RIPE 41 Meeting

Venue: Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Dam 9,
1012 JS Amsterdam
tel: +31 20 554 9111
fax: +31 20 622 8607

http://www.krasnapolsky.nl/

How to get there:

• From the Airport

  The Schiphol International Airport is situated about 15 km south-west of Amsterdam. There are regular trains going to Amsterdam Central Station. The journey with the train from Schiphol airport to the center of Amsterdam takes approximately 20 minutes and will set you back about EUR 3. The meeting venue is a 10 minute walk from the central train station (Centraal Station)
  


Check out the location of the meeting venue on the map below.

There is a KLM shuttle bus service from Schiphol Airport to most major hotels. A one-way ticket costs approx. EUR 7 and can be purchased on the bus.

Alternatively you can take a taxi. The meeting venue is 25 minutes by taxi from the airport. The price for a taxi ride is approximately EUR 32.

• By Train

  From Central Station ("Centraal Station") the meeting venue, located on the "Dam square", is about a 10 minute walk. There are taxis available at the train station to get you to the meeting venue or your hotel. Most trams will also take you to the Dam square; if in doubt ask the tram driver.

• By Car

  The A10 Ring road runs around the centre of Amsterdam with junctions to many destinations in Amsterdam. The Ring road connects to, among others:

  • From A4 from Schiphol, The Hague and Rotterdam: Arriving at the 'Nieuwemeer' intersection, follow the 'A10 West/Zaanstad' signs. After a few kilometres, take the 'S105' signs. At the end of the Raadhuisstraat, turn right and then immediately left into the Paleisstraat. Follow this street, keeping the Royal Palace on your left. You will see Dam Square in front of you and, behind the Monument, the Golden Tulip Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky.
    
    
  • From A2 Utrecht: Following the A2 motorway, keeping to the 'Centrum' and 'S110' signs. Drive over the river Amstel, turning right directly after you cross the bridge. Follow this street, the Amsteldijk, keeping the river on your right. After a few kilometres at the T-junction at the end of the street, turn left into the Stadhouderskade (S100). Turn right into the second street that follows, the Vijzelgracht, which becomes the Vijzelstraat. Follow this street until you get to Muntplein. Here you follow the curve to the left onto the Rokin. Drive along the Rokin until you get to Dam Square, where you turn right. You will see the Golden Tulip Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky diagonally to your left.
  
  

  Please note that unless you have a hotel with private parking space, parking in the center of Amsterdam is very expensive and cars with expired or no parking permits will be towed away.

  More information about Amsterdam is available from the Lonely Planet website

• By Metro

  The metro (underground) system in Amsterdam is quite limited. The closest metro stop is at Centraal Station. There is no service between Schiphol Amsterdam Airport and the center of Amsterdam.

  Please visit the Amsterdam public transport page for more information
  
  

• On Foot

  Take the main exit from Amsterdam Central Station and walk directly over the square. After you cross the Prins Hendrikkade you will find yourself on the Damrak. Walk along this street until you get to Dam Square. You wil see the Golden Tulip Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky to your left.

• Groundfloor PDF or JPG
  
• First Floor PDF or JPG