Karel de Grote Hogeschool
Route and Accessibility
Campus Congres is centrally located within Antwerp: barely a 15-minute walk from Antwerpen-Centraal Station and Franklin Rooseveltplaats, and 100 metres from bus and tram stops.
Bicycle
Are you cycling from Antwerpen-Centraal Station to the campus? If so, you should allow for a cycling time of about 5 minutes.
Or do you prefer to use the Velo bike service? There is a Velo station near the campus at Kerkstraat (station number 109). More info: http://www.velo-antwerpen.be/en
Train
Antwerpen-Centraal Station is 1 km from the campus. Check the timetable of the Belgian railway service NMBS.
Tram and Bus
Several tram and bus routes operate in the immediate vicinity of the campus.
The stops nearest to campus Congres are:
Antwerpen Kerkstraat stop
At approx. 150 metres, about a 2-minute walk from the campus (stop numbers 105680, 103545 and 103550)
- Tram 24: Silsburg – Melkmarkt
- Bus 23: Centraal Station - Dam - Noorderplaats
Several regional buses in the direction of Turnhout also service this stop.
Antwerpen Premetrostation Astrid stop
At approx. 700 metres, about a 10-minute walk from the campus (stop numbers 104718, 104717, 103109 and 103111)
- Tram 2: Hoboken - P+R Merksem
- Tram 3: P+R Merksem - P+R Melsele
- Tram 5: Wijnegem - P+R Linkeroever
- Tram 6: P+R Olympiade - P+R Luchtbal
- Tram 8: P+R Wommelgem - Zuid
- Tram 10: Wijnegem - P+R Schoonselhof
More info:
- Tramnetwerk Antwerpen (Antwerp tram network in Dutch)
- Antwerp bus network
- De Lijn route planner and timetables
Car
There is no car park at the campus itself and it is difficult to find parking space nearby. You can park at the nearby paid car parks:
- Parking Astrid
- Parking Zoo
Campus Congres lies in the green parking zone. Overzicht parkeerzones en tarieven (Overview of parking zones and rates in Dutch).
This campus lies within the city of Antwerp’s low emission zone. Whether or not your vehicle is permitted to enter this zone depends on the Euronorm emission standards: take the online test.
