Logistics

Logistics for IRAC 2026.

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Venue

The conference will take place at the Amsterdam Science Park, which is located east of the city centre.

Accommodation

Finding a hotel in Amsterdam can be challenging, please see a list of possible hotels below, either in the neighborhood of the venue or in the city centre. There are no special arrangements with these hotels.

Hotels near the venue (~20 minutes by public transport)

Hotels in the city centre (a bit further)

Travelling to Amsterdam

Amsterdam is well connected, either by train to Amsterdam Centraal or via an international flight to Schiphol Airport.

Getting around

Train

You can use the train to:

  • Get from the airport to the venue (~40 minutes).
  • Get from the airport to the city centre (~20 minutes).
  • Get from the city centre to the venue (~20 minutes), if you are located close to Amsterdam Centraal Station. Otherwise, take public transport.

To get from the airport to the venue:

  1. Take a train to Amsterdam Centraal Station.
  2. At Amsterdam Centraal, transfer to a Sprinter train in the direction of Almere Oostvaarders or Lelystad Centrum.
  3. Get off at Amsterdam Science Park railway station.
  4. From the station, it is a short walk (~10 minutes) to the buildings at Amsterdam Science Park.

Train tickets

In some cases you are able to directly pay with your debit card at the entrance gates to the train station. Alternatively, you can purchase train tickets online or one of the NS tickets machines at the train station (main hall airport) with coins or ATM/Credit cards. Note that the difference between first and second class travel in trains is negligible, although first class could be more comfortable during rush hour, when trains tend to be overcrowded. There is a high penalty for travelling without a valid ticket.

Plan your travel at: https://www.ns.nl

Public transport

Although the city centre’s compact size means that most areas and sights are within walking distance of each other, Amsterdam’s public transport network (called “GVB”) is efficient, reliable, inexpensive and widely used. One million passengers travel the city by tram, bus, underground metro and ferry every day. The GVB day or multi-day ticket provides you with unlimited travel throughout Amsterdam, both day and night, for the number of days that best fits your plans. Please note public transport can only be paid by card (no cash).

Plan your travel at: https://www.gvb.nl/en (or the general planner)

Taxi

Taxis are waiting outside the arrival hall at Schiphol Airport and will bring you to the city centre or Amsterdam Science Park in less than 25 minutes.

About Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a place of many inspiring and surprising faces. No other city mixes cosmopolitan style and relaxed atmosphere quite like Amsterdam, where our hospitable nature attracts an excitingly diverse population. We invite you to join us and make our metropolis your own during your stay.

To do

There’s a lot to experience for visitors. Amsterdam is packed with cultural, historical and architectural delights, including:

The city’s cultural scene is bustling, ensuring visitors can have both a memorable meeting and great experiences after business hours. For those interested in visiting multiple museums it is worth considering to get a Museum Pass.

Home to some of the world’s most acclaimed works of art, with more canals than Venice, more bridges than Paris and nearly 7,000 monumental buildings, our compact floating city offers a variety of historical and cultural treasures. It’s no wonder Amsterdam’s historic canal ring has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.