Travel Directions

By Public Transport From Rotterdam Central Station to NIIOS:

From Rotterdam Central Station, take the metro toward Slinge/Spijkenisse or take tram line 20, 23 or 25 toward Rotterdam Zuid.
Get off at the Wilhelminaplein stop.
In the metro station, follow the signs for the Stationshal exit, then the signs for Belastingdienst/Wilhelminatoren.
From the Wilhelminaplein exit, NIIOS is 200 meters away on the left, at the corner of a building with a green roof, straight across from the Belastingdienst building and beside the large white building with RET in large red letters.
The visitors’ entrance is around the corner, at street address Ernest Groosmanplein 36.

Travel Directions by Car:

Coming from all directions on the A16 (E19) highway, take exit 24 toward Feijenoord.
Follow the signs for Feijenoord.
You will see the football (soccer) stadium; stay on the Stadionweg road to the right, past the stadium on your left.
Now follow the signs for Kop van Zuid, continuing straight on road number S106. You will pass over the train tracks. The street changes name, becoming Laan op Zuid.
Stay on this road. The tram tracks will be on your left. After roughly 2,600 meters you will see the Belastingdienst building on your left. NIIOS is now to your right, just before the large white building with RET in large red letters, on the ground floor of a building with a green roof.
The visitors’ entrance is around the corner, at street address Ernest Groosmanplein 36.

Parking:

Street Parking
There is paid parking on the streets around NIIOS: you can park on the Laan op Zuid street in front of NIIOS, or on the Levie Vorstkade street behind NIIOS, across the water. You can pay at the parking terminals using a bank card, credit card or your mobile phone. (Cost: €0.50 per 9 minutes).

Parking Garage
There is paid parking in the Rotterdam Maastoren parking garage located at Wilhelminakade 101. (Cost: €4 per hour or part of an hour; maximum cost per day is €34).

Kiss & Ride
People who have difficulty walking long distances may be dropped off at NIIOS’s Kiss & Ride zone on the Laan op Zuid street. Please use the parking space closest to the visitors’ entrance to drop off passengers.

All prices are current as of January 2016 and are meant only to give you an idea of the cost you can expect.