Venue & Travel
Workshop venue
All talks at the Workshop will take place in building 23.21 on the campus of the Heinrich-Heine-University of Duesseldorf. On the right side you find a campus map with all important locations. There will also be lots of sign posts to guide you to the venue.
Getting to Duesseldorf
You can easily get to Duesseldorf by plane, train or car. For your convenience, we have listed all the websites you need to plan your yourney:
By plane
Duesseldorf Airport is one of the largest airports in Europe, so there are lots of international connections. From the airport you may take a train (lines S1, S7, RE1, RE3, RE5, RE6, RE11, RB35) to Duesseldorf main station ("Duesseldorf Hauptbahnhof"). Depending on the train, it takes 5 to 15 minutes to get to the main station. From there, you may take the tram line 707 or the underground U79 to "Universität-Ost/Botanischer Garten". Please exit at the final stop and follow the signs to the venue.
For details on connections from Duesseldorf Airport visit the local transportation website (Rheinbahn). Note that Duesseldorf Airport has two train stations. One is called "Duesseldorf Flughafen Bahnhof" (this is where all lines except S7 depart) and one is called "Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal" (this is where line S7 departs).
By train
Duesseldorf main station ("Duesseldorf Hauptbahnhof") is connected to all major international railroad tracks in Europe. To book tickets, please visit the German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) website. From the main station, you may take the tram line 707 to "Universität-Ost/Botanischer Garten". Please exit at the final stop and follow the signs to the venue.
For details on connections from Duesseldorf main station visit the local transportation website (Rheinbahn).
By car
If you like to go to Duesseldorf by car, it's easiest to use a router planner like Google Maps or Falk. The address of the University is "Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf".
Ticket prices
The fare zone for public transportation trips within Duesseldorf is "A". This applies to trams, subways, local trains and buses. A single-trip ticket in this zone costs 2.30 EUR while a 4-trip tickets costs 8.40 EUR. Day tickets (unlimited travel from 3am to 3am) cost 5.50 EUR and group tickets (unlimited travel from 3am to 3am for up to 5 persons) cost 12.20 EUR.
Tickets can be purchased at ticket vending machines (look out for the "VRR" logo), from bus drivers (not all ticket types!) or at the Rheinbahn Service Center in front of the main station (exit "Konrad-Adenauer-Platz").
Please remember to stamp your ticket before starting your journey. Day and group tickets must only be stamped once. Stamping machines are located in all trams, subways and buses and on the platforms and the ramps leading up to the platforms. Tickets purchased from drivers are already stamped. A taxi trip from the city center to the venue will cost about 20 EUR.
For more information, visit the website of the Rheinbahn (local transportation).
