SHUTTLE BUSES
Transportation to and from the conference venue will be provided via shuttle buses.
Hotel Lindeboom
As the bus cannot stop directly at the hotel, participants will be picked up and dropped off at the Elemert/Centrum bus stop, which is a 3-minute walk from the hotel.
Schedule: Mornings: 08:20 from the Elemert/Centrum bus stop
Van der Valk Hotel Texel
Participants will be picked up and dropped off directly at the hotel.
Schedule: Mornings: 08:15 from the hotel
The island of Texel lies about 100 km north of Schiphol Amsterdam Airport and can be reached conveniently by public transport (train, bus, and ferry) or car (and ferry).
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Your destination is the address Texel, Den Hoorn, North Holland. You can plan your trip conveniently at this link.
Transport to the TESO ferry terminal (Train + Bus)
From Schiphol Amsterdam airport or Amsterdam Central Station: Take any train that stops at ‘Station Hoorn’ railway station. From there, take the train to ‘Station Den Helder’.
There will be shuttle services from the Den Helder train station to the hotels organized on Sunday, March 14, at two time slots (times will be notified closer to the conference).
Otherwise, once you have arrived in Den Helder, take bus 33 to the TESO ferry terminal. This bus departs every 12 minutes past the hour from the bus terminal directly next to Den Helder railway station. You can also walk from the train station to the TESO ferry terminal (~25 minutes). Take a look at the route at this link.
Taking the TESO ferry to Texel
The TESO ferry leaves Den Helder on an hourly service at every 30 minutes past the hour (XX:30 hrs). The crossing to Texel takes only 20 minutes.
Detailed information about the tickets and timetables can be found on the TESO website. Tickets can be
purchased online (in advance) or real time at the ticketing machine or ticketing desk. The return journey does not require a ticket. Take into consideration that the last ferry leaves at 9.30pm.
Arrival to hotels
Hotel rooms are booked and pre-paid at Hotel Lindeboom in Den Burg or at Van der Valk Hotel Texel in De Koog.
On the day of arrival, it takes 15 or 30 minutes by bus or by a reserved minibus (Texel Hopper) from the ferry terminal to the hotels. To take the public transportation, make sure you exit the ferry on the righthand side. Like all other
Dutch public transport, you can ‘tap in/ tap out’ with your card or pay app, but cash is not accepted in the bus. The ticket cost is: €3.30. You can also buy a ticket here in advance.
For those staying at Hotel Lindeboom: On the day of arrival, it takes 15 minutes by bus from the ferry terminal to get to Hotel Lindeboom. To take the bus, make sure you exit the ferry on the righthand side (otherwise you will miss the bus). Take bus 28 (direction De Koog via Den Burg) and exit at bus-stop at Elemert/Centrum. From there it is a 3-minute walk to the hotel.
For those staying at Van der Valk Hotel Texel: On the day of arrival, it takes 30 minutes by bus from the ferry terminal to get to Van der Valk Hotel Texel. The quickest option is to order a Texel Hopper online or call to 0222-784 000 (From Pontweg Veerhaven, 't Horntje (1-1) to De Pelikaan, De Koog (141-10)). Make a reservation at least 30 minutes prior to your preferred departure time and make sure you exit the ferry on the righthand side. Travelling by the Texel Hopper drops you off right at the hotel's entrance.
The other option is to take the regular bus. Make sure you exit the ferry on the righthand side (otherwise you will miss the bus). Take bus 28 (direcGon De Koog via Den Burg) and exit at bus-stop Pontweg-Pelikaanweg. From there is it a 10-minute walk to the hotel.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TICKETS
Buying a train (e-)ticket
Order your ticket online in advance:
- Go to Travel planner
- Insert your departure station, arrival station ‘Den Helder’, date and preferred time
- Click on the button ‘Order train ticket’ and follow the process steps
- Payment can be done by credit card or Ideal (Yoursafe, Revolut and N26 are available for non-residents)
Buy a ticket at an NS ticketing machine:
- Find an NS ticket machine.
- Indicate that you are going to station Den Helder and second class. This is a train that directly goes to Den Helder from Amsterdam Central station, Amsterdam Sloterdijk station, Zaandam station or Utrecht Central station.
Use OV Pay
You should be able to travel without an actual (e-)ticket by using your debit and/or credit card.
How it works: Hold your contactless debit or credit card or your mobile phone up to the card reader at the entrance gate of the station. A single
beep means you've checked in. At your destination, hold the same card you checked in with up to the card reader at the exit gates of the station, just as with any public transport smart card. Two beeps means you’ve checked out. The payment is processed automatically.
You will see the amount with the description NLOV on your statement the next day. The price you pay will be the same as a standard ticket or trip with the OV-chipkaart without subscriptions or discounts. You can review your travel itinerary from a previous Day using the web tool
OV Pay: Enter the 14-digit payment reference number (appears on your bank statement next to NLOV) and the amount that was debited from your account.
What can I use to check in and out?
You can check in and out with:
- Contactless debits card from ABN AMRO, ASN bank, bunq, ING, Rabobank, Knab, Regiobank, SNS or Triodos
- Contactless credit cards from Mastercard and Visa (issued by ICS)
- Smartphones that are set up with contactless payment with a card from above-mentioned debit and credit cards
- Apple Pay and Google Wallet
- A foreign contactless debit or credit cards from Maestro, V pay, Mastercard or Visa
DRIVING BY CAR
Instructions for your navigation
City: 'Den Helder', Street 'Havenplein 3'. This is the address of the TESO ferry terminal (Once in Den Helder, follow the direction ‘Boot Texel’).
You can either take your car on the ferry or leave it behind at the parking lot next to the ferry terminal in Den Helder (we do not advise this if you own a really beautiful car).
From Amsterdam to Den Helder
Travel north along highway A7. Leave the highway near the village of ‘Den Oever’ and travel along the N99 and the N250 to Den Helder.
From Haarlem / Alkmaar to Den Helder
Travel north on the A9 to the city of Alkmaar and continue on the N9/N250 to Den Helder (80 km/h max, regular speed checks!).
From Friesland / Groningen / Bremen to Den Helder
Travel (south-)west along highway A7 over the ‘Afsluitdijk’, which separates the Wadden Sea from the ‘IJsselmeer’ (lake IJssel). Leave the highway directly after the sluices at the end of the ‘Afsluitdijk’ near the village of ‘Den Oever’ and follow the N99/N250 in the direction of Den Helder.
Sustainability at the meeting
The EMBO Courses & Workshops Programme assesses meetings based on the proposal and implementation of sustainability measures. Meetings can earn points across a range of measures, with each measure assigned a point value from one to five. These points classify the meeting into one of three sustainability levels, reflecting the organizers' commitment to enhancing the sustainability of their event. More information on the EMBO Courses & Workshops Sustainability Badge can be found here.
