ProGeo 2009 - How to get to Assen

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Public transport

Assen is directly connected to the Groningen-Zwolle rail line. There is a connection in both directions three times in every hour. Two of these trains stop at local stations and one is an intercity service.

Assen is a meeting point for regional bus routes. The district busses connect the town with centres surrounding it. All regional routes connect with train services at the NS [National Railways] station. Some regional busses also have routes through Assen's shopping centre.

Schiphol

Schiphol station is situated directly below the airport. You can pick up a free baggage trolley from the platform. Via Schiphol Plaza, you can walk straight to the departure or arrival hall.

Train tickets
Train tickets for domestic travel are available from the yellow ticket machines near the platforms at Schiphol Plaza. Tickets (for domestic and international travel) are also available from the ticket offices, which are situated close to the red/white-checked cube at Schiphol Plaza. Staff at the ticket offices will also be able to provide you with train departure information.

Incidentally, did you know that you can also purchase your train ticket well in advance? You can either buy one from a ticket machine or ask for a ticket without a date at one of the NS-service desks. It is possible to do so for both the outward and return journey. All you have to do on the day of travel is stamp your ticket at a machine on one of the platforms.

Information about your train journey
The journey planner on the NS website will provide you with information on the fastest and shortest route between your home address and Schiphol. It also contains the latest travel information, including details of temporary timetable changes.

Direct or change
From a great many stations, you can travel to the very heart of Schiphol either directly or with one change. Important railway hubs include Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Duivendrecht. The trains come into these stations at two levels. If you have to change at one of these stations, your connecting train will depart from another level to the one on which you arrived. The timetables make allowance for this.

Night train
If you are departing/arriving at night or in the early morning, the NS night network could be the answer. The night trains travel once an hour between Utrecht CS - Amsterdam CS - Schiphol - Leiden CS - Den Haag CS - Delft and Rotterdam CS and vice versa. If it is not possible for you to travel by night train, then why not take a look at the service provided by Schiphol Travel Taxi.

Average travel distances from/to Schiphol

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By car

You can go to Assen by car by a variety of routes. There are three exits to Assen on the A28, the motorway between Groningen and Zwolle. You can reach the town from the direction of Veendam on motorway N33 and from the direction of Rolde on motorway N376. If you are coming from the direction of Smilde, you can drive into Assen on the N371.

Adress:

Province of Drenthe
Westerbrink 1
9405 BJ  ASSEN

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