Getting to the TERENA Secretariat

TERENA building

The TERENA Secretariat is located on Koningsplein in Amsterdam, at the north end of the Singel flower market, in a distinctive turn-of-the-century building with a pleasant outlook south towards the Munt.

From Schiphol Airport to Centraal Station

There are trains from the airport to Amsterdam Centraal Station roughly every 15 minutes. Taxis are quite expensive and are not normally reimbursed under TERENA's travel rules. You will need to buy a train ticket at the airport before getting on a train. Tickets can not be bought once you board a train and you will incur a fine if you do not have a valid ticket. You can easily buy train tickets at the airport, either from the counter or from the automatic ticket machines (which take credit/debit cards).

There is more than one station in Amsterdam, so ensure that the train indicator shows the right destination (usually marked Amsterdam CS).

From Centraal Station to TERENA

Tram lines 1, 2 and 5 run from the station past the TERENA office. You will need to get off at Koningsplein (quite often referred to as the flower market by the conductor). The trams leave from the front of Centraal Station.

You can either buy a tram ticket once you are on a tram or buy a multi-trip tram ticket ('strippenkaart') in advance, which you can use for several journeys. Strippenkaarts can be bought at Akko newsagents or at most bookshops. To buy a ticket on the tram will cost €1.60 for one zone (or one journey). From Centraal Station to the TERENA office is one zone.

Tram tickets must be stamped to be valid. On some trams you must stamp your ticket at the yellow machines (which print the date, time and boarding point on the ticket). On other trams, the tram driver or conductor will stamp your ticket for you. Tickets are randomly checked by inspectors.

Hotels

If you wish to stay overnight in Amsterdam, please contact the TERENA Secretariat to make the hotel arrangements for you. TERENA has special arrangements with two local hotels and can often arrange a discount.

However, if you would rather contact the hotels directly, the details are:

Facilities

Guests are welcome to use our wireless network. Once connected, you can also use our guest-printer. Please note that TERENA is a non-smoking office.