Transportation


Locate the
UIA
on Maps
Locate Antwerp on the map of Belgium.
Antwerp is a metropolitan city in the north of the country, the second largest city of Belgium.

Locate Wilrijk on the map of greater-Antwerp.
Look for the place name WILRIJK. The UIA is where the "L" of WILRIJK is. On this map, the north is at the top.

Locate the Central Railway Station of Antwerp on a street map of the centre of Antwerp, in the top right corner, at the bus stops 16, 17, 27, 32 and the Zoo (only bus 17 takes you to the University, see below).
On this map, the north is at the top.

Locate building A (the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is on 2nd floor) of the UIA on the street map of Wilrijk.
Look for the blue pond, and for map square number 1020. The entrance to UIA building A is where the one of 1020 is. On this map, the north is at the top.

If you come by motorway, the map of the UIA campus and access roads will be helpful. On this map the north is at the left. Building A is just at the right of the rectangle containing the text UNIVERSITEITS-PLEIN.

A detailed map of the UIA campus.
On this map the north is at the left. Buildings are black, ponds are grey, parking lots are red. Building A is at the right of the blue label Universiteitsplein and parking lot P1.


How to get to Antwerp?
By public transport
  • By airport express from the national airport:
    The Sabena Airport Express bus goes to and from Antwerp every hour. The bus station is located on the ground floor of the airport, beneath the Arrivals Hall:
    • Price: 250 BEF
    • Schedule: hourly service
    For more information call +32 2 511 90 30. The end stop of the Airport Express is Antwerpen Centraal Station.
  • By rail:
    Take the train to Antwerpen Centraal Station. For more information on train schedules, call +32 3 204 20 40.

How to get to the UIA campus?
By public transport By car
  • From the town centre of Antwerp:
    • Motorway E-19: direction Brussel-Mechelen
      Take the reserved exit UIA-UZA directly after the Craeybeckx-tunnel
    • The A12: direction Brussel-Boom
      In Wilrijk, stay on the road alongside the viaduct. Follow the "Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen" signs.

  • From Brussel:
    • Motorway E-19: direction Antwerpen-Mechelen
      Take the reserved exit UIA-UZA just after the exit Kontich (exit nr. 7) Follow the "Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen" signs.
    • The A12: direction Antwerpen-Boom
      In Wilrijk, stay on the road alongside the viaduct. Follow the "Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen" signs.

  • From Gent:
    • Motorway E-17: direction Antwerpen
      In Antwerpen, take the motorway E-19 - direction Brussel-Mechelen (Ringroad exit nr. 5) Take the reserved exit UIA-UZA just after the Craeybeckx-tunnel. Follow the "Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen" signs.

  • From Liège, Eindhoven or Breda:
    • Motorway E-313: from Liège - direction Antwerpen-Hasselt
    • Motorway E-34: from Eindhoven - direction Antwerpen-Turnhout
    • Motorway E-19: from Breda - direction Antwerpen
      In Antwerpen, take the motorway E-19 - direction Brussel-Mechelen (Ringroad exit nr. 5) Take the reserved exit UIA-UZA just after the Craeybeckx-tunnel. Follow the "Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen" signs.