Public transport

The Hague Leidschenveen

RandstadRail

If you wish to visit the Statistics Netherlands (CBS) office in The Hague, you can take lines 3 and 4 (The Hague - Zoetermeer) and get off at the station Leidschenveen. Take the footbridge to the entrance of the building.

Buses

There is one buse line: line 30 (The Hague Leidschenveen - Rijswijk) operated by Veolia. This line also stops at the RandstadRail station Leidschenveen.

Trams

Tram 19 (Leidschendam - Delft) has a stop underneath the RandstadRail station Leidschenveen

Train

Railway station Ypenburg is located just outside Leidschenveen. Bus line 33 and tram line 19 depart from this station. Get off at RandstadRail station Leidschenveen.

Foreign visitors travelling from Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol) to the Leidschenveen office take the train to The Hague Central Station. They leave the train at The Hague Central Station and take RandstadRail lines 3 or 4 to Leidschenveen.

Visitors from railway station Hollands Spoor can take the local train to Leiden and leave the train at the Laan van NOI railway station, where they can change to RandstadRail lines 3 or 4 and to Leidschenveen.

You can by a ticket (an anonymous OV chipcard) at the train station.
NB You cannot buy a ticket in the Randstad-rail train.

Heerlen

Every thirty minutes, a (combined) train bound for Heerlen/Maastricht departs from railway station Eindhoven. The train splits up in Sittard where you can change, if necessary. It takes a 10 minutes’ walk from railway station Heerlen to the Heerlen CBS office. Follow the red route on the map. 

Car

The Hague Leidschenveen

Leidschenveen is situated immediately next to the A4 and A12 motorways.

Coming from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, take the exit Den Haag-Leidschenveen on the A4 motorway and follow the road direction signs Leidschenveen. After entering Leidschenveen over the Zoetermeerse Rijweg, turn right on the first roundabout. At the end of the road turn left and drive to the end of the road where you will find a parking area for visitors. Use the intercom to notify your arrival. NB: your contact at Statistics Netherlands must notify the reception desk prior to your arrival, otherwise you are not allowed to enter the parking area.

Coming from the direction Utrecht or The Hague, on the A12 motorway, take exit 5 near Nootdorp (Forepark). Follow the road direction signs Leidschenveen. Turn right at the first traffic light. After having passed the flyover, you will see the building on your left. Turn left at the traffic light and again turn left at the roundabout. At the end of the road turn left and drive to the end of the road where you will find a parking area for visitors. See above for the right procedure to enter the parking area.

Heerlen

Coming from the direction of Eindhoven.

At roundabout Leenderheide, take the A2 (E25) motorway, direction Maastricht. At junction Kerensheide (after 65 km), take the A76 (E314) near Geleen, direction Aachen (Germany). At junction Ten Esschen (after 13 km), take the N281, direction Heerlen. After 3.4 km, take the exit Heerlen-centrum (see also CBS sign). At the end of the exit, turn left underneath the motorway flyover and after  driving straight on at the two roundabouts, drive under the railway bridge, where the road turns left. Drive straight on at the following roundabout and turn left at the next traffic lights. You will see the CBS building on your left. After 200 m turn left for the car park.

Coming from the direction of Maastricht.

In Maastricht take the A79 motorway in the direction of Heerlen. Continue on the motorway to the centre of Heerlen. At the edge of the centre, turn left at the traffic lights, under the flyover, to the exit and once on the N281 leave it again immediately at the next exit and, after 300m turn right at the traffic lights. (see CBS sign). After driving straight on at the two roundabouts, drive under the railway bridge, where the road turns left. Drive straight on at the following roundabout and turn left at the next traffic lights. You will see the CBS building on your left. After 200 m turn left for the car park.