Location
Voici quelques informations relatives au lieu, aux itinéraires conseillés et possibilités de logement.
Here are some information about the venue, the detailed itinerary from anywhere in the world, accomodation facilities, and activities in the city.
Address - Itineries - Accomodation - Activities
Venue
The fourth edition will take place again in the Droixhe area in Liège (Belgium).
Feel free to use the forum for car sharing requests.
The Droixhe area in Liege
Itinerary
For people living or arriving in Liège
The venue is less than 10 minutes away from Liège city center by bus or by car.
By car, drive on the embankment to Droixhe, carry on the "Pont Atlas", go through the crossroads, go straight (you see a tower with a "Taaj" supermarket on your right), you are on the "Avenue de Lille". The venue is on the other side of the lane. It is possible to park your car under the trees.
Bus stops are located in front of the Liège-Guillemins railway station (Bus n°17) and at Leopold station (Bus n°18). Buses stop very close to the venue so it's very easy.
The festival starts on 8PM. On Saturday evening, last buses n°17 are leaving the Guillemins railway station
in direction of the venue around 10.45 PM and last buses n°18 are leaving the Leopold station around 11.15 PM. If you miss the
last n°17 bus, it is possible to take quickly the Bus n°3 or 4 to St-Lambert/Theater station, then run fast and cross the Place
St-Lambert and arrive at the Leopold station and then take there the last n°18 bus ! After the party (sorry to already talk about that),
on Sunday morning, first buses are leaving the venue around 5.10 AM to the Guillemins railway station and 6.30 AM to the Leopold
Station. The festival stops at 6 AM. Complete Bus schedule here: Line 17, Line 18 (pages 4 and 5)
Taxis (Melchior: 04/252.20.20, Unitax: 04/365.65.65) are also available...
For people abroad
Liège is nicely connected to other belgian cities and abroad.
By car
Liège/Luik/Luttich is not far away from Maastricht (30'), Hasselt (45'), Bruxelles/Brussel (1h), Aachen (1h), Eindhoven (1h15), Antwerp (1h30), Luxembourg (1h45), Köln/Düsseldorf (1h30), Ghent (2h), Lille (2h), Paris (3h30).
Liege's main roads connections
You should use something like Mappy to prepare your trip from your city to the venue. Liège is easily accessible from Bruxelles (E40 Bruxelles-Liège), Namur (E42 Namur-Liège), Anvers (A313 Anvers-Liège), the Netherlands (E25 Maastricht-Liège), Germany (E25 Maastricht-Liège or E40 Aachen-Liège), France (A42 Paris-Namur-Liège).
There are different highway exits to enter in Liège, but to reach the venue, the closest highway exit is exit number 7 on E25. The E25 is accessible from E40 and E42 at the Loncin interchange. It is also accessible at the Cheratte interchange for people coming from the Netherlands and Germany. When leaving the E25, directly take left to enter in Droixhe. Go through the crossroads, go straight (you see a tower with a "Taaj" supermarket on your right), you are on the "Avenue de Lille". The venue is on the other side of the lane. It is possible to park your car under the trees. It should take less than 3 minutes from the E25 exit.
Ask people having a car if they have free place (lift, sharing) in our forum. Don't forget to bring orange juice, chocolate, tangerine or sweets with you to thank them.
By train
Direct trains to Liège-Guillemins Railway station are available from most belgian cities (Ghent, Brussels, Namur, Verviers, Charleroi, Antwerp, Hasselt, Eupen, Leuven, ...), and international cities (Paris, Lille-Flandres, Köln, Maastricht). Check IC (Inter City) and IR (Inter Regio) relations. So, if you are able to reach one of these cities, you would be able to reach Liège in only one more step. For example, Brussels-Zuid (Bruxelles-Midi) is probably the most connected railway station in Belgium and it's about one hour away from Liège-Guillemins (relations every hour). Then, check information about how to reach the venue when arriving in Liège.
SNCB: Timetables - Horaires des trains - Dienstregeling - Fahrpläne
By plane
Closest airports are Maastricht/Aachen (MAA), Brussels (BRU), Brussels South/Charleroi (CRL), Köln/Bonn (CGN), Eindhoven (EIN), Düsseldorf (DUS/MLG/NRN). Airports are generally connected by train to the rest of the world.
Accomodation
You can sleep in Liège at low cost at Auberge de Jeunesse Simenon - Georges Simenon Youth Hostel - Jeugdherberg Georges Simenon. Check also other possibilities.
Activities
Why not staying a bit in Liège before or after the festival ? You would find well-known stores, but here is an unsponsored selection of alternative places to go: