Brussels / 31 January & 1 February 2026

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Transportation

FOSDEM will take place at the ULB Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium, Europe, Earth.

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FOSDEM is easy to reach by public transport. For details, see below. If you are afraid of getting lost, the following links may be helpful:

GPS coordinates:

ULB Solbosch Campus map: Location of FOSDEM

By bus, metro and/or tram

Bus/metro/tram lines provided by the public transport company, STIB/MIVB.

Note you can hop on and buy your ticket in the transport by swiping your debit or credit card.

Tram 25
  • Direction: From Gare du Nord towards Boondael Gare
  • Stop: ULB
Bus 71
  • Direction: From De Brouckère in central Brussels towards Delta
  • Stop: ULB
Bus 72
  • Direction: From ADEPS towards ULB
  • Stop: ULB
Tram 8
  • Direction: From Louise towards Roodebeek
  • Stop: ULB

By train

Attention, visitors coming by train. The railway unions gave notice of a strike before the FOSDEM weekend. A minimum service will be in place, but train frequency may be significantly reduced. You may want to plan for this and keep an eye on the linked page for up-to-date information.

From Brussels South (a.k.a. "Bruxelles Midi", "Brussel Zuid" or "Gare du Midi") Station (about 30 minutes):


From Brussels Central ("Bruxelles Central", "Brussel Centraal" or "Gare Centrale") station (about 20 minutes):


From Brussels North ("Bruxelles Nord" or "Gare du Nord") station (about 30 minutes):

From Etterbeek station (about 20 minutes walking):

By car: parking

Attention, visitors coming from the East. The E40 motorway will be completely closed off at Bertem from 2026-01-30 until 2026-02-02. Plan for significant delays due to traffic jams.

If you come to FOSDEM by car, you can park your car on the campus. The main parking is located between Janson and the K building. See the map on this page for the exact location. The entrance to the parking is on Av. Franklin Roosevelt next to the H building. Note: There is no entrance from Av. Adolphe Buyl.

An additional parking on the campus is available next to the U building at Av. Antoine Depage. Note that this is a one-way street, only accessible from Av. Franklin Roosevelt.

Traffic sign: blue zone

You can park on the campus at your own risk. Do not leave any valuables in your car!

The parkings of the campus can be very busy since early morning during both days. An alternative is to leave your car in the Parking Sablon-Poelaert, from there to take the Tram 8, direction Roodebeek. Then follow the instructions above.

Please note that most streets surrounding the ULB campus are located in a so-called blue zone. Parking in blue zones is free but limited to a maximum of two hours from Monday to Saturday. A parking disc indicating your arrival time is mandatory.
The image on the right shows one of the signs used to mark a blue zone. These signs are placed at the zone's boundaries and are therefore not repeated on every street within the zone. Nearby streets may fall under paid parking regulations, so be sure to check before leaving your car.

As of 2018, the ULB campus Solbosch is within the Brussels Low Emissions Zone (LEZ). Drivers of cars registered abroad are required to register before entering the LEZ, or risk being fined. Registering is free of charge. More information can be found here.

By plane

From Brussels International Airport, located in Zaventem (about 50 minutes):

By taxi

If you need a taxi, we suggest calling Taxi Verts on +32 2 349 49 49. The address of the venue is:
ULB Campus Solbosch
50, Av. Franklin D. Roosevelt
1050 Bruxelles
The location where taxis expect to pick you up is marked on the map.

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