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How to reach the FOM Institute DIFFER?

Mail address

FOM Institute DIFFER
P.O. Box 1207
NL-3430 BE  Nieuwegein
The Netherlands
T: +31 (0) 30 - 609 69 99
F: +31 (0) 30 - 603 12 04

Visiting address

Edisonbaan 14
NL-3439 MN  Nieuwegein
The Netherlands

How to reach

Take notice: some GPS navigation systems direct you until the fence behind which the terrain of the FOM Institute DIFFER begins and/or lead you nearby this fence to the left to other companies with house numbers 14a, 14b etc.

Public transport: trains

The nearest train station is in Utrecht, and the main station is called Utrecht Central Station. You cannot buy a ticket on the train. More information:

 

Public transport: tram and bus (Utrecht / Nieuwegein area only)

  • Map with public transport (PDF). The institute is a castle close in the center of the map (red X). From Utrecht Central Station you can take the "sneltram" (light rail, see further below) or the bus (line 74, 65, or 66).
    Line 74: get off at bus stop "Blauwe Brug" (purple cross X).
    Line 65 or 66: get off at bus stop "Structuurbaan" (blue cross X) or bus stop "Wattbaan" (green cross X).
    From the bus stop walk the yellow, blue or green line on the map below.
  • A tram, or light rail (in Dutch: Sneltram) is running between Utrecht Central Station and Nieuwegein (and IJsselstein). All trams leaving Utrecht central station alternatively have destinations "Nieuwegein Zuid" and "IJsselstein". Both lines stop at station "Zuilenstein". If you want to go to FOM DIFFER you have to leave the tram at "Zuilenstein" tram station (see yellow cross X on map). From this tram station it is a 10-15 minutes walk to the institute.


     

  • Tickets for bus and tram in the Netherlands are the same, and are called a "strippenkaart". From 2009 an increasing number of city's are introducing the so called "OV-chipkaart". More information can be found on www.vbn-bv.nl and www.ov-chipkaart.nl (both also available in English)
  • Time tables and general information: www.connexxion.nl (Dutch language only)
  • If you want to take the bus to the FOM institute the best way is to go by bus line 66 or 74 from Central Station Utrecht. Get off at bus stop Wattbaan (line 66 from Utrecht next stop after Gemeentehuis) or at bus stop Rijnhuizerbrug (Blauwe brug) (line 74)
  • You can plan your trip in the Netherlands on the public transport website www.9292ov.nl (also available in English)

Amsterdam Airport / Schiphol Airport

The official name of Amsterdam Airport is Schiphol. Below Schiphol Plaza you can find the train station. Tickets can be purchased at the Ticket Desk in Schiphol Plaza. Take the train to "Utrecht Centraal" (Utrecht Central Station). You don't have to change trains. You cannot buy a ticket on the train.

 

Advised routes by car

Coming from the West via highway A12
While still on the highway, follow traffic signs to Utrecht/Houten/Nieuwegein.

 

[*] Take highway exit Houten ("Afrit 18") and follow signs to Nieuwegein. Turn right at the first traffic light after having crossed a bridge across a canal. Then take the first street right and the first left. The FOM Institute is located where the street makes a sharp turn to the left.

 

Coming from the East via highway A12
While still on the highway, make sure you get yourself in the correct lane for the traffic signs to Houten/Nieuwegein (Afrit 16-17-18). Then proceed as described above at [*]

 

Coming from the North via highway A27
At highway junction A27-A12, take direction Den Haag. Then proceed as described above at [*]

 

Coming from the South via highway A27
Take exit 28 of the A27 and follow the Kloosterweg to Nieuwegein. The Kloosterweg turns into the Weg van de Binnenvaart. Turn right onto Hollandhaven, which turns into Structuurbaan. After about 2km turn left onto Martinbaan. At the intersection go straight, to Plettenburg-West. Take the first street right and the first left. The FOM Institute is located where the street makes a sharp turn left.

 

Coming from the North via highway A2
At highway junction A2-A12 (Oudenrijn), take exit Arnhem. While on this exit lane follow signs to Houten and proceed as described above at [*]

 

Coming from the South via highway A2
Take highway exit Nieuwegein/IJsselstein/Schoonhoven. Turn right at the traffic lights. This street ends in a T-junction. Turn left here. Turn left to Plettenburg-West at the second traffic light. Then first street right and first left. The FOM Institute is located where the street makes a sharp turn left.