Arrival to the 3E Conference
The AUAS Amstel Campus is in Amsterdam. The city centre is about 5 minutes away by metro. Schiphol Airport is about 20 minutes away by metro and train. The Amstel Campus is about 8 minutes by metro from the Central Station. The AUAS Amstel Campus is in between metro stations “Weesperplein’ and ‘Wibautstraat’ served with metro lines 51, 53 and 54.
Move around like a local?
Three words: rent a bike! Amsterdam is best explored by bicycle. Moving around the city by bicycle is the most sustainable and enjoyable method of transportation in Amsterdam. Just one important tip while adventuring through the city on a bike: be aware of your surroundings and do not stand still in the middle of a bike lane.
You can rent a bicycle at MacBike. The following discount code is valid from May 14 to May 17: HVA-MacBike for a 10% discount on renting a bicycle.
It is important that you park the rented bicycle in a bicycle rack or in a bicycle shed; bicycles may not be parked on the street or on the sidewalk.
The rental can be done at the Macbike locations themselves or online (see addresses below).
Oosterdokskade 63A, 1011 DL Amsterdam
De Ruijterkade 34, 1012 AA Amsterdam (Central Station)
Waterlooplein 289, 1011 PG Amsterdam
Online reservation: https://www.macbike.nl/?fh-u=94032e33-c14d-4340-82ad-e6c3b2b35e0a
https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/whats-on/calendar/transportation/rental
Urban public transport
The Amsterdam local tram and metro system, GVB, has an app and offers single tickets and 24-hour or 72-hour tickets. More info here: https://reisproducten.gvb.nl/en/uur-en-dagkaarten
Note about public transport cards
We suggest buying a public transport chipcard at a main train station or Schiphol Airport. The public transport system in the Netherlands is quite efficient, but the payment scheme needs some improvement. You can pay for all public transport using a public transport chipcard, on which you put an amount of money by prepayment.
More information here: https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/getting-around/information/public-transport/taking-the-bus-tram-or-metro.htm
This year a system to pay with your bank card or the bank app in your phone has been introduced. More information here: https://ovpay.nl/en/how-it-works
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