BENEVOL 2007 : The 6th BElgian-NEtherlands software eVOLution workshop
Travel Information
By train
Namur is on the line from Brussels to Luxembourg as well as on the line from Liege to Mons. Several direct connections also exist from Germany (Aachen and Koln), from France (Paris), from The Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Hage) as well as, thanks to the Eurostar from Great-Britain (London). Tables may be consulted on the Belgian Railways web site. The German Railways web site is another good web site to look for international train connections.The Computer Science Faculty is at a 10 minutes walk from Namur train station. Once you are at this station, take the exit "Centre ville" which is the one close to plateform 1. Leaving the building, cross the street and turn right and then go straight away for a few hundred meters. Turn left just before the tunnel; cross the "rue de Bruxelles" at the traffic lights and go down in "Rempart de la Vierge", along the park. An entrance on your left is marked "Faculte de Droit"; enter it, cross the parking, go down the street a bit, you will find the pedestrian entrance of the Computer Science Faculty.
By car
Namur is located close to the crossing of two highways: E411 linking Brussels to Luxembourg and E42 linking Mons to Liege. According to the place you come from you can leave, on the one hand, the E411 at the exits 13 "Champion" and 14 "Bouge" and, on the other hand, the E42 at the exit 12 "Rhisnes". Following the instructions below, these exists will respectively lead you to enter the center of Namur at the places referred to by "Liege E42 - Louvain N91 - Bruxelles E411", "Hannut N80 - Liege E42", "Bruxelles N4 - Mons - Paris E42" on this map.- Coming from the exit 13 "Champion" on the E411: Follow the main road in the direction of Namur. Pass on the bridge over the railways and turn to the right in the direction of the station. Then take the left lane and go under a short tunnel (*) and just after turn left (to "Universite") between the river Sambre and a park. Take the first left and then the first right. After a few meters you will find on the left the entrance of the parking of the Computer Science Faculty.
- Coming from the exit 14 "Bouge" on the E411: Follow the main road in the direction of Namur. After about 3 km, you will see a rail bridge. Turn right there in the direction of "Gare" (station in French). Use the right lane and go under a bridge (actually the bridge mentioned for the exit 13). Pass the station and then go under a short tunnel (*) and just after turn left (to "Universite") between the river Sambre and a park. Take the first left and then the first right. After a few meters you will find on the left the entrance of the parking of the Computer Science Faculty.
- Coming from the exit 12 "Namur Ouest" on the E42: Follow the main road to the direction of Namur. After about 5 km, you will pass on a bridge. At the first red lights after the bridge, turn right (*) and then take the first to the left (to "Universite"). You are between the river Sambre and a park. Take again the first to the left and then the first to the right. After a few meters you will find on the left the entrance of the parking of the Computer Science Faculty.
From the parking visitors, go right, then take the first on the left, pass the pedestrian bridge across the river Sambre. After crossing the street, you are in "Rue Bruno". Take the first left to reach "Rue Grandgagnage", the Computer Science Faculty is in front of you.
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