München is the third largest town of Germany with about 1.3 Million inhabitants. It is
situated at an altitude of 550 m above sea level in a flat area around 50 km north of the
Bavarian Alps. It was founded about 850 years ago and is the capital of the state of Bavaria.
The location of the conference site is on the Science Campus Garching, close to Garching, a
small town north of München. The Lecture Hall is on the Max-Planck–Campus. Access is
next to the southern exit of the subway. Subway U6 connects the Campus directly with
downtown, Marienplatz. From here suburban lines S8 and S1 provide a direct connection to
München International Airport).
Access to the MPI-site is granted for all registered participants.
People arriving by airplane should take public transport into town (suburban trains or a
special airport bus both arriving at the central train station). From there the subway line U6
takes you to Garching Science Campus. People connecting directly to München airport can
either take a taxi (price ~ 30 €) or take S8 to Ismaning station and from there the bus 230 to
the Science Campus Garching. The Airport offers direct connections to most cities in the
world, including Japan, China or the US.
People arriving by train at the central station can take any suburban train line to reach
Marienplatz from where U6 leaves to Garching Forschungsinstitute (note: not every train
continues all the way through).
People arriving by car should take the highway A9, use exit ‘Garching Nord’ and follow
straight to Science Campus. Parking can be found next to the subway entrance (paying) or
behind the Science Buildings (no costs). There is no permission to enter the Max-Planck-Area
by car.
Everybody who enters München by car must obtain an environmental badge prior to the
visit! Please find requested information about the badge at
http://www.umwelt-plakette.de/foreign_cars.php
situated at an altitude of 550 m above sea level in a flat area around 50 km north of the
Bavarian Alps. It was founded about 850 years ago and is the capital of the state of Bavaria.
The location of the conference site is on the Science Campus Garching, close to Garching, a
small town north of München. The Lecture Hall is on the Max-Planck–Campus. Access is
next to the southern exit of the subway. Subway U6 connects the Campus directly with
downtown, Marienplatz. From here suburban lines S8 and S1 provide a direct connection to
München International Airport).
Access to the MPI-site is granted for all registered participants.
People arriving by airplane should take public transport into town (suburban trains or a
special airport bus both arriving at the central train station). From there the subway line U6
takes you to Garching Science Campus. People connecting directly to München airport can
either take a taxi (price ~ 30 €) or take S8 to Ismaning station and from there the bus 230 to
the Science Campus Garching. The Airport offers direct connections to most cities in the
world, including Japan, China or the US.
People arriving by train at the central station can take any suburban train line to reach
Marienplatz from where U6 leaves to Garching Forschungsinstitute (note: not every train
continues all the way through).
People arriving by car should take the highway A9, use exit ‘Garching Nord’ and follow
straight to Science Campus. Parking can be found next to the subway entrance (paying) or
behind the Science Buildings (no costs). There is no permission to enter the Max-Planck-Area
by car.
Everybody who enters München by car must obtain an environmental badge prior to the
visit! Please find requested information about the badge at
http://www.umwelt-plakette.de/foreign_cars.php