RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre

IBC's venue, the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre, is well situated and easily accessible from all directions. Its own train station is less than 10 minutes from Schiphol Airport which boasts regular flights to all parts of the world.

The RAI is linked to the city centre by both trams and Amsterdam's sneltram (metro) network. It is alongside the A10 Amsterdam orbital motorway, with extensive car parking below the exhibition centre.

The fully air-conditioned RAI complex is one of the leading international exhibition and congress centre in Europe. Under one roof, IBC brings together over 49,000 attendees from more than 130 countries and over 1,400 of the industry's leading companies from all over the world.

Catering
Amsterdam RAI provides a selection of the finest restaurants, cafes, and tasty snack bars. Self-service catering is also available in several locations. In 2008, a unique city beach was created between Amsterdam RAI and the Beatrixpark.

Accessibility
The RAI is located in the south of the Amsterdam centre. Amsterdam’s international airport, Schiphol, which has direct flights to over 200 cities in 97 countries, is eight minutes from the RAI station by train.

Getting to the RAI
The Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre is situated next to Amsterdam’s A10 orbital motorway (exit S 109). Due to the small and busy streets, we advise you to leave your car outside the city and travel to the centre by public transportation.

Trams and Buses
Amsterdam has an extensive network of trams, buses and metros (subways). You can get to any destination within the city centre from another in less than an hour. They are frequent, regular and are free with your IBC 5-day travel pass which can be collected from the IBC information points from Thursday 9 September.

Click here to download the Shuttle Bus Time Table.

Click here to view the map of public transport around Amsterdam.

Trains
The RAI has its own train station and is less than 10 minutes from Schiphol Airport by rail. You can buy train tickets from the yellow ticket machines or at the ticket offices, both located close to the platforms.

Taxis
Licensed taxis in Amsterdam are generally modern and comfortable. Taxis can either be hauled or found at RAI’s main entrance. A taxi to Schiphol Airport can take up to 30 minutes and costs around €30.00.

Bicycles
Inexpensive, good fun and probably the fastest way to travel - Amsterdam is renowned for its abundant cyclists and bikes are available for rent at most railway stations or at a bike dealers or rental agencies in town.

This link takes you to a map and more information on travel to and from the RAI Centre.

For directions from Schiphol Airport Amsterdam to the RAI Amsterdam click here.

For more information visit RAI’s website at www.rai.nl.



P.O. Box 77777
NL-1070 MS Amsterdam
Europaplein
NL-1078 GZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands