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Travel to EMBL
Heidelberg |
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Heidelberg is centrally located
in Germany and Europe in general and is easily
reached by car, train or plane. EMBL is located
in Heidelberg's neighbourhood of Boxberg, which is approximately 10 minutes by car from
Heidelberg's city centre.
Travel by Plane
Travel by Car
Travel by Train
Travel by Bus
Travel by Taxi
Map of EMBL Heidelberg
and Guest Houses [PDF] |
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by Plane |
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Frankfurt International Airport
Frankfurt International airport is the closest
[about 80 km] and most convenient airport for
Heidelberg.
An Airport Shuttle Service [door-to-door] is the
most convenient way to get to Heidelberg. You will
be picked up at the meeting point in either Terminal
1, Arrivals Level B or Terminal 2, Arrivals Level
E [between exits D and E] and taken directly to
your hotel or EMBL. Please book 2-3 days in advance
and be sure to let the company know place of departure,
flight number, arrival time and terminal. Prices
range from 35,00–42,00 Euro.
York Airport Service
Tel: +49 [0] 6226 990135
Fax: +49 [0] 6226 990345
E-mail: york-airport-service@t-online.de
Airport Business Service
Mietwagen – Flughafentransfer – Kurierfahrten
Tel: +49 [0] 6205/ 29205-0
Fax: +49 [0] 6205/ 29205-10
E-mail: info@abs-flughafentransfer.de
Online Reservation
Reservation
Form [PDF]
The Lufthansa Bus to Heidelberg leaves from
Terminal 1 on the Arrivals Level, Exit
B4. It leaves once an hour, seven days a week. It costs EUR 18,00 one way [EUR 32,00 return ticket] and it
arrives in the Heidelberg Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kurfürstenanlage
1–3 [city centre]. You do not need to be a
Lufthansa passenger in order to use this service.
Please reserve your seat three days in advance.
Lufthansa
Bus Schedule
There are two railway stations at Frankfurt
Airport with routes to Heidelberg as follows:
The long distance trains leave from the Fernbahnhof and are the faster but more expensive option. It
is usually necessary to change at Mannheim. Single
tickets cost around 22,00 Euro depending on the
class of train [ICE, IC or EC].
The regional trains leave from the Regionalbahnhof and are cheaper but slower. You must usually change
at Frankfurt main station. One way tickets cost
between 14,00 and 20,00 Euro depending on the class
of train.
There are also several car rental companies at the airport. Driving takes about an hour to
Heidelberg. When departing from the Airport parking
facilities or the terminal, follow the blue motorway
signs. From the airport, go initially toward Frankfurt
and then head south on motorway A5, direction
Basel and Karlsruhe. After approximately 30 km,
you will reach the intersection Darmstädter
Kreuz, where the motorway divides into A5 and
A67. You can take either of these; the A5 is the
more direct route.
Frankfurt Hahn Airport
Frankfurt Hahn airport is a small airport west of
Frankfurt International Airport. It offers cheap
air fares. There are Shuttle
Buses running to and from several cities. Travel
time from and to Heidelberg is approximately 2 hours.
Baden-Airpark – Airport Karlsruhe Baden-Baden
Baden-Airpark is a small airport near Baden-Baden,
about one hour south of Heidelberg. It offers cheap
air fares and can be easily reached by car, situated
close to motorway
A5 [Basel-Karlsruhe]
Information about how to travel from and to Baden-Airpark |
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by Car |
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the motorway A5 [Karlsruhe-Frankfurt], take the
exit Heidelberg-Schwetzingen and head for Heidelberg-Emmertsgrund-Boxberg.
Go up the hill, turn left at the Aral petrol station
into Boxberg and go straight through the Boxberg
residential area, keeping left after the EMBL
guesthouse. EMBL is located in Meyerhofstraße in the forest on your right, shortly after you
have left Boxberg. |
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| Travel
by Train |
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| Heidelberg
Hauptbahnhof [main train station] is located in
the city centre. There are express services to all
countries in Europe by fast national and international
trains as well as regional trains. Train schedules |
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by Bus |
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Bus
39 [direction Königstuhl] leaves from Heidelberg
'Bismarckplatz', the main bus and tramway stop
in the city centre. The first bus leaves at 06:25,
and as of 06:55, there is one bus every full
hour until 18:55. Get off at the
bus stop 'Kernphysikalisches Institut' and follow the EMBL crowd through the premises of the Max-Planck-Institute. [You need an access card in order to pass the gates, which you will receive when registered as a visitor at the EMBL. This is not valid for conference participants.]
Otherwise, get off at the bus stop 'Bierhelderhofweg', turn right down the hill, turn left
into Bierhelderhofweg, walk down past the farm,
turn left into Meyerhofstraße, turn left
in front of the EMBO building and continue up
to the EMBL main entrance on the right [approximately 20 minutes walk from the bus station].
A one way fare costs EUR 1,90 to be paid cash to the conductor. Even if your journey is a combination of a tramway and bus ride, you just pay once.
After 20:30, you have to call the HSB taxi service, line 1004. It takes the same route as bus line 39, but the taxi will only come if you call it at least 30 minutes before the scheduled departure [ring 06221 302030]. As this is a public transport service, the taxi will not wait beyond the scheduled departure time. Fare per passenger is EUR 1,50.
You will find more information on the Heidelberg
public transport system as well as personal schedules on the website of the VRN [Heidelberg region public transport system]. |
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| Travel
by Taxi |
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| Taxis
are available outside the Heidelberg main train
station or you can telephone 06221 302030. The
journey to EMBL will cost 13,00–19,00 Euro. |
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