The School will take place in room "Horsaal A" at the Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin,
Department of Physics
Arnimallee 14
14195 Berlin
Accommodation for most participants has been arranged at the Apartment Hotel Dahlem,
Apartment Hotel Dahlem
Clayallee 150-152
14195 Berlin
however, a few people will be staying at Harnack-Haus,
Harnack-Haus
Ihnestrasse 16-20
14195 Berlin
Participants will be notified of their hotel by email.
The Apartment Hotel Dahlem is located about 2km from the institute. Harnack-Haus is slightly closer,
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From the Airport, take the bus 109 to the U-bahn station Jacob-Kaiser-Platz (direction Zoologischer Garten). From here take the U-bahn line U7 to Fehrberliner Platz (direction Rudow) and change to the U-bahn line U3. This you take to Oskar-Helene-Heim (direction Krumme Lanke). On leaving the U-bahn station, turn left up Clayallee and the hotel is about 200m on the right.
The journey should take about 40 minutes.
The easiest way to the hotel is by S-bahn. The S-bahn is caught from Schonefeld train station which is a 500m walk from the airport along a covered walkway. There are also shuttle-buses from the airport to the train station.
Once at the station, take the first available S-bahn: it will be either an S45 or an S9 (all S-bahns go towards the centre).
If you take an S45, get off at Heidelberger Platz (15 stops) and take the U-bahn line U3 to Oskar-Helene-Heim (direction Krumme Lanke). On leaving the U-bahn station, turn left and the hotel is about 200m on the right.
If you take an S9, get off at Baumschulenweg (6 stops) and take either the S45, S46 or S47 (direction Gesundbrunnen) to Heidelberger Platz (9 stops). Here change to the U-bahn line U3 and go to Oskar-Helene-Heim (direction Krumme Lanke). On leaving the U-bahn station, turn left up Clayallee and the hotel is about 200m on the right.
The journey should take about an hour. Note that the S45 does not run over the weekend, but the S9 and S47 do.
Take the U-bahn line U2 one stop to Wittenberg Platz (direction Pankow) and change there to the U-bahn line U3 to Oskar-Helene-Heim (direction Krumme Lanke). On leaving the U-bahn station, turn left up Clayallee and the hotel is about 200m on the right.
The journey should take about half an hour
Travel to Zoologischer Garten and follow the directions given above. Most trains to Ostbahnhof also go to Zoologischer Garten and so it is easier to get off there. If this is not an option, you can take one of the many S-bahn trains to Zoologischer Garten.
The whole journey should take about 45 minutes
The Apartment hotel Dahlem is approximately 2km from the department. To reach the department, turn left coming out of the hotel and take the first left into Hüttenweg. From Hüttenweg take the first right onto Gelferstrasse and follow this S-shaped road until you see the U-bahn Thielplatz. Cross over the railway line at the station and turn left, walking up the road on the right-hand-side of the track.
Next, turn right onto the main road Habelschwerder Allee and about 30m later take the first left onto Otto-von-Simson Strasse. Now, the big building on your right is the Mensa (cafeteria), follow the pedestrian walkway that runs beside this building all the way up, keeping straight until it becomes Arnimalle. The Physics institute is number 14, a pair of big white buildings connected by two overhead walkways. The lectures will be held in "Horsaal A", a room on the first floor of the left building.
Click here for a map showing the hotels and the institute (bottom of this page)
Out of the hotel turn right, towards U-bahn station Thielplatz. Continue walking up the road on the right-hand-side of the railway track. Next, turn right onto the main road Habelschwerder Allee and about 30m later take the first left onto Otto-von-Simson Strasse. Now, the big building on your right is the Mensa (cafeteria), follow the pedestrian walkway that runs beside this building all the way up, keeping straight until it becomes Arnimalle. The Physics institute is number 14, a pair of big white buildings connected by two overhead walkways. The lectures will be held in "Horsaal A", a room on the first floor of the left building.
Click here for a map showing the hotels and the institute (bottom of this page)
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Tickets must be validated before you board a train, or validated once onboard a bus or tram. Tickets are regularly checked by plain-clothes operatives who like to make a game of blending in with the crowd as they board, only to jump out at you once the vehicle begins to move.
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Berlin is divided into three travel zones. Most people will only need zones A and B. Arguably the only place of interest in zone C is Golm and the Max Planck Institute.
The three main tickets you are likely to need while visiting are,
With many interlocking bus and train routes, it is usually easy to get where you want to go. If you still need help, the following might be useful:
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