Teachers Course: Transport
Airports
Rotterdam (small/medium size):
20 minutes by train Intercity Direct (special fast train) (or normal intercity 30 minutes)
30 minutes by car
Eindhoven (small/medium size):
40 minutes by train
60 minutes by car
Amsterdam (large):
50 minutes by train Intercity Direct (special fast train, only stops in Rotterdam and Breda)
60 minutes by car
Brussels (large):
40 minutes by train to Roosendaal, change train to Etten-Leur 7 minutes
1 hour 15 minutes by car
Train
You can see at the website of NS Highspeed for special international trains.
When you book in advance the tickets for the international train are very cheap.
Train from airport Schiphol
There is a fast train INTERCITY DIRECT going from the airport to Breda. The trip takes about 50 minutes. You need to buy a supplement for this train! So you have 2 tickets. You can buy these tickets in the main hall at Schiphol at the Nederlandse Spoorwegen desk. The train makes 1 stop in Rotterdam and the last stop is Breda. Check the website for the timetables www.9292.nl.
Train from airport Rotterdam
There is is a bus from airport Rotterdam taking you to Rotterdam Central Station. You can buy the busticket in the bus. From the trainstation you take INTERCITY DIRECT to Breda, which is the next stop of the train. The trip takes about 10 minutes. You can buy traintickets at the desk in the main hall at the railway station. Check the website for the timetables www.9292.nl.
Train from airport Eindhoven
There is is a bus from airport Eindhoven taking you to Eindhoven Central Station. You can buy the busticket in the bus. From the trainstation you take the INTERCITY TO THE HAGUE. The train stops in Tilburg and the second stop is Breda. The trip takes about 30 minutes. You can buy traintickets at the desk in the main hall at the railway station. Check the website for the timetables www.9292.nl.
Trains in The Netherlands: www.9292.nl
Car
From the direction Venlo/Eindhoven/Tilburg (A58):
Take exit 16 Breda Noord
At the end of the exit you go left, direction Breda Noord (Tilburgseweg N282)
After 500 meter bend right at the traffic lights (Nieuwe Kadijk N285 )
Go straight on
Turn left after 4 kilometers, direction City Center (you see Albert Hein on your left and have Shell & Hornbach at your right)
After about 100 meters you can enter the free parking lot on your right
The Scene of Dance is accross the street
From the direction Bergen op Zoom/Roosendaal/Antwerpen/Rotterdam (A16):
Take exit 17 Breda Noord
At the end of the exit you go right, direction Breda Noord (Backer en Ruebweg)
Go straight on
Turn right after 4 kilometers, direction City Center (you see Shell & Hornbach on your left and have Albert Hein at your right)
After about 100 meters you can enter the free parking lot on your right
The Scene of Dance is accross the street
INTERNATIONAL BUSSES
Eurolines: http://www.eurolines.nl/
Flixbus: https://www.flixbus.com/
