Venue

The workshop will be held at the Space Research and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC) in Noordwijk, located 35km south-west of Amsterdam International Airport.

ESTEC is well connected with the local public bus services. Website links to train and bus time schedules are published here below. No dedicated transportation between Noordwijk and ESTEC will be provided by the course organiser.

Visiting Address

ESA ESTEC
Keplerlaan 1
2201 AZ Noordwijk
The Netherlands

Arriving by air

From Schiphol airport, either take a taxi to ESTEC (30 min), or a train to Leiden (20 min) and then the number 430 Arriva bus to Katwijk (30 min). The bus stops in front of the ESTEC entrance gate. By rental car, follow the "Arriving by car" instructions as above from Amsterdam.

Arriving by train

The nearest railway station to ESTEC is Leiden Centraal and the Amsterdam Airport railway station is called: Schiphol. To plan your trip, visit www.ns.nl.

Arriving by city bus

From Leiden Centraal station, take the number 430 Arriva bus to Katwijk. The bus stops in front of the ESTEC entrance gate. Please note that this bus leaves four times an hour during peak periods and twice an hour during normal hours. Journey time is approx. 30 minutes.

Alternatively you can take Bus 90 from The Hague Central, which stops at the 'Schorpioen' bus stop. To get from this bus stop to ESTEC is only a five minute walk. To plan your trip, visit www.9292.nl.