How to reach the Institut d'Informatique
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).Once at Namur Station, go out from the main exit, turn right and then 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 Institute of Informatics.
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 exits 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.
University parkings are reserved for staff members, except the parking located "rue Henri Lemaitre" which is accessible to guests provided they have a guest card. This parking is referred to in the above map by "Parking visiteur". If you are lucky, you may find parking places around the Institute of Informatics. However, you will have to pay for most of them.
Reaching the institute
- From 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 "Facultes") 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 Department of Computer Science. - From exit 13 "Rhisnes" on the E42
Follow the main road to the direction of Namur. After about 5 km, you will pass on a bridge. At the second red lights, turn right and then take the first to the left. After a few meters you will find on the left the entrance of the parking of the Department of Computer Science.
Reaching the visitor's parking ("rue Henri Lemaitre")
- From 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. Follow the road, pass a first round about. At the second one, turn 270 degrees and enter the "Avenue Reine Astrid". Take the first road to the left after. You are now in the "rue Henri Lemaitre". Follow it basically until the end. The parking is on your left hand-side 100 meter before the end of the street. - From exit 13 "Rhisnes" 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, turn right and then take the first to the left. You are at the end of the short tunnel. Pass the first round about and then continue as indicated before.