The Stainless Steel World Conference and Exhibition 2019 will be held in the MECC (Maastricht Expo and Congress Centre) in Maastricht, in the South of the Netherlands, close to where the borders of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany meet.
For further information regarding transport to and from Maastricht please use the relevant links below:
Air
Train
Road
Air
If you are travelling to The Stainless Steel World Conference & Exhibition 2019 by plane we invite you to check available flights to and from Maastricht here.
For International flights you can choose various airlines, like:
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
EasyJet
RyanAir
Corendon
Please Note for International Flights into The Netherlands:
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is a major airport with connections to most larger cities worldwide. Upon flying into Amsterdam Airport Schiphol you can take the train to Maastricht. - this will take you approximately 3 hours. You can also take a taxi from Schiphol to Maastricht. The approximate price is € 295. You can book this through MECC Hotelservices
Taxi costs from other nearby airport:
| Eindhoven airport |
approximately € 150
|
| Brussels Zaventem |
€ 50 (shuttle bus) / € 160 (Private taxi)
|
| Liège airport |
€ 100
|
| Köln/Bonn Airport |
€ 160
|
| Düsseldorf Airport |
€ 160
|
Train
The nearest train station, Maastricht-Randwyck, is located 250 metres from the MECC. There are frequent trains between this station and Maastricht Central Station, which is linked with the national and international railway network.
Train connections from Amsterdam Schiphol to Maastricht
Please allow up to two changes and between 2.30 to 3.30 hours for this journey.
We recommend you see
https://www.ns.nl/en/ for detailed information regarding train times from Schiphol to Amsterdam and for all other train travel in The Netherlands.
Train Connections from Brussels to Maastricht
We recommend you see www.ns.nl/en for detailed information regarding train times from Brussels to Maastricht.
For more information, go to NS website.
Road
If you are travelling south on the E25/A2 motorway (from Amsterdam-Eindhoven), take exit 55, "Randwyck-MECC".
If you are travelling north on the E25/A2 (from Paris-Liège), take exit 56, "Gronsveld MECC".
An excellent route planner can be found here or here.
To give you an estimation of your traveling time:
| Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
2 hours 30 minutes |
| Brussels Airport |
1 hour |
| Düsseldorf Airport |
1 hour 30 minutes |
| Eindhoven Airport |
1 hour |
| Hamburg Airport |
4 hours 30 minutes |
| Paris (Charles de Gaulle) |
4 hours 30 minutes |
| London Heathrow |
6 hours (in combination with train) |