Travel and Getting Around
Arrival by airplane
Magdeburg is located about 150 km from the airports of Berlin, Hannover, and Leipzig/Halle. Please note that Berlin has two airports, Tegel and Schönefeld. All airports are served by public transportation; the fare of a one-way train ticket from one of these airports to Magdeburg is about 30 Euro. The major international hub in Frankfurt/Main is about 450 km from Magdeburg.
From the central railway station of Magdeburg the conference center can be reached within 15 minutes either by cab (about 10 Euro, phone: +49 391 737373 or +49 391 544444) or by street car No. 6, direction Herrenkrug, closest stop to railway station: "Ernst- Reuter- Allee" (2.00 Euro).
Berlin Tegel
From the airport Berlin-Tegel there are frequent bus services to the central railway station of Berlin. Take either bus "X9" to the stations "Zoologischer Garten" or the bus TXL to "Berlin Hauptbahnhof". Either trip takes about 20 minutes. Trains for Magdeburg leave from the railway stations about once an hour, the journey takes about 90 minutes. To find your personal connection please visit the homepage of German Railway.
Berlin Schönefeld
From the airport Berlin-Schönefeld there are local trains running every 30 minutes to the central railway stations in Berlin ("Zoologischer Garten" or "Hauptbahnhof"). A trip takes about 20 minutes. Trains for Magdeburg leave from the railway stations of Berlin about once an hour, the journey takes about 90 minutes. To find your personal connection please visit the homepage of German Railway.
Airport Hannover
At Hannover airport a direct bus or a local train (Line 5), takes you to the central railway station of Hannover within 20 - 30 minutes. Trains for Magdeburg leave from the railway station about once an hour, the journey takes about 90 minutes. To find your personal connection please visit the homepage of the German Railway.
Airport Leipzig/Halle
From the airport Leipzig/Halle there are trains directly going for Magdeburg, they leave about once an hour; the journey takes about 60 minutes. To find your personal connection please visit the homepage of German Railway.
Arrival by train
Magdeburg is well connected to the German railway network. To find your personal connection please visit the home page of the German Railway.
Arrival by car
Magdeburg is well connected to the German motorway network. Coming from Berlin or Hannover via freeway A2 use the exit 'Magdeburg-Zentrum' and stay for about 5 km on the city highway (Magdeburger Ring) until the exit 'Walther-Rathenau-Straße / Albert-Vater-Straße'. Follow indication for Herrenkrug. Coming from Halle/Leipzig via A14 use exit 'Magdeburg-Zentrum' in order to enter the city highway and again use the exit 'Walther-Rathenau-Straße / Albert-Vater-Straße'.
A route planner can be found on the internet page: http://maps.google.com
Please type in the following destination: Herrenkrug 3, 39114 Magdeburg
Getting around in Magdeburg by tram and bus
Here is some information about the Magdeburg Public Transportation System which you might find useful if you want to travel from the Herrenkrug Parkhotel to the Main Station (Hauptbahnhof), Restaurant "Mückenwirt" (Thiemstraße; Farewell Party), and Salbker See (Friedrich-List-Straße; Dragon Boat Race).
AC 2014 Locations indicated on a google map
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AC 2014 Locations indicated on a network map of Magdeburg's tram and bus routes
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Time tables for tram lines 6 and 2
For a link to the time tables of Magdeburg's Transportation Company please click here.
For download of a time table: Main Station to Herrenkrug
For download of a time table: Herrenkrug to City
For download of a time table: Thiemstraße (Mückenwirt) to City
For download of a time table: Friedrich-List-Straße (Lake Salbker See) to City