The Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre (MECC) is an ultramodern, dynamic organization that organizes and provides accommodation for fairs, conferences and major cultural and sporting events. MECC Maastricht has been designed for multifunctional use. It has everything you need under one roof: conference and exhibition facilities, of course, but also places to wine, dine and sleep.



Accessibility
Maastricht is situated in the heart of Europe, surrounded by Belgium and Germany and close to France. Maastricht is very easy to reach by car, train or air plane. Maastricht is also easy to reach from various airports (Brussels, Liège, Cologne and Düsseldorf), all of which are within a one-hour drive from the city. Maastricht has two railway stations: Central and Randwyck (250 m from MECC Maastricht). The connection with major European cities is very good thanks to the Maastricht-Brussels express. Quickly and comfortably, you can travel to or from Brussels in less than 75 minutes. Paris in less than 3 hours (combine with Thalys), and London in just over 4 hours (combine with Europstar).

Travel information - How to reach the MECC

By air
The following airports are in the vicinity of Maastricht:

Airport Maastricht-Aachen (NL) Brussels (B) Amsterdam (NL) Düsseldorf (D) Liege (B) Niederrhein (D) Cologne (D)

Website www.maa.nl www.brusselsairport.be www.schiphol.nl www.duesseldorf-international.de www.liegeairport.com www.flughafen-niederrhein.de www.koeln-bonn-airport.de

Distance from Maastricht 15 minutes 1,5 hours 2,5 hours 3 hours 0,5 hours 2 hours 1,25 hours

If you arrive at Brussels or Düsseldorf Airport, we can recommend Airport Service Patrick to bring you to Maastricht.
Taxi fares:

	Brussels Airport to Maastricht or Maastricht to Brussels Airport	Düsseldorf Airport to Maastricht or              Maastricht to Düsseldorf Airport
1-2 persons	€ 60	€120
3-4 persons	€ 85	€ 135
5-6 persons	€ 110	€ 150
7-8 persons	€ 135	€ 165

Please note that it is required to make a reservation in advance.
Reservations can be made by phone: 0032-474 74474 or per fax: 0032-127 41026
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By road
Maastricht is situated at the junction of E25/A2 (Amsterdam-Liège) motorway and the A79 (Brussels-Cologne) motorway, and has good connections with all other European motorways. The conference venue (MECC) is located directly off the E25/A2 highway. Take the exit Randwijck/MECC/azM and follow the signs to the MECC parking area.

By rail
Amsterdam airport has direct trains to Amsterdam Central Station. Maastricht has two railway stations, Maastricht Central Station and Maastricht Randwijck Station. From Amsterdam Central Station there is a direct connection to Maastricht with trains leaving 28 and 58 minutes after each hour from platform 2A. The MECC is just a 5-minutes walk from the Maastricht Randwijck railway Station. Trains from Brussels (via Liège) and from Maastricht Central Station stop here. Maastricht Central Station is linked to the international intercity network. Information at www.ns.nl.

For information about high speed trains Thalys and Europstar please visit www.thalys.com and www.eurostar.com.

Local transport
From the city center there is a public bus service (a bus 4 times per hour) to the MECC. The following busses go directly from the railway station to the MECC: 1, 9, 56, 58 and 59.