Arriving by bus:
From Leiden Central Station to ESTEC is only 25 minutes by bus. The bus stops right in front of the entrance. There are four buses per hour for Bus 30 throughout the day. Bus 230 is added to the peak morning schedule with a bus every 10 mins.
From The Hague Central Station, you can take Bus 90, which stops at the 'Schorpioen' bus stop. To get from this bus stop to ESTEC is only a five minute walk.
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The dutch public transport card "OV-chipkaart" can be purchased at the train stations and airport, more info here. Tickets can be purchased in the bus (but at a higher rate).
Arriving by air:
From Schiphol airport:
- ESTEC Shuttle Bus: Schiphol - ESTEC / ESTEC - Schiphol - hotels and taxi service.
- By taxi: Journey to ESTEC approximately 30 minutes. Tell the driver you wish to go to ESTEC, located at Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk.
- By train: The airport local station is accessible from the terminal building, where you can buy your ticket to Leiden Central station (15 minutes). From Leiden Central station, take bus 30 to Katwijk.
- By rental car: Follow the instructions below from Amsterdam
Arriving by car:
ESTEC is located at the southern tip of Noordwijk.
- From Amsterdam, take the A4 in the direction Den Haag-Rotterdam, then at the junction follow the A44. Take the exit Noordwijk-Voorhout, continue to Noordwijk and from there, follow the signs 'ESA ESTEC'.
- From Den Haag (The Hague), take the A44 motorway in the direction Amsterdam/Wassenaar and exit at 'Leiden' (exit 8). Follow the N206 in the direction Katwijk and Haarlem. Take the exit 'Katwijk Noord'. From there follow the signs 'ESA ESTEC' (small white traffic signs).
