Accessibility to Maastricht

Maastricht is situated in the heart of Europe, surrounded by Belgium and Germany and close to France. Maastricht, the most southern city in the Netherlands, is very easy to reach by car, train or airplane. Maastricht is also easy to reach from various airports (Brussels, Liège, Cologne and Düsseldorf), all of which are within a one-hour drive from the city.
Maastricht has two railway stations: Central and Randwyck (250 m from MECC Maastricht). The connection with major European cities is very good thanks to the Maastricht-Brussels express. Quickly and comfortably, you can travel to or from Brussels in less than 75 minutes. Paris in less than 3 hours (combine with Thalys), and London in just over 4 hours (combine with Europstar).

Travel information - How to reach Maastricht

By air
The following airports are in the vicinity of Maastricht:

By rail
Amsterdam airport has direct trains to Amsterdam Central Station. Maastricht has two railway stations, Maastricht Central Station and Maastricht Randwijck Station. From Amsterdam Central Station there is a direct connection to Maastricht with trains leaving 28 and 58 minutes after each hour from platform 2A.

The Hotel l’Empereur is just a 1-minutes walk from the Maastricht Central railway Station. Trains from Brussels (via Liège) and from Maastricht Central Station stop here. Maastricht Central Station is linked to the international intercity network. Information at www.ns.nl.

For information about high speed trains Thalys and Europstar please visit www.thalys.com and www.eurostar.com.