Getting to Heidelberg
The nearest international airport to Heidelberg is Frankfurt Airport. There are three simple ways to get to and from the airport to Heidelberg.
- The first, and simplest, is the TLS shuttle. They will meet you at the airport and will drive you direct to your hotel in Heidelberg. If enough people arrive close enough together at frankfurt, we can organise a shuttle specifically for conference people.
- The second is the Lufthansa Shuttle. These leave at specific times from a stop outside the arrivals area and take you direct to a stop in Heidelberg very close to where the conference bus will leave from (see below), and is close to several of the conference hotels.
- The third, and cheapest, option is the train. There a several direct trains to Heidelberg from Frankfurt Airport, and many more which require only a small change at Mannheim (close to Heidelberg).
Apart from Frankfurt airport, there are many international trains within Europe that can reach Heidelberg directly or via Mannheim.
Getting to the conference venue
The conference venue is located on the picturesque Koenigstuhl hill, which unfortunately is not simple to reach. While the walk up the hill is invigorating, we will organise direct buses up to the conference venue each morning, and down each evening. These will leave from the bus parking area near the Crowne plaza hotel, close to several of the hotels (see attached map).
For those who miss the bus, there are two buses to the MPIA and conference venue from Heidelberg. Bus #30 leaves from Universitaetsplatz and is direct to the MPIA, while Bus #39 leaves from Bismarkplatz, and participants should get off at the stop "Sterrewacht". (See the RNV website for more details.)