European Patent Office The Hague - Rijsvoort building - getting there
Address
Visseringlaan 19-23
2288 ER Rijswijk
The Netherlands
Map
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Using local public transport
From The Hague Central Station (Den Haag CS), Den Haag Hollands Spoor (Den Haag HS), Town Centre and Rijswijk train station, take the 17 tram (direction: Wateringen) to Patentlaan.
From Scheveningen, take the 1 tram (stops at Central Station, Centre and Hollands Spoor), to Vlietbrug.
From here it is a 10-minute walk (up the steps, along the footpath on the motorway bridge, down the steps and round the building (Tinbergenstraat, Koopmansstraat) to the main entrance at the front). From here you can take tram 17 for one stop to "Volmerlaan" and follow directions from Volmerlaan as given below, or follow the tram route further for about 200m until you see the main entrance to the Rijsvoort building on your left.
By train
From Rotterdam Central Station (CS), take the "stoptrein" (heading for Den Haag) to Rijswijk. From there, take the 17 tram (direction: Statenkwartier) to Volmerlaan. Follow the tram route back towards the previous stop (Patentlaan) for about 200m. You will see the main entrance to the Rijsvoort building on your right.
Train information:
By car
Route planner:
On the A13 from Rotterdam:
Follow the signs for Rijswijk, Den Haag. Approaching The Hague, this road becomes the E30.
Follow the signs for Rijswijk, Den Haag Zuid, Hoek van Holland (A4/N4), ie DO NOT take the exit for Rijswijk Centrum.
On the A4/N4, take the Plaspoelpolder exit (white sign with black lettering).
To get to Plaspoelpolder, turn right at the first set of traffic lights.
The main building on your right is the EPO.
At the next traffic lights, turn right into Veraartlaan.
On the A4 from Amsterdam or the A12 from Utrecht:
Follow the signs for Rijswijk, Den Haag Zuid, Hoek van Holland (A4/N4).
On the A4/N4, take the Plaspoelpolder exit (white sign with black lettering).
From here, follow the directions given above.
Parking: Limited number of parking spaces (Tinbergenstraat entrance).
By air
From Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, take the direct train to The Hague Central Station (Den Haag CS) or The Hague Hollands Spoor (Den Haag HS). Change to the 17 tram (direction Wateringen) to Patentlaan.
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