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National Botanic Garden of Belgium
Nieuwelaan 38
B-1860 Meise/Belgium

Find more detailed information here: http://www.br.fgov.be/PUBLIC/GENERAL/howtoreach.php

Arrival in Belgium by plane:

You can take a taxi, but make sure the taxi driver takes you to the National Botanic Garden in MEISE and not in Brussels! The fare from the airport to the Botanic Garden costs about 32 to 42 €. If you wish to pay by credit card, check beforehand whether your taxi driver accepts it.
You can go by bus 821 (direction Merchtem). Ask the driver to stop at 'Meise Boechtstraat'. You can buy a ticket from the driver. The trip will take at least 1 hour and you arrive NOT at the main entrance but at the entrance B (Meise-village) , so you will have to walk about 1 km to the main building.
You can go by train to Brussels. It will take about 15 min to Brussels North. In the Brussels North station you can catch the bus 250 (direction Puurs) or 251 (direction Malderen) asking to stop at 'Meise Plantentuin' and you will get out in front of the main gate of the Botanic Garden.

Arrival in Belgium by train:

Eurostar and Thalys have their terminal in Brussels South railway station (Midi station). Belgian Railways can take you to Brussels North railway station. There is a bus connection to the Garden (250 and 251 buses). You can also take the subway from the Midi to the North Station.

How to get to the Royal Museum for Central Africa in TERVUREN:

Royal Museum for Central Africa
Leuvensesteenweg 17
3080 Tervuren/Belgium
CODA-CERVA (Building E), rooms 333, 308 & 309

Find more detailed information here: http://www.africamuseum.be/visiting/directions/index_html?set_language=en&cl=en

Coming from Brussels Airport (Zaventem):

The trip from Brussels National Airport to Tervurenfrom by taxi takes 20 minutes. Taxis are available at level 2 (Arrivals). Booking in advance is possible with Unitax (+ 32 27 25 25 25 or http://www.unitax.be). A ride costs ca. 30 Euro. There is discount for passengers with a flight ticket.
It is also possible to take the Bus 830 direction Groenendaal. Buses stop at Airport level 0, platform A. The travel time is about 1/2 hour. A ticket costs € 3 and is available in the bus. Get off at Tervuren Centre and walk for another 10 minutes to the CAPA building (see the map http://www.africamuseum.be/visiting/access). If you will go directly to the Rastelli Hotel then you should get out at the next stop “Kerk” (Church) and walk 250 m to the hotel.
It will take you one hour if you go via Brussels. Take first the train to Brussels Central Station, then take subway line 1 direction Stockel, change at “Montgomery” and take tram 44 direction Tervuren Station (as described below).

Coming from Brussels South Airport (Charleroi/Ryanair):
Take shuttle to Charleroi Railway Station, and then the train to Brussels Central Station. Get on the subway line 1 direction Stockel, change at Montgomery and take tram 44 direction Tervuren. The trip will take 2 hours.

Coming from Brussels by public transport:

If you arrive at the terminal in Brussels South (Midi station), take the subway line 2/6 direction Simonis (Elisabeth) and get out at the Art Loi/Kunst Wet station. There you change to the line 1 (direction Stockel) and go to Montgomery station. Then take the tram 44 and go to the final destination (terminus). The Museum is 300 m from the tram 44 terminal. You have to buy a ticket at the metro station (1.50 € for one journey), validate it and you can use it for the whole trip to Tervuren (metro+tram). The trip will take at least one hour.

The hotel La Vignette is on the same side of the road as the tram station a bit further down just between Grensstraat and Museumlaan. The Museum is across the street.

Map of subway in Brussels: http://www.stib.be/irj/go/km/docs/STIB-MIVB/INTERNET/attachments/Plan_reseau/20110314_Plan_M_CHRONO.pdf

How to reach Botanical Garden in Meise from Tervuren:

There are several possibilities, but they all take quite long time! It will take around two hours to reach Meise from Tervuren, so it is preferably that you take theBHL-bus!

take the tram 44 at the terminal station near Museum and get out at Mongomery (terminal for the tram 44 in Brussels). Take the subway line 1 to the station Art Loi/Kunst Wet, change to the line 2/6 direction Simonis (Elisabeth) and get out at the Rogier station. Then you have to walk 500 m to the North Sation. In the Brussels North station you can catch the bus 250 (direction Puurs) or 251 (direction Malderen) asking to stop at 'Meise Plantentuin' and you will get out in front of the main gate of the Botanic Garden.
take the tram 44 from Tervuren to Montgomery, then take subway line 1 from Montgomery to Beekkant (direction Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation), then subway line 6 from Beekkant (platform just in front) to Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn (terminus) (embark preferably in the last wagon). Go out the station via the escalator, cross the street and take bus 250/251 to Botanical Garden.
another solution is to phone to someone of organizers to pick you up from there. This will take 1.30 hour!

Venue

Accommodation possibilities in Tervuren (see map)

Hotel-restaurant La Vignette
Room: 75,00 € - 85,00 €
Breakfast and VAT included
Reservation deadline: 30/05/2011

Hotel Rastelli - special rate until 13 May 2011
Room: 95,00 € /single - 107 €/double
Breakfast and VAT included
First deadline on May 10!
Reservation code for both hotels: BHL Europe Review

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BHL-Europe Annual Review

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How to get to the Botanical Garden in MEISE:

How to get to the Royal Museum for Central Africa in TERVUREN:

How to reach Botanical Garden in Meise from Tervuren:

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