Travel

For an interactive map showing UCL Mons Campus conference venue and transport links, click here.

Getting to the city by..
Air

The closest airport to Mons is Charleroi Airport, however, most flights arrive into Brussels international airport.  You can also travel into Charles de Gaulle airport.

Mons can then be accessed from these airports as follows:

From Brussels international airport
by train: 1 hour 30 minutes

From Charleroi airport
by train: 30-35 minutes
by bus: 40 minutes

From Charles de Gaulle airport via Roissy-en-Brie

by train: 3 hours
by bus: 2 hours

By rail

Mons railway station is accessible from all Belgian and European towns.  If you need further information, please refer to the SNCB schedules that are avallable at www.thetrain.be. 

Real-time arrival, departure, and delay information is available at www.thetraine.be or accessible by downloading the SNCB app to your smartphone.

Lille railway station (convenient for Eurostar travellers) ˗˃ Mons railway station
by train: 1 hour - 1 hour 15 mins
by bus: 1 hour

Brussels railway station ˗˃ Mons railway station
by train: 50 minutes
by bus: 1 hour

London ˗˃ Mons railway station
by train: 3 hours

Paris ˗˃ Mons railway station
by train: 2 hours 30 minutes

Amsterdam ˗˃ Mons railway station
by train: 3 hours

Köln ˗˃ Mons railway station
by train: 3 hours - 3 hours 30 minutes

Railway transport within Belgium is not expensive.

By road

Mons is also easily accessible by car, since it is located close to the motorway E19/E42.  The campus of UCL Mons is easily accessible by motorways from Lille, Paris, Brussels and Liege.

Via the E19/E42

From Tournai-Lille-Pairs

• Take the exit 24 to the 'ring'
• Exit right at Beaumont/binche
• Follow direction Binche
• Turn left 300 m after the Beaumont intersection or turn left at the intersection, you can access the campus via the Chemin des Mourdreux

From Brussels-Lièege

• Exit at Mons Est
• Turn right, cross the bois d'Havré (Havré Forest)
• Approximately 4 km after existing the motorway, turn left and take the Chemin des Mourdreux
• Turn left before the intersection to enter the campus

By bus

The campus of UCL Mons is 2 km away from the city centre. Buses link the campus to the city centre and the railway station.

TEC (Walloon Regional Transport Company) operates a special shuttle by bus to the campus from Mons train station.  Buses operate regularly between the campus and the train station.

TEC also operates three main regular lines to serve the campus:

• line 22 (Mons-Binche),
• line 18 (Mons-St denis),
• line 82 (Mons-Trazegnies).

Buses departing the campus stop on request at the Bascule stop, simply alert the driver.

There are also lines 34 and 134 that take you directly to Mons train station.

To consult all TEC lines, visit www.infotec.be

By taxi

There is a waiting area for taxis at Mons train station.  Taxis are affordable.

Travel and health insurance

We highly recommended organising travel and/or health insurance prior to travelling.

Citizens of the EEA (European Economic Area) and Switzerland can apply for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) which allows access to state-provided healthcare at a reduced cost, or sometimes for free. EHIC does not cover private medical health costs and is therefore not an alternative to travel insurance.

Visa information

Visas are the responsibility of the individual.  Depending on the purpose of travel and your country of origin, different types of visas will apply.  Enquire well in advance about entry regulations by consulting the nearest Belgian embassy or consulate.  Visa letters will only be supplied once we have received yoru registration fee in full.  ECPR cannot offer any further advice on visas.