Travel and transportation advisories
Attendees should be aware of potential transportation disruptions in the days leading up to FOSDEM.
Rail travel
Railway unions have announced a strike notice from Sunday January 25th, 22:00 until Friday January 30th, 22:00. This may affect travel to Brussels for FOSDEM and related fringe events.
While there will be a guaranteed minimum service in place, train frequency may be significantly reduced. Also note that international connections might be affected as well.
Road travel
From Saturday January 31st (evening) until Sunday February 1st (noon), the E40 highway between Leuven and Brussels will be fully closed.
Traffic will be diverted via the Leuven–Brussels expressway.
Further details and links to official railway and traffic information sources are available on our transportation page.