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The IDABC event will take place in the heart of the European district in Brussels, at the

Borschette Centre
Rue Froissart 36
1040 Brussels, Belgium

Reaching the Borschette Centre from the Brussels Airport
Reaching the Borschette Centre from the Brussels South Train Station
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From the Brussels Airport

By Bus

Bus number 12 runs from the airport to the city centre approximately every twenty minutes. Tickets cost
€3.00 and the bus journey will take you 30-45 minutes.

Take this bus from the airport to the Schuman bus stop, located at the Schuman roundabout. From this
stop, walk down rue Froissart, cross rue Belliard and continue on the right-hand side for about
300 meters. The next large building after the Clinique Leopold is the Centre Borschette Center.

For timetables and further information, please consult the official STIB website.

By Taxi

A taxi from the airport will take you about 15-25 minutes and will cost €25.00-30.00.

By Train and Metro

Trains run from the airport to Brussels Central Station (Gare Centrale/Centraal Station) approximately
every twenty minutes. Tickets cost €2.60 and the journey will take you 25 minutes. 

Once you reach Central Station, you will take the metro to the Schuman metro stop. A metro ticket
costs €1.40. Take the metro line 1A/B in the direction of either Stockel/Stokkel or Herrmann-Debroux,
for 5 stops. Get off at Schuman and leave the metro station via the Justus Lipsius exit.

For a metro map or further information about the metro system, please consult the official STIB website.

Arriving on top of the escalator, stay on the right-hand side (there is a little flower stall).
Turn immediately to the right and you will find yourself on rue Froissart. Walk down rue Froissart,
cross rue Belliard and continue on the right-hand side for about 300 meters. The next large building
after the Clinique Leopold is the Borschette Centre.

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From the Brussels South Train Station (Gare du Midi/Zuidstation)

By Metro

Metro tickets cost €1.40 (single journey) and €3.80 (day pass) and the journey by metro will take
you approximately 20-25 minutes.
 
Take the metro line 2 in the direction of Simonis for 6 stops. Get off at Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet and change
to line 1A/B.  Take this metro line in the direction of either Stockel/Stokkel or Herrmann-Debroux,
for 2 stops. Get off at Schuman and leave the metro station via the Justus Lipsius exit.

For a metro map or further information about the metro system, please consult the official STIB website.

Arriving on top of the escalator, stay on the right-hand side (there is a little flower stall).
Turn immediately to the right and you will find yourself on rue Froissart. Walk down rue Froissart,
cross rue Belliard and continue on the right-hand side for about 300 meters. The next large building
after the Clinique Leopold is the Borschette Centre.

By Taxi

A taxi to the Borschette Centre will take approximately 20-25 minutes and will cost € 15.00-20.00.

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