The Institute is situated in Rhode-Saint-Genèse, some 10 km south of the center of Brussels on the road to Waterloo and Charleroi. Near the “Gare du Midi”, you can take busses 136, 137, W or 365a to VKI (Rhode-Saint-Genèse) and alight at the “Espinette Centrale”. A train also links the three main railway stations with the station at Rhode-Saint-Genèse, which is about 2,5 km from the VKI.

von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Chaussée de Waterloo, 72
B-1640 Rhode-St-Genèse
Belgium

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Those arriving by air are warned that the taxi fare from the airport to Central Brussels is rather high. A train service links the airport with the three main railway stations (gare du Midi (Brussel-Zuid Station), Gare centrale (Brussel-Centraal Station) and gare du Nord (Brussel-Noord Station), the journey taking about 20 minutes. Participants will effect a considerable saving of money if they take this train and complete their journey to the hotel by taxi or on foot from the stations. Near “the Gare du Midi”, you can take busses 136 (recommended), 137 (recommended), W or 365a to VKI (Rhode-Saint-Genèse or Sint-Genesius-Rode) and alight at the “Espinette Centrale” or “Middenhut”. (map of Gare du Midi)

A train also links the three main railway stations with the station at Rhode-Saint-Genèse or Sint-Genesius-Rode, which is about 2,5 km from the VKI.

Airport Bruxelles-Brussel-National
Take Direction “Bruxelles Sud, Leuven”
Continue on the R0 (Ring)/ E40
You will pass close to Tervuren
Continue R0 (Ring)
Take the exit 27 (WATERLOO-LASNE)
Continue along “Drêve de Richelle”
Turn right on “Chaussée de Bruxelles” (N5)

Take E19 Direction “Bruxelles, Liège, Mons”
Close to Bruxelles, take the R0 (Ring)
Take the exit 27 (WATERLOO-LASNE)
Continue along “Drêve de Richelle”
Turn right on “Chaussée de Bruxelles” (N5)