Essen enjoys excellent rail connections, facilitating a comfortable and climate-friendly journey to the conference. The city also boasts an extensive public transport network. Local travel information is available through Ruhrbahn and their ticket app ZÄPP.

By train

A large number of long-distance trains (ICE, IC, EC and Eurostar) call at Essen main station. From there, the campus can be reached in just a few minutes (see right box).

By car

Should you plan to arrive by car, there is a free cark park on campus right next to the conference venues. Please be advised that the address displayed on Google Maps is not correct. Enter “Reckhammerweg 25, 45141 Essen” for the car park instead. Please note that the car park closes at 10pm. 

By plane

If you are flying, the nearest airports are Düsseldorf and Dortmund. There is a regular schedule of regional trains and ICEs servicing Düsseldorf Airport and Essen main station (c. 25-minute travel time). A shuttle bus runs once per hour between Dortmund airport and Dortmund main station, from where you will find frequent connections to Essen (c. 40-minute travel time).

The opening ceremony and the academic programme take place in two conveniently-located buildings on the Essen campus (see the venues on the campus map).

To reach the campus from the central station, take tram lines 105 towards Frintrop Unterstraße or 106 toward Germaniaplatz to Rheinischer Platz (second stop). Use the exit on your left for a six-minute walk to the conference venues. You can also take subway lines U11 (toward GE Buerer Straße) or U17 (toward Karlsplatz) to Universität Essen (third stop). Use exit A, Universität, Segerothstraße for an eight-minute walk to the venues.

If you prefer biking from the train station or your accommodation, the local bike-sharing company is Nextbike/Metropolrad Ruhr.