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Route description

Address

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ottergemsesteenweg 460
9000 Gent

 

Route description

From Sint-Pietersstation, you can walk to the faculty (20 min), or take tram 4 to the Ghent University Hospital (UZ) and get off at the terminus.  From the terminus, you can walk to the faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. At the roundabout, you can enter through the green gate and walk around the building to reach the main entrance of the faculty.

You do not need to follow the route description to the car entrance at Ottergemsesteenweg 460, but consulting it (route description) can give you an idea of the location of the faculty.

Attached you can find a map of the University Hospital (UZ).

 

By public transport:

Parking facilities on campus are limited. Coming to the faculty by public transport is a comfortable and rapid alternative. From the Ghent St-Pieters station it is a 20-25 minutes’ walk to the faculty campus.

  • Tram 4 connects the Ghent St-Pieters station to the Ghent University Hospital (UZ) with a 7,5 minutes frequency on weekdays. The tram terminus is located in the middle of the hospital, close to the car park. There are two platforms, a waiting place, ticket machines and a time table indicating the next tram. The faculty is on walking distance from the platforms (4 minutes). Walk to the direction of the main hospital entrance, the faculty is located at the other side of the roundabout. The roundabout pedestrian crossing is a little further to the left. At the roundabout, you can enter through the green gate and walk around the building to reach the main faculty entrance.

Coming either from the outskirts or from the center of the town, you can take the following buses or trams to (the vicinity of) the Ghent University Hospital and the faculty:

frequent

  • Tram 2: stop De Pintelaan (walking distance 10 minutes through the hospital)
  • Bus 5: stop UZ Zwijnaardsesteenweg (walking distance 7 minutes through the hospital)
  • Bus 8: stop Heymanslaan (walking distance 2 minutes, entrance via green gate)

less frequent

  • Bussen 65 en 67: stop UZ Ottergemsesteenweg. This stop is very close to the main campus entrance (with barrier for cars) (walking distance 3 minutes)

Map out your route via de website van De Lijn.