Locations and transport
On this page you can find everything you need to know about IFFR locations, including hospitality and cultural partner locations, and how to get to them.
Moving around the festival
Come to IFFR by train, bus, or bike. We promote all our visitors to travel by train as much as possible. Upon arrival at Rotterdam Central, you will immediately see that the city is once again dedicated to IFFR, and you will be welcomed by one of the Art Directions projects in the station hall.
In Rotterdam, you can move around with the public transit service RET (bus, metro, tram), and if not, we encourage you to opt for shared or electric transportation.
Katoenhuis, the hub for Art Directions, is easily accessible with bike, metro or you can take the Watertaxi to the stop ‘Keilehaven’. See the full details for Katoenhuis in the description below.
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NS
When traveling in the Netherlands, use the NS to travel by train between different cities. It is also possible to rent OV-bikes at the Rotterdam Central Station with a personalized OV-Chipkaart. When traveling by train, make sure to check your travel online for any changes in schedules.
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RET
In Rotterdam, use the RET (bus, tram and metro) to move between the various festival locations and or festival cafes. The locations at the Kop van Zuid are easy to reach by tram or metro. From metro stop Wilhelminaplein you can walk to LantarenVenster in 5 minutes. Location Katoenhuis is also easy to reach by metro *A, B, C) or tram (line 1, 7, 8 and 11). From Marconiplein you can walk to Katoenhuis in about 15 minutes.
Plan your trip
With the RET app you can easily plan your trip. You can download it from the app store.P+R site
Travelling from outside of Rotterdam? Park your car at one of the P+R lots and continue your trip to IFFR by metro. Convenient P+R locations are Slinge, Kralingse Zoom, Alexander, Capelsebrug, Hoogvliet, Meijersplein, Melanchtonweg. If you travel on with a OV-Chipkaart, parking at the P+R is free.Even easier to travel
OVpay is the new way of checking in and out in public transportation in the Netherlands. With RET you can easily check in and out with your debit card, credit card or mobile phone. You do not have to activate anything. For more information visit ret.nl/ovpay. -
Watertaxi
When visiting Katoenhuis for the Art Directions Installations, take the Watertaxi to go there and get off at the stop ‘Keilehaven’. This will bring you directly to Katoenhuis.
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Rotterdam City Card
The Rotterdam City Card is the ultimate way to discover Rotterdam, giving you unlimited access to public transportation for 1, 2 or 3 days. The City Card also unlocks exclusive discounts at more than 50 attractions, cultural highlights, and authentic restaurants, all with at least 25% off. Find out more about the Rotterdam City Card here.
Arriving from abroad?
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Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam
If you’re arriving by plane, the fastest way from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam is the NS Intercity Direct train, taking just 26 minutes. The station is located directly below the terminal. Take the Intercity Direct trains, listed on departure boards, which run nonstop to Rotterdam, sometimes continuing to Breda or Brussels. Make sure to buy your Intercity Direct supplement in addition to the NS ticket.
Festival locations
The locations of IFFR are spread across the city of Rotterdam.
The festival’s heart is located at ‘de Doelen’. During the festival you can enter via the Willem Burger Zaal entrance on Kruisplein 40 which is less than a five-minute walk from Rotterdam Centraal train station.
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De Doelen & de Doelen Studios
Address
Kruisplein 40, 3012 CC Rotterdam
How to get there
Take tram 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 11 to Kruisplein. Alternatively, you can reach ‘de Doelen’ within 7 to 10 minutes from Rotterdam Centraal, so you can also take metro lines D or E to Centraal Station.
The entrance for the Opening Night and Closing Night will be at Schouwburgplein 50.
Accesibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
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Pathé Schouwburgplein
Address
Schouwburgplein 101, 3012 CL Rotterdam
How to get there
Take tram 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 11 to Kruisplein. Alternatively, it’s a 6-minute walk from Rotterdam Centraal, so you can also take metro lines D or E to Centraal Station and walk from there. From metro station Stadhuis (lines D or E), it’s a 5-minute walk. From metro station Beurs (lines A, B or C), it’s a 5 to 10-minute walk.
Accesibility
All rooms are wheelchair accessible and can be reached via the lift. Please approach the info desk at the location if you want to use the lift since it can only be used with the help of staff at the location.
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Theater Rotterdam
Address
Schouwburgplein 25, 3012 CL Rotterdam
How to get there
Take tram 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 11 to Kruisplein. Alternatively, it’s a 7-minute walk from Rotterdam Centraal, so you can also take metro lines D or E to Centraal Station and walk from there. From metro station Stadhuis (lines D or E), it’s a 5-minute walk. From metro station Beurs (lines A, B or C), it’s a 5 to 10-minute walk.
Accesibility
Theater Rotterdam has seats for wheelchair users in all rooms.
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Cinerama Filmtheater
Address
Westblaak 18, 3012 KL Rotterdam
How to get there
Take the metro to Beurs (lines A, B, C, D or E), or tram 1, 3, 5, 11 to Beurs. Cinerama is 5 to 10 minutes away from the Beurs stop.
Accesibility
The venue is not accessible for wheelchair users and there are no wheelchair spots available in the screening rooms. There is no elevator at the venue.
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Oude Luxor
Address
Kruiskade 10, 3012 EH Rotterdam
How to get there
Take metro lines D or E, or tram 1, 3, 4, 7 or 11 to Stadhuis or tram 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11 or 12 to Weena. Oude Luxor can be reached within 5 minutes from there. From Rotterdam Central Station, Oude Luxor is reachable within 10-15 minutes.
Accesibility
The venue is wheelchair & motor scooter accessible
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KINO
Address
Gouvernestraat 129-133, 3014 PM Rotterdam
How to get there
Take tram 4 or 6 to Bloemkwekersstraat. KINO is a 5 minutes away from this stop. Alternatively, take metro lines A, B or C to Eendrachtsplein, KINO can be reached within 10 minutes from there.
Accesibility
The venue is accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooters. The rooms are accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooter users.
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LantarenVenster
Address
Otto Reuchlinweg 996, 3072 MD Rotterdam
How to get there
Take metro lines D or E, or tram 3 or 5 to Wilhelminaplein. From there, LantarenVenster can be reached within 10 minutes.
Accesibility
The venue is accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooters. Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats.
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Nieuwe Luxor
Address
Posthumalaan 1, 3072 AG Rotterdam
From Rotterdam Centraal you can travel to Nieuwe Luxor by both metro (Line D + E) and tram (line 3 and 5). Get off at Wilhelminaplein stop.
Accesibility
The venue is accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooters. There are wheelchair seats available in the room. Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats.
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Podium Islemunda
Address
Herenwaard 17, 3078 AK Rotterdam
How to get there
Take tram 3 to Keizerswaard. Alternatively, take metro line E to Maashaven and switch to tram 2 towards Keizerswaard. From there, Islemunda can be reached within 2 minutes.
Accesibility
Podium Islemunda is wheelchair accessible. Both cinema rooms, foyer and bathrooms are on the ground floor.
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Roodkapje
Address
Delftseplein 39, 3013 AA Rotterdam
How to get there
Accesibility
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Muziekwerf
Art Directions locations
Visiting Katoenhuis
For the second year running, Katoenhuis will be the main venue and partner for Art Directions, hosting installations, immersive media and for the first time – the industry extension of the programme, Lightroom. Katoenhuis is located in M4H, Rotterdam’s creative district.
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Shuttle bus
We will be running shuttle busses from ‘de Doelen’ to Katoenhuis. Please sign-up at the information desk. There will be a maximum of 8 spots per shuttle.
Saturday 31 January, Friday 6 February and Saturday 7 February
- Departures from de Doelen: 12.00 / 13.30 / 15.00 / 16.30 / 18.00 / 19.30 / 20.30
- Returns from Katoenhuis: 12.30 / 14.00 / 15.30 / 17.00 / 18.30 / 20.00 / 21.00
Sunday 1 to Thursday 5 February
- Departures from de Doelen: 12.00 / 13.30 / 15.00 / 16.30 / 18.00
- Returns from Katoenhuis: 12.30 / 14.00 / 15.30 / 17.00 / 18.30
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Take the tram from ‘de Doelen’
Apart from our shuttle, the quickest way to get to Katoenhuis from the festival heart at ‘de Doelen’ is via the tram.
Take the tram from the Kruiskade stop: when you leave the festival heart via the festival Kruisplein exit, turn left and walk a short distance before turning right crossing the street at the zebra crossing. Walk towards the Pho Vietnamese restaurant, at which point the Kruiskade tram stop will be in front of you. Wait for the 1, 7 or 11 tram heading westwards (to the right, looking from the restaurant). The journey will then be around 12 minutes or 7 stops to Marcoiplein.
Once there, it is a 10-15 minute walk to Katoenhuis. Festival flags will guide you when you arrive at Marconiplein. Find your way via Google Maps here.
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Metro
If you are travelling from elsewhere in Rotterdam, Katoenhuis is accessible via metro from stop Marconiplein on metro line A, B, or C.
Once there, it is a 10-15 minute walk to Katoenhuis. Festival flags will guide you when you arrive at Marconiplein. Find your way via Google Maps here.
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Watertaxi
Katoenhuis is very conveniently located directly next to the Watertaxi drop-off point ‘Keilehaven’. This is esspecially helpful if you are travelling from the Kop van Zuid (Hotel New York), near to the Fenix museum. Find out more here.
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About Katoenhuis
Address
Keilestraat 9c, 3029 BP Rotterdam
Accesibility
There is an alternative entrance for wheelchair users. Contact the location manager via the number at the regular entrance. All installations on the ground floor are wheelchair accessible.
More locations
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Fenix / Plein
Address
Dolf Henkesplein 1, 3072 LN Rotterdam
How to get there
Accesibility
Wheelchair accessible
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WORM CS & WORM UBIK
Address
Boomgaardsstraat 71, 3012 BN Rotterdam
How to get there
Take tram 8 to Museumpark. From there, reach WORM & WORM UBIK via the Witte de Withstraat. Alternatively, take metro line A, B, C, D or E to Beurs and WORM & WORM UBIK is reachable within 10 minutes.
Accesibility
WORM & WORM UBIK are wheelchair accessible.
The sound//vision events in UBIK on 30 January and 1 February are not accessible by wheelchair due to other programming in WORM Central Station that is going on at the same time.
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V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media
Address
Eendrachtsstraat 10, 3012 BN Rotterdam
How to get there
Accesibility
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Nieuwe Instituut
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Stationshal Rotterdam Centraal
Address
3013 AJ Rotterdam
How to get there
Accesibility
Wheelchair & motor scooter accessible
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Brutus
Address
Keileweg 10B, 3029 BS Rotterdam
How to get there
Accesibility
Not wheelchair accessible
Food and drinks
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Hospitality partners
de Doelen | Schouwburgplein 50
Bas Bakt | Hartmanstraat 22
Bento Café | Weena-Zuid 146
Bertmans | Karel Doormanstraat 292
Café Floor | Schouwburgplein 28
Daily Fresh@WORM | Boomgaardsstraat 71
Kaapse Maria | Mauritsweg 52
Kaapse Kaap | Nico Koomanskade 1025
NIKO’s bij KINO | Gouvernestraat 129-133
LantarenVenster | Otto Reuchlinweg 996
Little V | Grotekerkplein 109
Multi Multi Café | Weena 709
SUE | Karel Doormanstraat 372-374
O’Pazzo Schouwburgplein | Karel Doormanstraat 34
Theater Rotterdam Schouwburg | Schouwburgplein 25
Go to our dedicated Food and drinks page for more information.
Club IFFR
Also in 2026, IFFR will continue with Club IFFR on Friday (January 30 and February 6) and Saturday (January 31 and February 7), after the last film. Club IFFR takes place at Theater Rotterdam. In 2026 we are introducing an entrance fee of €5 per person for Club IFFR. Tickets can be bought online and it will also be possible to buy tickets at the door (subject to capacity). Please note: arrive early at Club IFFR to avoid disappointment and be prepared you might need to queue.
Merchandise
Check out our IFFR merchandise for sale through the webshop and physical locations during the festival. This year you can find the physical shops in the festival heart in de Doelen and at Pathé Schouwburgplein, and this year there will also be a small shop at Katoenhuis. We have special merchandise available with our visual campaign for the 55th edition of the festival and new products with the tiger logo.