Route description
Both the Amsterdam Roeterseiland Campus and the VU University Amsterdam are easy to reach by car and by public transport.
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How to get to the Amsterdam Roeterseiland Campus
By car
- If you use a navigation system, navigate to Roetersstraat 11 in Amsterdam, Netherlands;
- Follow A-10 Ring Amsterdam;
- Take Exit S 114 , direction Centrum, Artis, Zeeburg;
- Turn left after leaving the P. Heintunnel to Panamaweg;
- Follow S 100 Centrumring, Zeeburgerdijk, Mauritskade;
- Turn right after traffic lights on Mauritskade, direction Artis, Centrum, Oostzijde;
- Continue straight on to Plantage Middenlaan;
- Turn left at traffic lights to Plantage Kerklaan;
- The Amsterdam Roeterseiland Campus is located on you left hand side.
By public transport
- Take the train to Amsterdam Central Station;
- Take the underground to Weesperplein (third stop);
- Take exit Roetersstraat and turn right;
- Walking route.
How to get to VU University Amsterdam
By 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 University hospital building) turn left again onto De Boelelaan. VU University Amsterdam can be reached via city routes S 108 and S 109.
By Public transport
From Central Station
- metro tram 51, direction Amstelveen Westwijk (16 minutes), stop at: De Boelelaan/VU
- tram 5, direction Amstelveen Binnenhof (25 minutes), stop at: De Boelelaan/VU
- tram 16 or 24, direction VUmc, final stop
From Station Amsterdam Zuid
- express tram 51 (1 minute), direction Amstelveen Westwijk
- tram 5 (1 minute), direction Amstelveen Binnenhof
- it's a 10 minute walk to the VU from Station Amsterdam Zuid
Parking
There is a limited amount of parking space around VU University Amsterdam itself in De Boelelaan, which has parking bays, and also in Karel Lotsylaan. There is paid parking on VU Amsterdam 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 VU University Amsterdam. A number of parking places for the handicapped are reserved in front of the VU University Amsterdam Main Building and within its grounds.