How to reach the conference
Karlsruhe can be reached easily by car (see Map24 route calculator), by train (see www.bahn.de) and by plane (5 nearby airports: Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Strasbourg, Baden-Airport, Frankfurt-Hahn, see map). Baden-Airport and Frankfurt-Hahn are served by cheap airlines, like Ryanair.
From the large airports (Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Strasbourg) there are good connections by train (see below) and airport shuttle. The last one can be booked for a special rate, if you book in advance and mention the Susy07 conference (for details see below).
Public transportation in and around Karlsruhe is very good. NO rental cars needed.
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Railway: There is a shuttle bus from the airport to the main station in downtown Stuttgart. To find a train connection, use the train schedule of the German railway and enter "Stuttgart Flughafen" (airport) or "Stuttgart Hbf" (city center) as your city of departure. You can also purchase E-Tickets for German railway on this page.
Airport-Shuttle: This is a list of shuttle services, some of which offer special rebates for SUSY07 participants| Price list for Aiport Shuttles (Stuttgart Airport), prices per person | |||
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| In case of difficulties send an email to Waltraud.Weissmann@physik.uni-karlsruhe.de | |||
| Airport Shuttle | Standard rate | Business class rate | First class rate |
| Flughafenexpress-Buhrain | 95 EUR (1 person) 65 EUR (2 persons) 53 EUR (3 persons) 48 EUR (4-8 pers.) | 160 EUR (1-3 pers.) 185 EUR (4-8 pers.) no waiting time | - |
| Airport-Express | 95 EUR, multi person transport, max. waiting time: 90 min, price depends on vehicle | 145 EUR, multi person transport, max. waiting time: 30 min, price depends on vehicle | 300 EUR, single person transport, no waiting times, price depends on vehicle |
| Fahrdienst&Consulting | 69 EUR, special rate for SUSY07 participants | - | - |
Railway: There are hourly train connections directly from Frankfurt airport to Karlsruhe (follow the signs to "long distance trains" when you leave the airport, the price for a second class one-way ticket is 34 EUR). To find a train connection, use the train schedule of the German railway and enter "Frankfurt Main Flughafen" (airport) as your city of departure. You can also purchase E-Tickets for German railway on this page.
Airport-Shuttle: This is a list of shuttle services, some of which offer special rebates for SUSY07 participants| Price list for Aiport Shuttles (Frankfurt Airport), prices per person | |||
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| In case of difficulties send an email to Waltraud.Weissmann@physik.uni-karlsruhe.de | |||
| Airport Shuttle | Standard rate | Business class rate | First class rate |
| Flughafenexpress-Buhrain | 97 EUR (1 person) 74 EUR (2 persons) 56 EUR (3 persons) 51 EUR (4-8 pers.) | 180 EUR (1-3 pers.) 205 EUR (4-8 pers.) no waiting time | - |
| Airport-Express | 95 EUR, multi person transport, max. waiting time: 90 min, price depends on vehicle | 100 EUR, multi person transport, max. waiting time: 30 min, price depends on vehicle | 300 EUR, single person transport, no waiting time, price depends on vehicle |
| Fahrdienst&Consulting | 69 EUR, special rate for SUSY07 participants | - | - |
Railway:
Take the airport shuttle bus (leaving every 20-30 minutes) to the tramstop"Baggersee". Tickets for the shuttle bus can be bought on the spot, from the bus driver, or at any other tram vending machine. Price for a one way ticket is 5.10 Euros and a return ticket will cost you 9.50 Euros.
At tramstop "Baggersee" take Tram A to Strasbourg main station (Gare Centrale). Railway tickets from Strasbourg main station to Karlsruhe can be booked online.
