UCPSS 2010 will be held at Thermae Palace, Ostend (Belgium). 

Set near the beach, across the Wellington golf and horse race course, Thermae Palace is located within walking distance of the city centre and the renowned Casino-Kursaal.

Ostend is easily reachable by air – Belgium’s main international airport (Brussel Nationaal) is situated about 120 km/75 miles away. Flight schedules for departures and arrivals are available at the official Brussels airport website at www.brusselsairport.be. 

The easiest way to travel from Brussels airport to Ostend is by train. The train station is located on level -1 of the airport building. The Airport City Express Train leaves 4 times an hour to Brussels North, Central and South Station. You will have to change in Brussels North, Central or South Station where you can take a connecting train to Ostend (Oostende). The complete journey by train from Brussels airport to Ostend will take approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Timetables are available on the Belgian Railways website (www.b-rail.be).  From Ostend railway station you can take a tram to Thermae Palace (direction “De Panne”, stop “Koninginnelaan”). The tram journey takes app. 10 minutes. There are also taxis available outside the railway station.

If you are travelling by train from London or Paris you will need to change in Brussels; if you are travelling by train from Amsterdam you will need to change in Antwerp. For timetables, prices and information on international train connections between Ostend and other European cities, please consult www.b-rail.be under ‘Travelling in Europe’. International trains usually arrive and leave from Brussels South Station (“Bruxelles Midi” in French/”Brussel Zuid” in Dutch), from where you can catch a train to Ostend. The train journey between Brussels South Station and Ostend takes app. 1 hour and 15 minutes.

To plan your journey by car, please refer to www.viamichelin.com.