Travel & Accommodation
This page provides a range of practical information about the city of Utrecht, Utrecht University, where to stay during the FAME conference and how to get around. Please click the links below for more information. If anything is unclear, do not hesitate to contact us at f.moons@uu.nl.
Its convenient central location makes Utrecht easy to reach for participants from all over the world.
For international travellers, the city can easily be reached in half an hour from Schiphol International Airport, located just outside Amsterdam. This airport is the best-connected airport on the European continent and includes various flight operators, allowing various budget options for participants. In total, there are 316 direct international destinations to and from here, of which 135 are intercontinental. A direct train from the airport – leaving every fifteen minutes – swiftly takes you (in34 minutes) to the central train station in Utrecht.
In addition, European travellers can use the well-connected international railway and ferry network, connecting Utrecht to (for instance) Brussels, Paris, Berlin and London, meaning that in a matter of hours, one may find themselves in our historic city. International trains to Utrecht include the Thalys, TGV, City Night Line, Intercity Antwerp/Brussels, ICE International and Eurostar. We will actively encourage (European) visitors to choose this sustainable way of travel.
We made agreements with some hotels in the city (with non-fluctuating rates), which can be booked through an online booking tool:
https://lennonservices.nl/congress/module/98c3f337-7b7b-4824-a909-583607e94351/hotel?thema_id=14. This is an optional service, participants can also do booking through an alternative provider, AirBnB, hostel,...
Located next to the city centre lies the Utrecht Science Park. This is where FAME 2024 will take place. The venue is accessible for participants who use a wheelchair.
Closer to the conference, we will share how to get to the Science Park by car, bicycle, public transport and by foot. It is located close to the city centre and can easily be reached.
We warmly welcome FAME participants from all over the world to come and enjoy our beautiful town of Utrecht: a wonderful historic city offering medieval architecture and unique treasures dating back to Roman times, bristling with restaurants and shops, creating an inviting, endearing and lively ambiance. Lonely Planet ranks Utrecht in their top-10 of the world's unsung places! Crowd-pleasers include the centuries-old wharf cellars – unique in the world – where travellers can now enjoy drinks and dine out, and our famous 600-year-old Dom Toren. It is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, and it offers stellar views on bright days. Although the city is rapidly growing, the city is easy to navigate for newcomers, and the historic city centre can be discovered easily by foot—in other words, everything one could wish for is nearby.
Most of Utrecht University’s students live off-campus in the city itself, contributing to Utrecht’s youthful and dynamic energy. The bustling student community includes more than 150 different student organisations and societies. Discover more, and have a look at this video for a quick impression of our city (Lonely Planet).
Founded in 1636 and located in the heart of the Netherlands, Utrecht University is one of Europe's leading research universities. The university is located in one of the most competitive regions in Europe and was shortlisted for the Global Teaching Excellence Award 2017. The university conducts fundamental and societally relevant research into a vast array of disciplines that inspires multidisciplinary research inside and outside the university. But the university is not only recognised internationally for its high-quality research, it is also known for its outstanding, innovative and inclusive education. Utrecht University has always been at the forefront of excellent and pioneering education. At the university, teaching is embedded in a vision based on the Utrecht Educational Model. This results in outstanding academic outcomes for our over 30,000 students, studying at our 45 bachelor's programmes and 140 master's programmes.
This video gives a short impression of Utrecht University.
Visit the website below for more official information about Utrecht and the university: