Travel Information

Coming to MERU for a retreat, course or wellness treatment?

We can arrange your transport and take the hassle out of the journey, or, if you’d rather plan your own way here, you’ll find the most common routes below.

Private transport to MERU

Travelling from Germany

One of the easiest ways to reach us is to fly into Düsseldorf Airport, about an hour’s drive from Vlodrop. From there you can take a taxi, or let us arrange your transport (see above).A less expensive, but longer, option is the train from Düsseldorf Airport to Dalheim, with a connection at Mönchengladbach Hbf. From Dalheim it is about a thirty-minute walk to MERU, lovely in good weather. You can book tickets in advance at this site, which is less expensive than buying them in person. When booking on bahn.com, you’ll want to select the train station with the single word ‘Dalheim’. Click here for the walking directions from Dalheim train station to MERU.

Travelling from the Netherlands

Another popular route is to fly into the airport Amsterdam Schiphol, and to take the Dutch trains to Roermond. There will be one stop, usually in Utrecht. The trip from Amsterdam airport to Roermond is a little more than two hours and costs about thirty euros one way. From Roermond, a taxi reaches MERU in about twenty-five minutes.

Alternatively, you can fly into Eindhoven or Maastricht airports, which are closer to Roermond than Amsterdam but have fewer connections.

To plan your trip within The Netherlands to Roermond, visit the Dutch transportation website.

Travelling from Belgium

The biggest airport in Belgium is Brussels Airport. From there, you have a few options to get to MERU.

You can take the train through Belgium to Maastricht, and then take the Dutch train to Roermond using the Belgian train site and the Dutch transportation site to plan your trips. You can alternatively take an inexpensive bus from Brussels Airport with Flixbus to Roermond, which generally goes once per day, or take a bus to Roermond through the German operator DB Bahn. From Roermond, a taxi is the easiest way to reach MERU.

Sharing a ride

You are welcome to join and use our Facebook group to connect with other participants and share a ride to MERU. This group is most active during the large assemblies like winter, and especially our summer assembly Guru Purnima. Go here and request to join the group to connect with others travelling to MERU.

Getting around during your stay

The Travel Office isn’t only for arrivals and departures. If you’re staying at MERU and need a lift locally, to a station, into town or nearby, we can arrange that too, subject to availability. Just write to travel@meru.international.

Have more planning to do?

See our frequently asked questions page to answer common questions