How to find IKW
The German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association (IKW) Mainzer Landstraße 55, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Phone +49 69 2556‐1323 (in the building of Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI)
By train
Go to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (often indicated as “Frankfurt Hbf” = main railway station). It is a 5 minutes walk from the station to the VCI building: In the main hall opposite platform 13, go down to the underground level (the socalled B‐Ebene), keep left, leave by exit/stairs „Düsseldorfer Strasse Nr. 2‐24/Karlstrasse“ Turn right to enter Karlstrasse and you will find the VCI building at the corner to Mainzer Landstrasse.
26.8.2013, KW
By airplane
The Rhine‐Main‐Airport has two stations:
The S‐Bahn trains (regional trains) depart from the “Regionalbahnhof/Regional trains” in Terminal 1, B Concourse, Level 0.Take any train of lines S8 or S9 from platform 1 (direction Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, indicated as “Frankfurt Hbf”, or Offenbach or Hanau); all trains go to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (main railway station). Train intervals are 15 minutes. The fare for a single ticket is 4,25 EUR. The trip lasts about 12 minutes. Tickets for all trains must be purchased from the blue/turquoise RMV ticket machines at Level 0. If you travel without a valid ticket you risk a fine of 40 EUR. www.rmv.de
Alternative: On Level 3 of the AIRail Terminal you find the long‐distance train station “Flughafen‐Fernbahnhof”, where trains of Deutsche Bahn stop. www.bahn.de
A taxi from the airport to the VCI building costs 30 ‐ 35 EUR. The ride takes 30 – 40 minutes.
By car
A5 EXIT „FRANKFURT WESTKREUZ“ (INTERSECTION WESTKREUZ) Follow the signs „Messegelände“ and „Hauptbahnhof“ (main railway station) to Friedrich‐Ebert‐Anlage and continue until you see Hohenstaufenstrasse on your right, but turn left into the Rheinstrasse, then turn right into Savignystrasse and proceed to the underground car park P Westend in the high‐rise buidling Westendstraße 1. Or: Go via Düsseldorfer Straße to the underground car park P Hauptbahnhof.
A3 EXIT „FRANKFURT‐SÜD“ (FRANKFURT SOUTH) Follow the signs „Messegelände“ and „Hauptbahnhof“ (main railway station). After passing the main railway station turn left into the underground car park P Hauptbahnhof. Or: turn right into Karlstrasse, get into the outer right lane for drivers planning to turn left, turn left into Mainzer Landstrasse and then almost immediately turn right into Savignystrasse. Go to the underground car park P Westend in the high‐rise building Westendstraße 1.