How to reach us

The offices of the EMODnet Secretariat are located at the InnovOcean Campus.

• By public transport
• To Ostend by car
• From Brussels airport to Ostend

By public transport

Train The Ostend railway station is located in the city centre, within walking distance of the promenade and the shopping streets. There is a direct connection to and from Kortrijk, Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp. For international trips there is a direct connection with Lille and a connection with Paris operated by Thalys (by way of Brussels). Timetable and route planner
Blue-bike bicycle rental The city of Ostend has blue-bike bicycles available at the railway station. These bikes can be rented.  More information
Coastal tram When leaving the Ostend railway station, take the coastal tram in the direction of Knokke up to the tram stop ‘Weg naar vismijn’. From the tram stop you can walk to the InnovOcean Campus: follow the Hendrik Baelskaai and after 550m turn right to the Jacobsenstraat. More information

To Ostend by car

From the Netherlands or Germany:

Drive towards Gent (Ghent), then towards Brugge (Bruges) (E40) and finally towards Oostende (Ostend) (E40/A10).

From France:

Drive towards Kortrijk (Courtrai), then towards Brugge (Bruges) (E17) and finally towards Oostende (Ostend) (E40/A10).

From the UK:

- If you take the Channel Tunnel or the ferry to Calais or Dunkirk (Dunkerque): drive towards Bruges (Brugge) – Ostend (Oostende) – Brussels (Bruxelles/Brussel) (A16/E40); at Jabbeke take the turning to Ostend (Oostende) (A10 – turning 6). Be sure not to take the first exit towards Ostend (exit 5 in Gistel), otherwise you will end up in the centre of Ostend.
- If you take the ferry to Zeebrugge: follow the N34 to Ostend.

From the E40 motorway to the InnovOcean site:

At the end of the E40/A10 motorway you enter Ostend and take exit 4 towards Blankenberge (N34). When you have passed the traffic lights, a roundabout, a viaduct and the blue bridges, turn left at the fourth traffic light (follow the sign ‘InnovOcean Campus’ ). Mind the tram!

After crossing the tram line, immediately turn right and then take the first street right (Ankerstraat). The InnovOcean Campus can be found on the crossroads of the Ankerstraat and Jacobsenstraat.

From Brussels Airport to Ostend

On the lower floor of Brussels Airport, take the train to Brussels-Midi/Zuid (frequency: every 20 min.). Then take the hourly direct train to Ostend (1 hour 42 minutes) or you can transfer in Brugge (Bruges) to go to Ostend (1 hour 47 minutes). At the airport it is also possible to take the train to Gent (Ghent) – St.-Pieters and rail to Ostend from there (2 hours 19 minutes).
Timetable and route planner