Venue
The seminar will take place at the Physikzentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany.
Address
Physikzentrum
Hauptstr. 5
53604 Bad Honnef
Germany
Link to Google Maps »
You can find more information on the Physikzentrum, in particular on the accommodation facilities and the conference room, here »
How to get there
For an overview of how to get to the Physikzentrum from various locations, please take a look at this webpage: Directions »
You can look up the available train connections on the website of the Deutsche Bahn: Train connections »
The destination of your train ride is either
“Rhöndorf” if you want to walk to the
Physikzentrum or “Bad Honnef” if you prefer to take
a taxi.
Please take a look at the information
below for more details on these options.
If the webpage showing the available train connections
displays the message “Fares not available”, it only means
that this connection lies within the VRS transport
association area and you must buy your ticket directly at
the station of departure before boarding the
train.
For those participants whose flight arrives at Cologne/Bonn airport, we have provided the following more detailed description:
From Cologne/Bonn airportAfter you have arrived at Cologne/Bonn airport and left
the arrivals area, follow the signs to the train station.
It takes about 15 minutes to walk there. When you arrive at
the station, make sure to buy a ticket before going
down to the platform.
You can find several ticket machines in the foyer/lobby of
the train station. Unfortunately, there is no ticket
counter at this airport. The interface of the ticket
machines looks more or less like this
»
Choose one of the available languages and click on the
button “point of departure – destination”, type in
“Rhöndorf” or “Bad Honnef” as destination of
your trip and follow the steps on the screen.
The ticket you are offered should cost 11.30 € in
both cases (price level 5 of the VRS transport association
fare).
You can pay by cash (coins and usually banknotes) as well
as (German) debit card. Note that credit cards and
non-German debit cards might not be accepted.
Your ticket should already be validated, which you can
check by looking for the phrase “Für den sofortigen
Fahrtantritt bereits entwertet.” (“Already validated for an
immediate start of the journey.”).
Please note that it is absolutely necessary that you
buy your ticket before boarding the train. It is not
possible to buy tickets after boarding even if you directly
approach a train conductor/attendant. If you are caught by
a ticket inspector without having a valid ticket you are
faced with the unpleasant situation that you have to
identify yourself and pay a fine of 40 €.
Once you have your ticket, take the escalator down to
platform 4 and take the regional express train RE
8 towards “Koblenz” (or “Linz”). The train departs on
Sundays once every hour at xx:51 up to 19:51. Please
note that the train stops in sections D to F of
platform 4. Do not wait in sections A to C, otherwise you
have to perform a serious sprint in order to catch your
train.
Get off the train at the station “Rhöndorf”, if you
want to walk (about 1 km) to the Physikzentrum.
Or stay on the train for one more station until
“Bad Honnef” in order to take a taxi to the
Physikzentrum. The train ride from the airport to Rhöndorf
takes 31 minutes (7 stations), to Bad Honnef it takes 34
minutes (8 stations).
There is an alternative connection that involves
changing trains in “Troisdorf” and therefore takes 49 to 52
minutes. This connection is only recommended if you miss
the RE 8 by less than five minutes or if you arrive after
20:00.
In these cases, take the S-Bahn S 13 towards
“Troisdorf” from platform 3, sections E and
F. This S-Bahn departs on Sundays every hour at xx:26
and xx:56, but only the trains that depart at xx:56
offer a suitable connection to Rhöndorf/Bad Honnef. After
20:00 only the trains departing at 20:56 and at
22:56 offer this connection. Take one of these
trains up to the station “Troisdorf” and stay on
platform 6 to take the regional train
(“Regionalbahn” RB 27) towards “Koblenz” (or “Linz”) 15
minutes later up to the station Rhöndorf or Bad
Honnef.
If you have decided to get off the train at
Rhöndorf in order to walk to the
Physikzentrum, follow these directions:
Link to Google Maps »
But note that this is a walk of about 1 km. There is
in fact a bus connection directly to the Physikzentrum (bus
566), but this bus departs from the train station on
Sundays once every hour at xx:52 up to 20:52, which is
unfortunately half an hour after the RE 8 has arrived in
Rhöndorf, but it would fit for the regional train RB 27.
(The ticket you bought is still valid on the
bus.)
If instead of walking you prefer to take a taxi,
it is recommended to get off the train at Bad
Honnef, because the probability that there are taxis
waiting in front of this station is much higher than at
Rhöndorf station.
In the unlikely event that you do not find a taxi in front
of the station, you can call +49 2224 2222 or +49 2224 2121
to order one.