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If you like to combine a business event or a congress together with a visit to a remarkable city you must go to Maastricht. Maastricht is situated in the heart of Europe and the city is easy to reach by car, train or by air. Maastricht is a compact city, attractive because you find history, art and culture close together; it has a certain magic and pleasant atmosphere. The city is surrounded by the beautiful green scenery of the hills of southern Limburg. Business and relaxation are in line with each other, the variety of interesting locations makes a visit to Maastricht so valuable.
International character
Maastricht has a more international reputation, different from the traditional cities in the Netherlands. It is different: it combines a modern atmosphere with a historic old city centre, and the ‘joie de vivre’ of the people living in Maastricht. It is situated on the river Meuse, close to the borders of Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg, and it is surrounded by the green hills which are even more different from the flat surface people are used to see in the low lands. The many boutiques and the quality and richness of all the cultural curiosities, together with a gastronomic exuberant hospitality give the city an international character.
De city houses 120.000 habitants, 5000 of them are students from the Maastricht University or the famous University hospital. The city has an excellent reputation to be safe and compact. A walk from the congress centre to the hotels in the city is easy and can be done by everybody, enjoying the short distances and nice neighbourhoods. Maastricht is the best of two worlds: a location big enough for a great convention, but also having a city centre small enough to enjoy and meet in a cosy environment.
How to travel to Maastricht?
Maastricht is located in the Maas-Rijn Euregion, which makes MECC Maastricht highly accessible. The conference centre is easy to reach by train from all major cities. Maastricht is located where large European motorways meet, and the conference centre is located for all intents and purposes on the motorway. MECC Maastricht is also within one hour's drive of a large number of airports.
By Aircraft / Train
1. Brussels Airport
Train connection to Maastricht, plan your route using www.nshispeed.nl (2 hours) or www.maastrichtbrusselexpress.nl (1.5 hours). We advise you to fly into Brussels-Zaventem Airport.
2. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Train connection to Maastricht (2.5 hours); plan your route using www.ns.nl.
3. Düsseldorf Airport
Train connection to Maastricht (2 hours and 20 minutes via Heerlen, not Utrecht), plan your route using www.nshispeed.nl or www.db.de.
4. Eindhoven Airport
Flights to and from London, Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Prague, Budapest, Dublin, etc.
Train connection to Maastricht (1 hour), plan your route using www.ns.nl.
5. Charleroi Airport
Flights to and from Charleroi Airport: Budapest, Prague, Rome, Glasgow, Dublin, Porto, Sofia, Warsaw, Naples, Marseille, Madrid, Gerona, etc.
Train connection to Maastricht (1 hour and 50 minutes), plan your route using www.sncb.be.
6. Cologne-Bonn Airport
Flights to and from Cologne-Bonn: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, Istanbul, Lisbon, London, Milan, Porto, Paris, Prague, Rome, etc.
Train connection to Maastricht (1 hour and 20 minutes to Aachen, after that 1 hour and 10 minutes to Maastricht. Total travel time: 2.5 hours).
7. From London Waterloo
Take the Eurostar to Brussels (2 hours). In Brussels, transfer to Liege - Maastricht. Travel time is approximately 4 hours.
8. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Travel in comfort by Thalys from Paris to Brussels (1 hour and 20 minutes) or to Liege (3 hours).
By car
Maastricht is located on the E25 junction on the A2 motorway (Amsterdam-Brussels) and the A79 motorway (Liege-Aachen/Cologne) with good links to other European motorways. The conference centre is located directly on the E25/A2. Take the Randwyck/MECC/AZM turnoff and follow signs for MECC or MECC Parking.
Plan your route using www.map24.com or www.routenet.nl
Transfer prices from/ to Maastricht – max. 4 persons (through Holland International Destination Management)
Maastricht – Brussel airport v.v. € 150,00 per transfer
Maastricht – Düsseldorf/ Köln airport v.v. € 165,00 per transfer
Maastricht – Amsterdam Schiphol v.v. € 280,00 per transfer
For questions and/ or bookings you can contact Holland International Destination Management:
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or +31 (0)20 517 1771.
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