Airport-Shuttle: This is a list of shuttle services, some of which offer special rebates for SUSY07 participants| Price list for Aiport Shuttles (Strasbourg Airport), prices per person | |||
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| In case of difficulties send an email to Waltraud.Weissmann@physik.uni-karlsruhe.de | |||
| Airport Shuttle | Standard rate | Business class rate | First class rate |
| Flughafenexpress-Buhrain | 190 EUR (2 pers.) 230 EUR (4-8 pers.) | 189 EUR (1-3 pers.) 229 EUR (4-8 pers.) no waiting time | - |
| Airport-Express | - | 200 EUR, multi person transport, max. waiting time: 30 min, price depends on the vehicle | 240 EUR, singel person transport, no waiting time, price depends on the vehicle |
| Fahrdienst&Consulting | 120 EUR, special rate for SUSY07 participants | - | - |
Airport-Shuttle:
Take the airport shuttle bus ("Baden-Airport-Express") (leaving 8 times a day on weekdays, 3 times a day on saturdays, synchronized with flight schedule) to Karlsruhe Main Station. One-way-tickets can be bought from the driver (9 EUR, cash only, accepted currency: euro).
Railway:There are Taxi stands in front of the terminal. The driving time from Baden-Airpark to the mainstation Baden-Baden is about 15 min. The price is approx. 26 EUR.
You can also take bus route 205 to Baden-Baden main train station or bus route 234 to Rastatt.
Railway tickets from Baden-Baden or Rastatt to Karlsruhe can be booked online (enter "Baden-Baden Bahnhof"/ "Rastatt" as city of departure) or purchased at the train station. Depending on the train tickets are about 14EUR, the trip to Karlsruhe main station takes about 20min for both Baden-Baden and Rastatt.
Airport-Shuttle: This is a list of shuttle services.| Price list for Aiport Shuttles (Baden Airport), prices per person | |||
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| In case of difficulties send an email to Waltraud.Weissmann@physik.uni-karlsruhe.de | |||
| Airport Shuttle | Standard rate | Business class rate | First class rate |
| Flughafenexpress-Buhrain | 99 EUR (2 persons) 120 EUR (4-8 pers.) | 99 EUR (1-3 pers.) 129 EUR (4-8 pers.) no waiting time | - |
| Airport-Express | - | 100 EUR, multi person transport, max. waiting time: 30 min, price depends on vehicle | 100 EUR, single person transport, no waiting times, price depends on vehicle |
Bus to Heidelberg&Railway:
Take the airport shuttle bus ("Hahn-Express") to the Heidelberg. Tickets can be bought at the driver (18 EUR for a one-way ticket, cash only, accepted currency: euro). The coaches are running regulary 7 times a day without any need for reservation, the trip to heidelberg takes about 2h20m. The bus stop for Hahn-Express in Heidelberg is just in front of the main train-station. Railway tickets from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe can be booked online (enter "Heidelberg" as city of departure)or purchased at the train station. Depending on the train tickets are between 9 EUR and 18 EUR, the trip to Karlsruhe main station takes about 45min.
At Karlsruhe Main Station
In front of the main station you will find a tram stop. There you can choose one of the following tramways:
- 2 (Direction Durlach),
- 3 (Direction Heide),
- 4 (Direction Waldstadt) or
- S4 (Direction Eppingen/Heilbronn).
Leave the tram at the tram stop "Kronenplatz/Universität" and follow the signs to the conference secretariat.
Finding your way on the campus: The city of Karlsruhe offers a city map on their webserver (http://stadtplan.karlsruhe.de). On this plan you will find the tram stop "Kronenplatz" as well as the University and the cross-road "Durlacher Tor" (quadrants I10 and K10). On the campus you can use the Campus Map. Conference secretariat, registration desk, and lecture hall are located in building 30.22.
If arriving by car via the Autobahn A5 (Motorway) leave at the exit "Durlach" and continue in the direction "Stadtmitte" (city center). Follow this road until you see a big cross-road ("Durlacher Tor"). From there on the university is indicated by road signs. Please note that there is restricted access by car to the university campus before 4pm. A big public parking area is located north-east of the campus (cf. campus map).