Venue

How to get there

By train:

Every hour an intercity train on the route from Cologne/Bonn to Berlin stops at Bielefeld Hbf. Then you take “Stadtbahnlinie 4” in the direction of “Lohmannshof” until the “Wellensiek” stop (7 minutes) which is right after the stop “Universität”.

By car:

By car, you can take the A2 from Dortmund to Hannover, exit at “Bielefeld-Zentrum”, follow the street signs towards the centre (“Zentrum”), and from there the University (“Universität”) is signposted.

By plane:

The nearest international airports are Hannover (110 km), Düsseldorf (190 km) and Frankfurt (320 km). In Düsseldorf and Frankfurt there are train stations in the airport, and Bielefeld can be reached from these and any other major town by trains running on an hourly schedule (Eurocity train system: marked EC, IC or ICE on the train schedule).

German Airports:

http://www.german-airports.de/

Düsseldorf (approx. 190 km from Bielefeld)

At Düsseldorf airport there is a Skytrain which takes you from the terminal to Düsseldorf Airport Rail Station in approx. 5 minutes, departing frequently between 3:45 and 0.45 hours. Depending on the type of train you catch (direct or with change in Hamm or Duisburg) the journey takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Frankfurt (approx. 320 km from Bielefeld)

There are intercity trains from Frankfurt airport to Bielefeld (departure at least every hour with a change in Cologne or Hannover – journey time approx. 4 hours). There is also the possibility of changing planes at Frankfurt and flying from there to Düsseldorf or Hannover. This is generally more expensive and does not necessarily save time.

Hannover (approx. 110 km from Bielefeld)

The suburban tram line S5 takes you from Hannover airport to Hannover train station (12 minutes).

Intercity trains from Hannover to Bielefeld leave every hour. The journey takes approx. 50-60 minutes (it is not necessary to change the train).

Accomodation

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved for VSI attendees. Please find below a list of the hotels with the promo code that has to be named to get the discounted rates.

• Arcadia Hotel Bielefeld Promo code "VSI 2017" 75,00 € per night
• Charlys House Promo code "VSI 2017" 66,50 € per night
• Légère Hotel Bielefeld Promo code "VSI 2017" 109,00 € per night
• Comfort Garni Hotel Promo code "UNI02" 66,00 € per night