congress welcome congress topics congress overview congress programme plenary lecture invited lectures scientific committee speakers info exhibition short courses plant tours online registration registration info + fees leipzig travel air fare discounts hotels visa information organized city tours congress party press links supported by contact form organizer + impress Hosted by Supported by		Travel     By Plane Leipzig/Halle Airport is located 18 kilometres from Leipzig and 23 kilometres from Halle. Its schedule includes direct flights to major european cities such as London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan or Vienna. Moreover more than 25 tourist destinations and four long-distance destinations are offered almost every day. Furthermore Leipzig/Halle airport is accessible from all over the world via Frankfurt/Main. Within Germany there are also direct flights to Düsseldorf, Munich, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Hamburg and Dortmund. The Airport Express operated by Deutsche Bahn AG runs every 30 minutes between the airport and Leipzig Central railway station, stopping at "Leipzig - Neue Messe" station on the way. The journey to the Exhibition Centre takes 8 minutes. Taxis can be found outside Terminal B. The journey to the Exhibition Centre to the airport takes approx. 15 minutes, depending on traffic. www.leipzig-halle-airport.de By Train Leipzig's Central Station is located right in the City Centre. With its numerous connections, the Station offer good and rapid links in all directions. Direct IntercityExpress lines ply every hour from Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Erfurt, Munich, Nuremberg and Dresden to Leipzig. There are non-stop Intercity connections from Magdeburg, Hannover, Bremen and Dortmund. With the Hauptbahnhof-Promenaden, Leipzig's Central Station is also one of the most modern shopping centres in Germany. The centre covers about 30,000 m2 on three levels with about 140 shops. The station also has direct access facilities for cars with two multi-storey car parks – Car park East and West. www.bahn.de By Taxi At the Airport taxis can be found outside Terminal B. The journey to the Exhibition Centre to the airport takes approx. 15 minutes, depending on traffic. Maximum prices according to the current taxi tariffs: Airport - Exhibition Centre : 25,00 Euro Leipzig Central Station - Exhibtion Centre: 18,00 Euro Taxi Companies: Leipziger Taxi Center Taxi-Genossenschaft Leipzig e.G. DTS Taxi Service GmbH Leipzig Taxidirect Leipzig phone: +49 (0)341 4884 phone: +49 (0)341 98 22 22 phone: +49 (0)341 4233 phone: +49 (0)341 863 29 777 www.taxi4884.de www.taxi-leipzig.de www.taxi-4233.de www.taxidirect.de By Car Because of the motorways A9 (Berlin, Leipzig, Nürnberg, München) and A14 (Magdeburg, Leipzig, Dresden) Leipzig is easy to reach by car. Coming from South West, you can reach the city area by the new motorway A38 (Leipzig-Göttingen). The Leipzig beltway altogether possesses 14 junctions from which the different quarters can be achieved directly. For the easiest access to the Congress Center Leipzig, please take one of the following exits: Coming from Berlin and Magdeburg: junction Leipzig-Messegelände of A14 Coming from Dresden: junction Leipzig-Messegelände of A14 Coming from Munich, Nuremberg, Erfurt: A9 Schkeuditzer Kreuz change to A14: junction Leipzig Messegelände. Leipzig´s parking guidance system is helpful for finding parking spaces and will guide you quickly and safely to parking spaces available.