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The address of the Depoort Conference centre is:
Biesseltsebaan 34
6561 KC Groesbeek
Tel: +31(0)24 397 1204
E-mail: info@depoort.org
You can reach the conference centre by flying into either:
- Eindhoven airport (EIN) - only served by low cost airline Ryan Air.
- Dusseldorf Weeze airport (NRN) - only served by low cost airline Ryan Air.
- Amsterdam Schiphol airport (AMS) - served by all airlines including low cost airlines e.g. Transavia (Europe), Easy Jet (Europe), Air Berlin (Germany), Blue 1 (Finland), Jet 2 (Northern UK), Sky Europe (Austria and Eastern Europe), Vueling (Paris, Spain) etc.
From Amsterdam airport
You can reach the Depoort Conference Centre in three ways:
1. you can organise a taxi with TAXI ALBERS (0031 - 24 - 3230000):
. Normal taxi (max. 4 people): € 200,00
. Taxi van (max. 8 people): € 175,00
2. take a train and then a taxi to the conference centre
From Eindhoven airport
You can reach the Depoort Conference Centre in three ways:
1. you can organise a taxi with TAXI ALBERS (0031 - 24 - 3230000):
. Normal taxi (max. 4 people): € 140,00
. Taxi van (max. 8 people): € 170,00.
2. take a train and then a taxi to the conference centre
From Dusseldorf Weeze airport
You can reach the Depoort Conference Centre in two ways:
1. take a train and then a taxi to the conference centre
Airport to Depoort by train & taxi
You can find the train times that best fit your schedule from your chosen airport to the nearest train station which is - NIJMEGEN - on the Dutch Train Timetable website.
Once you arrive at Nijmegen train station you can take a taxi to the Depoort Conference Centre.
Depoort has arranged a special rate for you whereby pre-booking your taxi will allow you to further cut the cost of your travels:
- We suggest you book a taxi ahead of time:
If you call Taxi Central Albers at least one day ahead of time (024-3230000) and arrange a time for pickup, then the cost is 10 euros per person.
The telephone number of the Taxi Central Albers is: 024-3230000. Note: Other taxi services will charge between 20 euro's and 25 euro's per trip.
Albers Taxi Central can be recognized by the blue sign on the taxi with the number 024-3230000.
Arriving at Depoort by car
Via motorway A73 (Nijmegen-Venlo):
- Take exit no. 3 (Malden, Groesbeek).
- Having reached the first traffic lights, turn left direction Malden.
- Pass the first roundabout and at the second roundabout (Council House and Rabobank), turn right.
- Follow the green VVV-notice-boards which mention ‘de Poort’: turn right once after which you keep following the road to the left.
- Follow the Groesbeekseweg through the forest (do not go into the village).
- You are now about to exit Malden via the paragliding airfield. Cross two railtracks.
- Then, turn left.
- About 30 metres ahead of you, you will find the main entrance of Conference Centre ‘de Poort’.
Via Nijmegen:
- Leaving from Keizer Karelplein, you go direction Malden (do not take direction Groesbeek which you pass first).
- Having reached Malden, you will pass two roundabouts. After the second roundabout you drive into the first street on your left.
- At the end of that street, turn right and keep on driving straight on until you reach the swimming pool/sports complex ‘de Veldschuur’.
- Turn left twice.
- Follow de Groesbeekseweg through the forest (do not go into the village).
- You are now about the exit Malden via de paragliding airfield. Cross two railtracks.
- Then, turn left.
- About 30 metres ahead of you, you will find the main entrance of Conference Centre ‘de Poort’.
Accommodation at the EVENT
The shared accommodation offered by the Depoort Conference Centre has reached its capacity.
We highlight below alternative hotels in the vicinity that do offer single room accommodation you may want to choose:
Golden Tulip Val Monte - (Berg en Dal -> gorgeous nature: from one point at the hotel terrace you have an overview of 6 times the border between the Netherlands and Germany.... because the border between the two countries has a very organic shape, like a 'wave')
Fletcher Hotel Restaurant Erica (Berg en Dal -> lovely nature)
Hotel De Wolfsberg (at a walking distance from the De Poort, with a nice view on nature surroundings)
Best Western Hotel Belvoir (in the centre of Nijmegen)
Holthurnse Hof (Berg en Dal -> beautiful nature)
Hotel Sionshof (Nijmegen -> at the road from Nijmegen to Groesbeek, near forrest and a nice museum)
Hotel Courage (Nijmegen) -> in the centre of Nijmegen
You can find contacts details of these and other hotels in the area by clicking on this link.
