Travel Information

CONFERENCE VENUE: Max-Planck-Tagungsstätte Schloss Ringberg Schlossstraße 20 83700 Rottach-Egern Phone 0049 (0)8022 2790

ARRIVAL BY PLANE

The subway lines S1 (blue line; direction “Ostbahnhof”) or (yellow line; direction “Herrsching”), depart from airport (MUC) every 20 minutes. Exit at “München Hauptbahnhof” (Munich central railway station). The way to railway station is only operated by Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB). BOB departs from Starnberger Flügelbahnhof, this is a part of Munich central railway station) to Tegernsee. If you will miss the ticket machines for BOB you will ultimately find them and ticket offices as well at the area of Starnberger Flügelbahnhof. The most convenient way to get from Tegernsee train station to Schloss Ringberg is a short cab ride (Taxi Kaufmann phone 0049 (0)8022 5555).

Tickets and fares:

Route Airport to Munich central railway station > Airport-City-Day-Ticket (EUR 11,00); ticket machines are located close to the subway entrance area. Route Munich central railway station (Starnberger Flügelbahnhof) to Tegernsee > individual coupon (EUR 11,30).

Link Munich Subway (S- and U-Bahn) map: http://www.munich-info.de/travel/mvv_en.html Link public travel region Munich: http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/home/index.html Link Bayerische Oberlandbahn: http://www.bayerischeoberlandbahn.de/tickets-tarife-neu/index.html

ARRIVAL BY TRAIN

Driving routes to Munich Central Railway Station can be checked at the homepage of the German Railway Company (Deutsche Bahn). Here you can find out departure and arrival times as well as ticket prices and you will be able to book a ticket online. (Deutsche Bahn: http://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml). Continue your journey with Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB) from Starnberger Flügelbahnhof to Tegernsee.

ARRIVAL BY CAR

Munich-Salzburg highway A8, exit 97-Holzkirchen in direction Tegernsee/Bad Wiessee/Bad Tölz. Follow B318 to Gmund/Tegernsee and turn towards Bad Wiessee/Gmund. Proceed until traffic light after the sign Weißach. Here turn right onto Highway B307 towards Achensee. After about 1 km, take the federal highway B307 shortly after the end of the village Reitrain and keep right again to continue straight ahead for about 100 meters, than turn right to the particularly marked drive way at the forest's outskirts (1.8 km gravel road with 9% ascending slope) towards Schloss Ringberg.

Due to unexpected weather changes in winter with an enormous amount of new snow the usage of winter tires or even winter chains is mandatory.

Geographical coordinates: 11° 44' 56'' E; 47° 40' 43'' N