TRAVEL
HOTEL
We have made a group reservation, arrival Friday June 19th, departure Tuesday 23rd. These nights are included in your conference arrangements.
If you are planning to arrive in The Netherlands earlier of later, We strongly advice to book extra hotel nights on your own arrangement, and at another venue. This is also because the bus service will only be offered on the arrival day 19th of June.
Kindly separately request additional nights at the conference venue Rolduc through Melissa, as extra nights are not initially reserved. Extra nights at the hotel will be for own account.
In your arrangement is bed and breakfast included, the meeting, the social program and of course the meals and drinks during the meals. Other expenses are for your own account and must be settled with the venue on checkout.
AIR
Convenient (international) airports are:
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, AMS.
Dusseldorf Airport DUS, Germany;
Alternative airports are:
Eindhoven, Netherlands EIN
Cologne/Bonn Germany CGN.
Brussels Airport BRU
Charleroi Brussels South, Belgium
Airport most nearby is Maastricht Aachen Airport MST, Netherlands.
PASSPORTS and VISA
EU nationals do not require a visa to enter either the Netherlands, Belgium or Germany. In general, all other foreign nationals require a visa for their stay.
Please note that you will need to request a visa for the country of destination of your flight. Specific visa information and an application-form for the Netherlands can be found at: http://www.minbuza.nl/en/welcome/comingtoNL,visas_x_consular_services
US nationals do not need a visa for a stay under three months.
Contact the embassy of the country where your flight will arrive for individual visa enquiries and requests.
Visa assistance / Invitation letters / hotel confirmation
We can send you an official letter of invitation or personal hotel confirmation to go with your visum application on request. Please send your request for visa assistance to: meetings.inb@intervet.com.
The letter of invitation is not a commitment on the part of the conference organizers to provide any financial support.
TRANSFERS
We advice to take a rental car or use the bus service.
A. Congress Bus Transfer Service
On the arrival day, Friday 18 June, we will offer a transfer by bus on the arrival and departure day from the airports:
- Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Netherlands AMS
- Dusseldorf Airport Germany DUS.
Cost of the transfer is EUR 50 per return ticket.
B. Taxi
Below you find an indication of duration and costs of an airport transfer per taxi.
| AIRPORT |
DURATION |
PRICE (estimate) |
| 1. Dusseldorf Airport |
1 hour 10 minutes |
EUR 170.00 |
| 2. Koln Bonn Airport |
1 hour 30 minutes |
EUR 180.00 |
| 3. Eindhoven Airport |
1 hour 10 minutes |
EUR 155.00 |
| 4. Maastricht Aachen Airport |
30 minutes |
EUR 140.00 |
| 5. Brussel Airport |
1 hour 40 minutes |
EUR 135.00 |
| 6. Amsterdam Airport |
2 hours 30 minutes |
EUR 265.00 |
C. Public Transport from other airports is less convenient, i.e. from Schiphol Airport to Rolduc, it will take 3,5 hours and 4 changes from train and bus.
Netherlands has a very well organized railway system, generally in time and with good frequence. For a public transport schedule or to receive personal public transport itenerary, please contact Melissa at meetings.inb@intervet.com for a free personal travel advice based on your flight schedule. Info on train connections and schedules you find on www.ns.nl
D. Rental Car
Check here for a detailed route planner: http://www.routenet.nl/?UICulture=en
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