14^th German-American Frontiers of Science Symposium 2008

Travel Information

Arrival by Plane

Berlin-Tegel Airport

From Berlin-Tegel Airport please take Bus TXL, direction Mollstrasse/Prenzlauer Allee, to "Hauptbahnhof Berlin". Buses operate in frequent intervals (10 minutes). At Hauptbahnhof Berlin take the train Regionalexpress RE 1, direction Magdeburg, to "Potsdam Hauptbahnhof". Trains on this line operate two times an hour from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. This ride takes approx. 20 minutes.

For public transport please purchase a ticket "Berlin ABC", which is also valid for Potsdam.

From Potsdam Hauptbahnhof you reach the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci comfortably by taxi within 5 minutes. Fare: approx. EURO 8,00 one way (tip not included).

You can also take a tram Line X 98 or Line 91, direction Pirschheide. Get off at "Luisenplatz" where the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci is located. Trams operate in frequent intervals (20 minutes).

Taxi fare from Berlin-Tegel Airport to the hotel: approx. EURO 40,00 one way (tip not included). Travelling time: approx. 45 - 60 minutes depending on traffic!

Berlin-Schönefeld Airport

For those of you arriving at Berlin-Schönefeld-Airport please take a short walk of approx. 5 to 10 minutes from the airport to the train station + S-Bahn station. Shuttle buses are also available. At the station you take S-Bahn Line S9 (Suburban Railway) to "Hauptbahnhof Berlin". Then change for the train Regionalexpress RE 1, direction Magdeburg, and get off at "Potsdam Hauptbahnhof". Trains on this line operate two times an hour from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. This ride takes approx. 20 minutes.

For public transport please purchase a ticket "Berlin ABC", which is also valid for Potsdam, before boarding the train. Ticket machines are available in the train station.

From Potsdam Hauptbahnhof you reach the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci comfortably by taxi within 5 minutes. Fare: approx. EURO 8,00 one way (tip not included).

You can also take a tram Line X 98 or Line 91, direction Pirschheide. Get off at "Luisenplatz" where the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci is located. Trams operate in frequent intervals (20 minutes).

Taxi fare from Berlin-Schönefeld Airport to the hotel: approx. EURO 50,00 one way (tip not included). Travelling time: approx. 45 - 60 minutes depending on traffic!

Arrival by Train

Take a train to "Berlin Hauptbahnhof". At Berlin Hauptbahnhof you change for the train Regionalexpress RE 1, direction Magdeburg, to "Potsdam Hauptbahnhof". Trains on this line operate two times an hour from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. This ride takes approx. 20 minutes.

For public transport please purchase a ticket "Berlin ABC", which is also valid for Potsdam, before boarding the train. Ticket machines are available in the train station.

From Potsdam Hauptbahnhof you reach the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci comfortably by taxi within 5 minutes. Fare: approx. EURO 8,00 one way (tip not included).

You can also take a tram Line X 98 or Line 91, direction Pirschheide. Get off at "Luisenplatz" where the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci is located. Trams operate in frequent intervals (20 minutes).

Arrival by Car

Driving to Potsdam from the south:

Take the motorways A 9 and A 10 (Berliner Ring). Leave the motorway at exit "Potsdam-Michendorf" and follow the B 2 towards Potsdam. Cross "Lange Brücke" straight ahead, turn left into "Breite Strasse", then turn right into "Zeppelinstrasse" until you reach "Luisenplatz" where the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci is located.

Driving to Potsdam from the east:

Take the motorway A 12 to Berlin, then motorway A 10 to Potsdam. Leave this motorway at exit "Potsdam-Michendorf" and follow the B 2 towards Potsdam. Cross "Lange Brücke" straight ahead, turn left into Breite Strasse, then turn right into Zeppelinstrasse until you reach "Luisenplatz" where the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci is located.

Driving to Potsdam from the north:

Take the motorway A 24 and enter the motorway A 10 to Potsdam. Take exit "Potsdam Nord" and follow the B 273 towards Potsdam. Go straight ahead on "Bornstedter Strasse/Schopenhauer Strasse" until you reach "Luisenplatz" where the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci is located.

Driving to Potsdam from the west:

Take the motorway A 10 direction Hamburg. Take exit "Groß Kreutz" and follow the B 1 towards Potsdam. Go straight ahead on "Zeppellinstrasse" until you reach "Luisenplatz" where the Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci is located.

There is a public underground parking that costs EURO 15,00 per day (on availability).

Exclusion of Liability

Please understand that the Humboldt Foundation is neither liable for any physical injury or damage to property that may occur during your travels to the meeting site and back home nor during your stay at the meeting site itself.