Travel Information

Greifswald is located in the North-Eastern corner of Germany near the Baltic sea and the Polish border. The city is easily accessible via fast trains from Berlin or Hamburg international airport.

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Arriving from Berlin

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Berlin is served by two international airports, Berlin Tegel and Berlin Sch�nefeld. Upon arrival in Berlin, go to Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) with bus (from Tegel airport) or city train (from Sch�nefeld airport). Taxi fares from the airports to Berlin Central Station will be about 20 to 30 Euros.

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Trains to Greifswald leave regularly (direction Stralsund or Binz / R�gen). Be sure to catch a fast train (approx. 2 hours to Greifswald, Intercity / Eurocity).

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For more information check: Berlin Airport website and German Railways (Deutsche Bahn).

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Arriving from Hamburg

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From Hamburg Central Station, catch a fast train to Stralsund (via Rostock). In Stralsund, change to a train to Greifswald (approx. 2 hours to Greifswald).

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For more information check: Hamburg Airport website and German Railways (Deutsche Bahn).

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Arriving by car

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For participants arriving by car, detailed information is available on the University's website (German language only).

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Getting to the Conference Venue

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The Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg is located downtown in the heart of the city of Greifswald and is within walking distance from any of the hotels suggested in the Accommodations section. See the Wissenschaftskolleg's website for details: www.wiko-greifswald.de

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If you are in need of a formal invitation to apply for a visum, please contact the organizing committee under [email protected]

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