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How to get to KNMI?

Schiphol Airport -> Utrecht Centraal

  • By train from "Schiphol" to "Utrecht Centraal"

    • Current schedule (Valid until December 2012):
      depart(platform) 12:00(3) 12:15(1-2) 12:30(3) 12:45(1-2)
      arrival(platform) 12:32(14) 12:47(15) 13:02(14) 13:17(15)
      (repeats every hour)
    • These trains run every hour at the same time. During the night other route/times apply.
    • You do not travel to or through Amsterdam Centraal
    • Price of a train-ticket (2nd class) single: €7,90; day-return: €15,80. (Do buy a paper ticket from a vending machine, or ticket window. A warning about electronic tickets at the bottom of this page.)
    • You can also try the Domestic journey planner on the web-site of the Dutch railways (www.ns.nl).
    • Unofficial information on the Dutch railways can be found on the railfan server.

  • You can take a TAXI at Schiphol directly to KNMI. Utrechtse Taxi Centrale (UTC) has special offers (book early!), and a counter at schiphol.
    • Cost: € 65 (1-4 persons)
    • Takes 44 minutes on average

  • You can rent a car at Schiphol.
    • The price is (cheapest) € 70, to (middle class) € 100.
    • Route planner
      • To: Address - Street+nr.: "Wilhelminalaan 12" City: "De Bilt" Country: "Netherlands"
      • From: Address - PostalCode: "1118" Country: "Netherlands"
    • Takes 44 minutes on average
    • Local map#2 map#2.
    • Local map#3 map#3

Utrecht Centraal -> KNMI

  • You can travel by bus from Utrecht Centraal to KNMI.

    • Take exit "streekbussen" (regional busses) of the railway station, and proceed to platform "A".
    • There are 4 lines going to KNMI (Connexxion lines #50, #52, #53, #74).
    • The table below is only an indication, not the complete timetable.
      Bus #50 #74 #52 #50 #74 #53 #50 #74 #52 #50 #74 #53
      Destination any driebergen any any driebergen any any driebergen any any driebergen any
      (streek)
      bus station      		 12:06 12:06 12:08 12:21 12:22 12:23 12:36 12:36 12:38 12:51 12:52 12:53
      tunneltje
      de bilt      		 12:20 12:20 12:18 12:35 12:36 12:35 12:50 12:50 12:48 13:05 13:06 13:05
    • A journey planner can be found here: http://9292.nl/en
      • From "Utrecht Centraal"
      • To "KNMI, De Bilt"
    • The last bus (#74 to Zeist) departs at 01:07
    • Bus #77 to "Bilthoven" does not come close to KNMI, but you can still use it. The stop is indicated on map#2 with "57".
    • Get off at bus-stop "Tunneltje De Bilt". Ask the driver to notify you when you arrive. (After leaving Utrecht, you will cross under the highway (A27), then pass a petrol-station, and a park on your left. Now it is time to press the "stop" button.)
    • Walk to KNMI (5 minutes): Cross the small bridge and turn right. Follow the Emmalaan as it curves to the left. The entrance to KNMI is now in front of you. (Ignore the turn that is suggested by the journey planner.) See the red line on map#2.
    • You can pay in the bus (€ 2,50). (The "strippenkaart" is not valid any more. Information on its replacement at the bottom of this page.)

  • You can also take a TAXI. They can be found at the busstation (see above). The price is in the order of € 16.

  • You can try to rent a bike at Utrecht Centraal. KNMI is 5.5 km east of Utrecht Centraal.

Utrecht Centraal -> Hotel De Biltse Hoek

  • For Hotel De Biltse Hoek you also take bus stop "Tunneltje De Bilt". Cross the road taken by the bus, (use the tunnel). Follow narrow road ("kapelweg") till the end. Turn right ("dorpsstraat"). Cross the traffic lights and continue straight ahead in the direction Zeist ("De holle bilt"). After some 500 meters you see at you right Hotel De Biltse Hoek (in total a 10 minutes walk). See map#2.

  • The address of the hotel is: 

    	De Biltse Hoek
	De Holle Bilt 1
	3732 HM  De Bilt

	Tel. +31-30-2205811
	Fax. +31-30-2202812
	Price from €85,00 pppn.
	Details.

  • You can also find fine hotels in the city of Utrecht, which is nearby, for example in the Jaarbeurs area, see map#1.

International trains

  • Köln (Germany) -> Utrecht Centraal
    12 direct trains per day. Takes 2:20 hours.

  • Brussels (Belgium) -> Utrecht Centraal
    At least one train per hour. Change in Rotterdam (platform 14). Takes 2:40 hours.

  • More about international train travel on the Dutch travel planner, or the German one.

The visiting address of KNMI is: 

	KNMI
	Wilhelminalaan 10
	3732 GK  De Bilt
	The Netherlands
	Telephone:   +31-30-2206-911
	Telefax:     +31-30-2210-407
	WWW:         http://www.knmi.nl/
        Coordinates: 5.18°E, 52.10°N, ±2m ASL

Contact persons

Department   Contact Telephone
Director Climate and Seismology DKS/CKB Marieke Laagland
Brigitte Kamphuis-van Thoor		 +31-30-2206-575
Climate observations AK Jacqueline Baas +31-30-2206-781
Climate and Chemistry CK Miranda van Brussel-Verzuu +31-30-2206-448
Climate services KA Karin van der Schaft +31-30-2206-677
Global climate MK Brigitte Kamphuis-van Thoor +31-30-2206-394
Regional climate RK Irene Das +31-30-2206-493
Seismology SO Jos Vermeulen +31-30-2206-342

OV-chipkaart

In all public transport, you can use an electronic ticket, called "OV-chipkaart". However, its use is poorly documented on the web, and it is intrinsicly forgeiner unfriendly. As I calculate it, a return journey from Schiphol airport to KNMI, will cost you €57,50. At the moment it is unclear when the railways will phase out paper tickets.

Last update: Monday, 25-Jun-2012 11:53:11 UTC
Authors:
Peter van Velthoven,
Marc Allaart


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