Nineteenth CEPR/JIE School and Conference on Applied Industrial Organisation
Nineteenth CEPR/JIE School and Conference on Applied Industrial Organisation
Leuven, 18-20 June 2018
VENUE
Faculty Club
Groot Begijnhof 14
3000 Leuven
HOTELS
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Name/address hotel |
Price |
Details |
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Begijnhof congreshotel
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152€/single room/night (included: breakfast, WIFI, taxes and city tax) |
Near the venue |
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Pentahotel Alfons Smetsplein 7
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150€/single room/night (included: breakfast, WIFI, taxes), 168€/double room/night |
City centre |
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Park Inn by Radisson Leuven |
136€/single room/night (included: breakfast, WIFI, taxes), 146€/double room/night |
Near the train station |
How to reach Leuven
Note that Leuven and Louvain are the same city (Louvain is the french name). However, there is another university city called “Louvain-la-Neuve”. When you follow directions or take a train, only follow Leuven/Louvain or otherwise you end up in the wrong place.
By plane
The nearest airport is Brussels International Airport. There is also an airport in Charleroi (also known as Brussels South) which has cheaper flights (e.g. Ryanair), however Leuven is most easily reached from Brussels International Airport.
Brussels airport (Zaventem):
- By train:
Entering the arrival hall, follow the signs towards the train platform. You will find escalators and elevators going to LEVEL -1. Level -1 is the train station of the airport. A ticket costs about €10. There are two trains an hour leaving from the airport to Leuven (not Louvain-La-Neuve). On both trains Leuven is the first stop after 14 to 16 minutes of riding. At the train station in Leuven you can walk, take a bus or a taxi to the hotel, depending where your hotel is. - By taxi:
a taxi takes about 25 minutes from Brussels Airport to Leuven. A single journey will cost about 70 euro. Always take a taxi at the official taxi stand.
For more info on Brussels Airport, go to: http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/
Charleroi airport (“Brussels South airport”, 45km south to Brussels):
- There is no train station at the airport (Brussels South railway station is in Brussels and not at Charleroi)
- There are buses from the airport to the railway station (bus line A). You can purchase a ticket at the bus stop (door n°2) to Charleroi South railway station.
- In Charleroi South Railway Station you can buy a ticket to Leuven (not Louvain-La-Neuve). The travelling time will be between 80 and 95 minutes.
For more info on Charleroi or Brussels South airport, go to: http://www.charleroi-airport.com/
For more info on time tables for buses go to:
http://www.charleroi-airport.com/en/passengers/acces-and-parking/by-rail-bus/index.html
For more info on time tables for trains to Leuven (select Charleroi South Railway Station and not Brussels South Railway Station!), go to: http://www.b-europe.com/Travel
By train
By train Leuven (not Louvain-La-Neuve!) is only 20 minutes from Brussels, 45 minutes from Antwerp, 30 minutes from Liège, 90 minutes from the Belgian coast and at 2 to 3 hours from cities like Düsseldorf, Paris, Amsterdam, Calais,…
Travelers from France and the UK can easily take the Thalys, the Eurostar or TGV. The Thalys also comes in from the Netherlands and Germany. There is a direct connection from Frankfurt to Liège and Brussels with the ICE four times a day. Most international trains make a stop in Brussels South railway station (=“Bruxelles-Midi”,“Brussel-Zuid”) . From this station (as from every main station in Brussels) it is easy to catch a train to Leuven. A train ticket from Brussels to Leuven costs around 6€. There are at least two trains an hour to Leuven. The ride to Leuven from Brussels railway stations will take you about 30 minutes.
The train station of Leuven is conveniently situated at the edge of the city centre.