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Where to find the Rega

Address

Rega Instituut – KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven

Phone number: +32 16 379020


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By Car 🚗

Via the E40 motorway:

  • Exit to Leuven. You are now on the E314 motorway.

Via the E314 motorway:

  • Take exit 16 (UZ or Campus Gasthuisberg) and continue past the fire station.
  • Follow the road toward the hospital marked as Ring Noord, UZ Gasthuisberg or Campus Gasthuisberg
  • At the roundabout, take the 4th exit, following signs for Rode Kruis and/or Onderwijs & Navorsing. The Rega Institute (a grey building) will be on your right, next to Rode Kruis.
  • Please note that parking is limited and available only upon prior request.
  • Turn right immediately after the Rega Institute and park in the indoor parking area located on the street between the Rega Institute and Rode Kruis.
  • To access or exit the parking, ring the bell at the gate.

Via the ring road or the center of Leuven:

  • Follow signs for UZ or Campus Gasthuisberg
  • At the roundabout, turn right and follow signs for Rode Kruis and/or Onderwijs & Navorsing.
  • Immediately after the Rode Kruis building, turn left.
  • The Rega building (a grey building) will be on your right side.

Parking @ the Rega 🅿️

  • Parking is limited and available only upon prior request.
  • Park your car in the indoor parking area of the Rega Institute, located on the street between the Rega Institute and Rode Kruis.
  • To enter or exit the parking, ring the bell at the gate.
  • There is also kiss & ride zone next to the building where you can park for maximum 10 minutes.

By Public Transport 🚆

Getting to campus Gasthuisberg from Brussels airport (BRU):

  • The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU). 2 trains per hour depart from the airport's train station (situated directly beneath the terminal.) and reach Leuven in just 13 minutes See BelgianTrain for schedules.
  • Take the train to Leuven station (not to be confused with Louvain-La- Neuve!).
  • Upon arrival at Leuven station, exit the train station and head right to find the bus station (the red-brick building). From there, go to Platform 2 to catch a bus to Gasthuisberg.

By bus from leuven railway station:

  • Campus Gasthuisberg is easily accessible by bus. Several bus lines (40, 41, 42, 43,…) depart from Platform 2 approximately every 10-15 minutes, heading to Leuven Gasthuisberg Kliniek. These buses stop at the main entrance of the university’s hospital.Check the general electronic time table that is available at the bus station or the link below for more details.
  • Bus 43 (film: Haasrode Brabanthal - Leuven Gasthuisberg Campus) stops right in front of building Onderwijs en Navorsing 2 (ON2) (stop Gasthuisberg Campus - this is the final stop). This stop is close to the Rega Institute. Walk uphill, pass the Rode Kruis building, and you will find the Rega Institute (a grey building with stairs in front) on your right.
  • Public transportation by bus: De Lijn.
  • Public transportation by train: Belgian Rail

By Bike 🚲

You can access the parking under the Rega Institute and park your bike in the designated area. To enter the building, leave the parking via the entrance gate, go left and enter the building via the main entrance.

On Foot 🚶:

From the hospital entrance to the Rega Institute

  • From the main entrance of the hospital, visitors follow a route like a metro plan. The color principle, which partly determines UZ Leuven’s identity, will remain the basis. Via street, gate and level, if necessary followed by a letter, they will reach the correct destination.
  • Follow the “Blauwe Straat (BL)” to “Gate 8”.
  • At Gate 8, look for the arrow mentioning “Rega Institute”. Follow the arrow to reach the institute’s front desk via the stairs outside (see map below)
  • Alternatively, you can hop off at bus stop “Lemmens Instituut”, walk uphill, pass the Rode Kruis building, and you will find the Rega Institute (a grey building with stairs in front) on your right (approximately 10 minutes walking)

Map of campus (O&N)

Map of Gasthuisberg