IEEE/ACM DS-RT 2013

DS-RT 2013 will be hosted by the TBM Faculty, Delft University of Technology (Building 31), which is located at Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX in Delft.

General Travel Information

By public transport

Delft is easily accessible by public transport from Amsterdam international airport (Schiphol) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport or international railway stations. The website OV9292 contains all schedules of all forms of public transportation in the Netherlands. There are ticket windows in the main hall of the railway stations. Alternatively, you can use the yellow ticket machines, which take debit card (Maestro), coins, and (only at Schiphol Airport) credit cards (Visa/MasterCard). For the train time table, either use website OV9292, or you can check Dutch Railway Journey Planner. Payment for buses and trams is usually done now through a so-called "OV-chip card", but buying tickets by cash on the bus and tram is also still possible, although more expensive. For visitors, information about purchasing anonymous OV-chip card can be found here. The travel information from airport and train stations abroad to the Netherlands can be found on Hispeed, Thalys or Bahn.

By car

The Symposium will be held in TBM Faculty, Delft University of Technology (Building 31), which is located at Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX in Delft. It is easily accessible by car via the A13 highway, exit Delft/Pijnacker and exit Delft Zuid/TU-wijk, by following the signs "TU Delft".There is free parking space across the street from the conference building.

Travel from airports in the Netherlands to Delft

From Schiphol Amsterdam Airport

By public transport

Direct trains depart from Schiphol rail station to Delft Central Station every 30 minutes at hh.17 or hh.47 and take approximately 40 minutes. One-way train tickets cost € 9.10 (€ 15.50 for first class). Schiphol railway station can be entered from main hall airport. Depending on the train you take to Delft, you will need to go to platform 5 or 6.

By taxi

A taxi from Schiphol to Delft will cost anywhere between € 79 and € 95 (prices vary, and these are approximate prices). You can book a taxi with the Schiphol Travel Taxi service. On this website, enter 2628 BX as zip code and 5 as house number (conference venue) or the zip code and house number of your hotel.

From Rotterdam The Hague Airport

By public transport

Rotterdam The Hague Airport is situated about 10 kilometres from Delft, you can use the regular bus connection to Rotterdam Central Station (nr. 33), which takes about 20 minutes. From there, you can take a direct train to Delft Central Station; these run every 15 minutes. See also the website OV9292, or the RET (local Rotterdam transportation) for bus connection and Dutch Railway Journey Planner for train connection.

By taxi

A taxi from Rotterdam Airport to Delft will cost around € 25. The telephone number to call a taxi is +31 (0)10-26 20 406.

Travel from Airports and railway stations outside the Netherlands to Delft

Belgium

Brussels Airport (Bruxelles-Nat – Aéroport) – Roosendaal – Delft

Visitors departing from the Brussels Airport can take an Interregional train to Roosendaal station (The Netherlands), from where you can make a train transfer to Delft. The combined one way trip takes around 2.30 hours.

Antwerp Central/Brussels Central – Rotterdam - Delft

Visitors departing from the Antwerp Central or Brussels Central Station can take an international train to Rotterdam Central station (The Netherlands), from where you can make a transfer to Delft (about every 10 mins). Detailed travel plan can be made by Hispeed.

France

Aeroport Charles De Gaulle TGV – Paris Nord – Rotterdam - Delft

Visitors departing from the Charles De Gaulle Airport are recommended to take regional train to Paris Nord first, where they can travel to Rotterdam Central Station (The Netherlands) by Thalys. From Rotterdam Central station, you can transfer to Delft about every 10 mins. The combined one way trip takes about 3-4 hours (Hispeed, Thalys).

Paris Nord – Rotterdam - Delft

Visitors departing from Paris Nord train station can take the Thalys train to Rotterdam Central Station (The Netherlands), where you can make the transfer to Delft. The one way trip takes approximately 3 hours (Hispeed, Thalys).

