ECCO XXVII will take place on Tuesday 10th of June (from 1 pm) and Wednesday 11th of June (full day) 2008, in Ghent, Belgium.
How to get to Ghent?
Ghent is centrally located in Flanders, easily accessible by air, by train or by car.
By air
Belgium’s National Airport is situated in Brussels-Zaventem. From there, you can easily reach Ghent by train. The railway station is located inside the airport building, at the lowest floor.
By train
From the airport, take the direct train to Ghent (railway station Gent St-Pieters) or a shuttle train to Brussels (railway station Brussel Zuid/Bruxelles-Midi) and a train to Ghent from there (direction Brugge-Oostende or Knokke/Blankenberge).
Most international trains (including Thalys and Eurostar) arrive in Brussel Zuid/Bruxelles-Midi. From there, you can take the train to Gent St-Pieters (direction Brugge-Oostende or Knokke/Blankenberge).
There is a train from Brussels to Ghent every 30 minutes till +/- 23.00h.
The trip from the airport to Ghent takes approx. 1 hour, from Brussel Zuid to Ghent less than 30 minutes.
Timetables can be consulted at: http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php
By car
You will probably arrive on highways E17 or E40, which intersect near the city of Ghent
Highway E17:
via Antwerpen (Antwerp)
via Kortrijk
Follow the direction "Gent", and then take direction "Gent Centrum" (B401)
Highway E40:
via Oostende (Ostend)
via Brussel (Brussels)
Follow the direction "Gent Antwerpen" (E17), then follow the direction "Gent", and finally follow direction "Gent Centrum" (B401)
In both cases the elevated highway (B401) will take you directly into the centre of Ghent.
How to get to the conference venue?
The venue for this conference is located in the heart of the old city of Ghent, in the ‘conferencehotel’ NH Gent Belfort, Hoogpoort 63.
From the railway station:
Coming out the main gate of the railway station Gent St-Pieters, you will find trams to the centre of Ghent on your left side, under the railway bridge. To go to the conference Venue, take tramway line 1 to ‘Korenmarkt’. From there, it’s a two min walk (see map).
Note that tickets for the tram should be purchased in advance, from one of the automatic distributors next to the stops (1,20 Euro).
Coming out the main gate of the railway station Gent St-Pieters, you will find taxi’s on the right side. A drive to the city centre will cost approx. 10 Euro.
By car:
Drive into the city centre and follow the signs to car park (parking) ‘Belfort’, which is 1 min walking distance to the conferencehotel.
How to get to my hotel?
From the railway station:
To go to Carton Hotel or Hotel Chamade: 2 min walking distance (see map)
To go to Hotel Gravensteen or Monasterium PoortAckere: see ‘how to get to the conferencehotel’.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Ghent !