dinsdag 17 augustus 2010

TRAVEL

TRAIN

Train schedules
All train schedules can be found on the website of the Dutch Railways (NS):
http://www.ns.nl

General trains
Trains from all directions (Amsterdam, Schiphol, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Breda, Roosendaal, Arnhem, Nijmegen, etc) are arriving at the train station of Tilburg with a minimal frequency of two trains per hour. From the train station it's only a ten minute walk to most of the festival locations.

Night trains on weekends
From Thursday to Saturday night there are night trains coming in and going out of Tilburg. Visitors coming from Eindhoven, 's Hertogenbosch, Breda, Dordrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht and all other cities that are connected to the nightnet can take a train back home once every hour during the night.

Last trains on weekdays
To the following directions from Sunday to Wednesday:

Breda/Roosendaal 00.37
Eindhoven/Boxtel 00.44
’s-Hertogenbosch 00.44

Amsterdam 23.55
Rotterdam 23.55
Den Haag 23.55
Utrecht 23.44

Venlo 00.06
Heerlen 23.36
Maastricht 23.36
Roermond 23.36

Arnhem 23.44
Nijmegen 23.24

Zwolle 22.24 (22.44 on Sundays)
Groningen 22.24 (21.24 on Sundays)
Leeuwarden 22.24 (21.24 on Sundays)

CAR

Google map

A58: When you're coming from the direction Breda, Eindhoven or Den Bosch, catch exit 10 (Tilburg/Hilvarenbeek) and follow the signs 'Tilburg Centrum' and 'Tilburg Centrum Noord'. You'll be in the city center in a few minutes. There are several car parks in the center of the city where you can park your car safely.

A59: When you're coming from the directions Rotterdam or Den Bosch, go off the freeway on exit 37 (Waalwijk/Tilburg), and follow the A261 to Tilburg. Go straight ahead at the roundabout and viaduct, then go left at the first traffic lights (follow the signs 'Station'). When you reach the train station you're in the city center. There are several car parks in the center of the city where you can park your car safely.

PLANE

Tilburg is very well connected to the rest of Europe. You can choose between a lot of airports like:

Eindhoven Airport (25 mins. by train)
Schiphol (90 minutes by train)
Maastricht Airport, (90 mins. by train)
Rotterdam Airport (60 mins. by train)
Dusseldorf (160 mins. by train)

TAXI

If you want to take a taxi you can call Taxicentrale Midden-Brabant: +31 (0)13 583 83 83.
Regular cab fares in town are about 10 euro.

There is also a special cab fare for airport cabs to Schiphol, which is around 75 euro.

BIKE

When in Rome...

Blend in with the Dutchies and rent a bike! The best way to move around Tilburg and discover the city is by bike. Everything is quite close to eachother and within a 10 minute ride you're out of the city where you can find some beautiful nature. For the festival a bike is ideal for moving from venue to venue.

Rent bikes at Tilburg Central Station. For reservations you can call +31 (0)13 543 61 94.
You only pay 6,50 euro a day. There are special rates if you are staying a week.

EUROLINES

Ofcourse you can also travel by bus around Europe. If you do come to the Netherlands by bus, Eurolines is the cheapest bus line. You can book your ticket at their site. Choose Breda, Eindhoven or Den Bosch. Buses stop at the main train stations. Den Bosch and Breda are 15 minutes by train from Tilburg. Eindhoven is 25 minutes.

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