Germany

Dusseldorf Airport (Düsseldorf Flughafen) – Duisburg Hbf – Amsterdam Central – Delft

Visitors departing from Dusseldorf Airport station are recommended to travel to Duisburg station, where you can travel by ICE train to Amsterdam Central (The Netherlands). This combined one way trip takes approximately 2.15 hours. From Amsterdam Central Station, you can take the direct intercity train to Delft (about one hour of travel). Detailed schedules can be found on Hispeed or Bahn.

Frankfurt Airport (Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbf) – Amsterdam Central - Delft

Visitors departing from Frankfurt Airport station can take the direct ICE train to Amsterdam Central (The Netherlands). This one way trip takes around 3.45 hours. From Amsterdam Central Station, you can take the direct intercity train to Delft (about one hour of travel). Detailed schedules can be found on Hispeed or Bahn.

Frankfurt/Köln train station – Amsterdam Central – Delft

Visitors departing from train stations in Germany are recommended to travel by ICE trains to Amsterdam Central Station, from where you can travel to Delft by Intercity trains. Detailed schedules can be found on Hispeed or Bahn.

Travel to Conference Venue

The shortest route (20 minutes by walk) from Delft Central Station to the Conference Venue can be found here. 

A satellite overview of Delft University of Technology campus (A= Conference Venue) is displayed below: 

A complete overview of Delft University of Technology campus can be found here.  

You can also take bus 40, 174, 69 or 121 to 'Aula-TU' (the bus stop is at the back (western side) of the railway station), or take a taxi.

The Conference Dinner

Hotel Information

There are many hotels in the city, which can be found using search engines such as Google, bing etc. However, to make your choice easier, we recommend you the following hotels. These hotels have been selected according to the quality of their services, and their easy access to the TPM faculty at Delft University of Technology, where the workshop takes place: Trinity College is right in the Dublin city centre and there are

Hotel	Basic Information
Hampshire Hotel – Delft	Type: Tourist/Business Standard single room: depends (Check the website) Facilities: free wireless internet, parking (paid), please check the website for more information Public transportation from the station: Bus 60 (2x/hour, 12 min.) Transportation to the workshop: Bus 60 (2x/hour, 11 min.), or walking (20 min.), please check the following map
Hotel Juliana	Type: Tourist/Family Standard single room: € 85 Facilities: free wireless internet, free parking in the area of the hotel, please check the website for more information Public transportation from the station: Bus 37 (2x/hour, 12 min) Transportation to the workshop: walking (5 min.), please check the following map
WestCord Hotel Delft	Type: Business Standard single room: depends (Check the website) Facilities: free wireless internet, free parking, please check the website for more information Public transportation from the station: Bus 81 (2x/hour, 19 min.) Transportation to the workshop: Bus 121 (rush hours 4x-6x/hour, normal 2x/hour, 21 min.), or walking (23 min.), please check the following map
The Best Western Museumhotels	Type: Tourist/Business Standard single room: depends (Check the website) Facilities: free wireless internet, no parking, please check the website for more information Public transportation from the station: Tram 1 (7 min.) Transportation to the workshop: Tram 19+ Bus 121 (rush hours 4x-6x/hour, normal 2x/hour, 18 min.), or walking (24 min.), please check the following map

You can locate TPM faculty, the station, and the hotels using the following map. If you click on the map, a webpage will be opened and you can search for more information using Google maps.

View DS-RT 2013 in a larger map

In addition to Google maps, you can use http://9292.nl/en to plan your journey (recommended).
You can find more hotels using Booking.com website: http://www.booking.com/city/nl/delft.en.html.

Local Arragement Committee - Contact Information

Ms. Diones Supriana
Secretary of the Systems Engineering Department
email: D [dot] G [dot] Supriana [at] tudelft [dot] nl
phone: +31 15 2788380

Mr. Cagri Tekinay, M.Sc.
PhD researcher, Systems Engineering Department
email: C [dot] Tekinay [at] tudelft [dot] nl

Mr. Alireza Rezaee, M.Sc.
PhD researcher, Systems Engineering Department
email: S [dot] A [dot] Rezaee [at] tudelft [dot] nl

Mr. Mingxin Zhang, M.Sc.
PhD researcher, Systems Engineering Department
email: M [dot] Zhang-1 [at] tudelft [dot] nl