your Preferred Carrier for the Electroceramics XVI conference and offers 10 % discount on available return economy and business fares from Europe, Russia, Israel & Africa to Brussels and vice versa. 
Book your flight in the box below to receive your 10 % discount.


Discounted travel with Lufthansa Group Partner Airlines
Lufthansa Group Partner Airlines offer a comprehensive global route network linking major cities around the world. We offer special prices and conditions to participants, visitors, exhibitors, invited guests as well as employees of the Contracting partner and their travel companions.

To make a reservation, please click on www.lh.com/event-flight-booking and enter the access code BEZJXBH in the "Access to Your Special Lufthansa Offer" area. This will open an online booking platform that will automatically calculate the discount offered or provide you with an even better offer if another promotional fare is available.

NOTE: Pop-ups must be enabled otherwise the booking platform window will not open.

These promotional fares are also available through your IATA / ARC travel agent. Travel agents can obtain ticketing instructions by sending an email to lufthansa.mobility@dlh.de and providing the access code as a reference.

To Brussels Airport (BRU)
We strongly suggest traveling to Brussels Airport (BRU) as this is the most convenient way to continue your journey to the conference venue. There is a train station at the lowest level of Brussels Airport and there is a direct train from Brussels Airport station to Hasselt station: it leaves every hour during the week and every two hours during the weekend. You can also take the train to Leuven and change train there to go to Hasselt.

You can consult the train schedule and pricing table here. The total journey by train is of around 1 hour. More information and timetables can be found on the website of the Belgian Rail Company NMBS/SNCB. You must buy a ticket at the train station prior to boarding the train. Tickets can be purchased at the ticketing machines or service desk at the station and cost €16.70 (including the Diablo surtax for trains from and to Brussels Airport).

Once arrived in Hasselt Railway Station, you can take the bus (BP - Boulevard Pendel or line 45, 36 or 20A) to Hasselt University - Campus Hasselt. Get off at Dusartplein. Alternatively, you can also walk to the venue, as it is only 1.3km from the train station.

To Charleroi Airport (CRL)
For those arriving at Charleroi Airport (CRL), the easiest way to reach Hasselt is to take the Brussels City Shuttle, which takes you to Brussel-Zuid/Bruxelles-Midi Railway station in about 55 minutes. From there, you can take the train to Hasselt. Tickets for the shuttle bus are maximum €14.20 for a single trip. The total journey by train towards Hasselt is of around 1 hour. More information and timetables can be found on the website of the Belgian Rail Company NMBS/SNCB. Tickets can be purchased at the ticketing machines or service desk at the station and cost €13.40.

Once arrived in Hasselt Railway Station, you can take the bus (BP - Boulevard Pendel or line 45, 36 or 20A) to Hasselt University - Campus Hasselt. Get off at Dusartplein. Alternatively, you can also walk to the venue, as it is only 1.3km from the train station.

Arrival by Train
Those arriving in Brussels by international train (such as ICE, Thalys, Eurostar) will typically arrive in Brussel-Noord/Bruxelles-Nord or Brussel-Zuid/Bruxelles-Midi Railway station.

At both stations, trains towards Hasselt are available. The total journey by train is of around 1 hour. More information and timetables can be found on the website of the Belgian Rail Company NMBS/SNCB. Tickets can be purchased at the ticketing machines or service desk at the station and cost €13.40. 

Once arrived in Hasselt Railway Station, you can take the bus (BP - Boulevard Pendel or line 45, 36 or 20A) to Hasselt University - Campus Hasselt. Get off at Dusartplein. Alternatively, you can also walk to the venue, as it is only 1.3km from the train station.
 
Arrival by Car
The conference centre can be reached by car using the address below. The closest parking is Q-Park Dusartplein.
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Conference and Summer School venue

Hasselt University - Campus Hasselt

Martelarenlaan 42
3500 Hasselt
Belgium

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