How to get to the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
First
get to the VU (see below), then enter the Sciences building through entrance
1085
Public transport
From Central Station
express tram
51 (16 minutes)
tram 5 (25 minutes)
From Station Zuid / WTC
express tram 51 (1 minute), direction Poortwachter
tram 5 (1 minute), direction Poortwachter
It is a 10 minute walk to the VU from Station Zuid/WTC
Car
The A-10 Amsterdam ring road can be reached from all directions.
Follow the A-10 to the Zuid/Amstelveen exit S 108. Turn left at the end of the
slip road onto Amstelveenseweg: after about three hundred yards (at the VU
Hospital building) turn left again onto De Boelelaan. The VU can be reached via
city routes S 108 and S 109.
Parking
There is a limited amount of parking space around the VU itself
in De Boelelaan, which has parking bays, and also in Karel Lotsylaan, There is
paid parking on the VU parking lot to the right of the Hospital Outpatient
Clinic. There is even more parking space on the east side of
Buitenveldertselaan at the junction with Willem van Weldammelaan, within 5
minutes walking distance of the VU. A number of parking places for the
handicapped are reserved in front of the VU Main Building and within its
grounds.
Schiphol Airport
Travellers arriving at Schiphol can take the train to Station
Zuid/ WTC (see 'Public transport: from Station Zuid/WTC').
How to get to the VU Guesthouse?
Public transport from the Vrije Universiteit
tram 5 or express tram 51 (7 minutes), alight at the Uilenstede
stop; from there it is a 6-minute walk to the VU Guesthouse: take the stairs
down, turn left and follow the curve in the road. Turn left into the Uilenstede
residential area, the VU Guesthouse is on your right.
Location of the Vrije Universiteit