Getting There

Maastricht is situated in the heart of Europe, surrounded by Belgium and Germany and close to France. Maastricht, the most southern city in the Netherlands, is very easy to reach by car, train or airplane.

By airplane

Maastricht is easy to reach from various airports, all of which are within a one-hour drive from the city. 

Maastricht Aachen Airport (10 km from Maastricht) www.maa.nl

• Amsterdam (4 times a day)
• London (The MAA is expected to expand with flights to this destination.)

Ryanair operates direct flights from Maastricht to three Spanish airports: Gerona (Barcelona), Alicante and Valencia. 

Eindhoven Airport (90 km from Maastricht) www.eindhovenairport.nl

• London (4 times a day)
• Paris (3 times a day)
• Barcelona (once a day)
• Rome (once a day)
• Milan (once a day)

Airport Düsseldorf Regional Weeze (90 km from Maastricht) www.airport-weeze.de

• London (3 times a day)
• Stockholm (once a day)
• Barcelona (once a day)
• Rome (once a day)

Brussels Zaventem Airport (100 km from Maastricht) www.brusselsairport.be

• Daily direct flights to 160 destinations in all continents. There are regular train connections and there is an airport shuttle. Order form for airport shuttle

Dusseldorf International Airport (100 km from Maastricht) www.duesseldorf-international.de

• Daily direct flights to 160 destinations from all continents.

Flights subject to change. For most up-to-date information, please visit the websites mentioned.

By train

Maastricht has two railway stations: Central and "Randwyck" (250 m from MECC Maastricht). Maastricht Central is directly opposite the Grand Hotel de l'Empereur (the conference venue). The connections to big cities in Europe are very good thanks to the Maastricht-Brussels express.

Quickly and comfortably, you will travel from and to Brussels in less than 75 minutes, in less than 3 hours from and to Paris (combine with Thalys) and in just over 4 hours from and to London (combine with Eurostar).

Via Brussels North, there is a perfect connection to Brussels Aiport. The trains leave every working day, every hour (different times on weekends).

Visit www.maastrichtbrusselexpress.nl or www.nshispeed.nl to book your train trip to Maastricht.

By car

Maastricht is well accessible via varous highways:

E25 / A2 (Amsterdam-Luxembourg), E40 (Cologne-Brussels), E42 (Luttich-Paris), E314 (Maastricht-Aachen).

Visit www.routenet.nl for route descriptions.