Arriving at Maastricht: Practical information

Shuttle buses and Transportation during conference

Shuttle buses provided by the conference on arrival

The conference organization will set up welcome desks at the Maastricht-Aachen International airport, as well as the Maastricht railway station on 27 and 28 October. From the airport shuttle buses will take participants to their hotels at regular intervals. At the railway station a limited number of shuttle buses will be available on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 October. The welcome desk will provide information on shuttle buses, tickets for local transportation as well as general information.

On Saturday 30 October and Sunday 31 October shuttle buses will take participants from the conference venue or from the hotels to the railway station and the airport.

Shuttle buses during the conference
The conference organization will provide shuttle buses to transport participants and speakers from their hotels and back, as well as to the social events. At the hotels within walking distance students will collect participants in the lobby and accompany them to the conference venues (weather permitting).

Other local transportation
Maastricht has a dense and well-organized system of public transport. Conference participants can make free use of these buses during the conference by showing their conference badge. Timetables are available at the welcome desk and the conference registration desk.

Conference Registration desk at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Tongersestraat 53, main entrance hall
Phone: +31 43 388 3515
Fax: +31 43 3884956
E-mail: eua@BU.unimaas.nl

The conference registration desk will be open as follows:
Wednesday 27 October 14.00 - 18.00
Thursday 28 October 08.00 - 20.00
Friday 29 October 08.00 - 20.00
Saturday 30 October 08.00 - 17.30

Other practical information

  • Near the registration desk there is a lounge with web-access available to all badge wearing conference participants as well as free coffee and soft drinks.
  • Wardrobe. Next to the registration desk you will find a wardrobe. The wardrobe will be guarded during opening hours of the registration desk. Other conference venues will have sufficient wardrobes as well, however, they will not be guarded.
  • Printing and copying. For print jobs and photocopying you can buy pre-paid cards at the registration desk.
  • Programme changes and announcements. On the announcement board next to the registration desk.
  • ATM Cash machine in the conference venue Tongersestraat 53.
  • Post office. At the Vrijthof (square) at walking distance from the conference venues.
  • Changing money. The Dutch currency is the euro. Most banks will change the major European currencies. All kinds of European currencies can be changed at the GWK Bank, located in the main hall of the railway station.