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‘Teaming up for transformation: improving municipal energy management for integrated climate action’ Compete4SECAP European Conference and Award Ceremony

Travel and Hotel Information

18 June 2020, 09:30 - 18:00

VKU Forum, Invalidenstraße 91, ,

Contents

The Venue ...... 3

Travel to / from Berlin ...... 3

By train ...... 3 By plane ...... 4 Airportshuttle ...... 4 Public transportation ...... 4 Arriving the venue ...... 5 Driving restrictions in Berlin ...... 5

Hotels ...... 6

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The Venue

VKU Forum Invalidenstraße 91 10115 Berlin

Travel to / from Berlin

Conference participants are requested to select and pay for their own travel arrangements.

By train

Travellers arriving in Berlin by train arrive at one of Berlin's main train stations. Almost all trains stop at the (Hauptbahnhof) as well. Other main stations with link to public transportation are: Südkreuz in the south, Ostbahnhof east of the centre, west of the city and in the north.

The Venue offers a special price for participants traveling by train with (DB). You can book an Event Ticket in order to travel to the event at a fixed price from any DB railway station in Germany. The event ticket is valid on all ICE, EC/IC and local trains as well as on the suburban trains of Deutsche Bahn. Local buses and trains, such as underground and , are not included in the ticket price. In domestic German transport, you can start from a DB station to the event destination station and return to another DB station if you use a flexible event ticket.

More information about the Event Ticket here.

To book a train ticket click here.

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By plane

Berlin has two airports: Airport and Schönefeld Airport can be easily and quickly reached from the city's centre, and are optimally integrated into the airlines' national and international route network. The largest airlines at Berlin's airports are easyJet and the .

Berlin Schönefeld Airport is located on the southern outskirts of Berlin. From the terminal building it is a ten-minute walk to the Schönefeld . S-Bahn trains as well as regional trains will take you directly to the city center. The airport is connected with the city centre by the S-Bahn (suburban train) lines S49 and as well as with several AirportExpress trains that run from/to Hauptbahnhof, Zoologischer Garten, Friedrichstraße, and Ostbahnhof every half an hour. and S9 need about 45 minutes for the trip to the centre, the trains take 15 min (from/to Ostbahnhof) to 30 min (from/to Hauptbahnhof), 35 min (from/to Zoologischer Garten). All trains and the S-Bahn stop at the station "Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld".

Tegel Airport is located in /Tegel, a district in northwest Berlin. The city center is easy to reach with the TXL Express bus or by the Express Bus X9. Both stop right outside the terminal. The X9 Bus departs every 10 to 20 minutes at Tegel Airport towards Zoo Station, the journey takes about 20 minutes. The fare is 2.80 Euros one way. More information here.

Further information www.berlin-airport.de

Airportshuttle

Find out more for secure transfers to the airport or to your hotel in with the Airport Transfer Berlin.

Public transportation

In Berlin there are three fare zones: Fare zone A is limited to within the S-Bahn ring and includes the city centre. Zone B ends at Berlin’s city limits. Zone C includes the surrounding area (e.g. Berlin- Schönefeld Airport, , Oranienburg). The regular fare applies to adults and the concession fare is for children from 6 up to and including 14 years of age. Children under 6 years of age don’t require a ticket. The best place to buy your ticket is at one of the many BVG and S-Bahn Berlin retail outlets or at the ticket machines right in the station. The machines are in 6 languages (German, English, French, Spanish, Turkish and Polish), are easy to use and can be operated 24 hours a day. in Berlin - Fare Zones 1

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Fares overview Ticket Fare Concession fare* Short journey € 1,70 € 1,30 Single Ticket AB € 2,80 € 1,70 Single Ticket ABC € 3,40 € 2,50 4-journey Ticket AB € 9,00 € 5,60 Day Ticket AB € 7,00 € 4,70 Day Ticket ABC € 7,70 € 5,30 More information on public transportation

Arriving the venue

From Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) 750m on foot, aprox. 10 minutes walk.

The nearest Tram and Bus stop to the venue is "Invalidenpark", to which you can arrive with Tram lines M5, M8 or M10 and Bus lines 123, 142, 147 or 245.

Driving restrictions in Berlin

There is a low-emission zone in Berlin where only vehicles which comply with certain emission standards are allowed. The low-emission zone covers the centre of Berlin inside the S-Bahn ring ("Großer Hundekopf").

Vehicles are classified into four different emission groups in order to differentiate them by the levels of pollutants they emit and are identified by coloured stickers. Only vehicles belonging to the best emission group, group 4 with a green sticker, may enter the Berlin low-emission zone. Find more information here.

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Hotels

Participants are requested to select and pay for their own accommodation. Here are some hotel recommendations near the venue. For more option and further information visit visitBerlin.com

Distance 160 m - 2 min. walk Distance 750 m - 9 min. walk Adina Hotel TRYP Berlin Hotel Platz vor dem Neuen Tor 6 Chausseestraße 33 10115 Berlin 10115 Berlin Website: here Website: here

Distance 200 m - 2 min. walk Distance 700 m - 9 min. walk Nordic Hotel Berlin-Mitte HONIGMOND GARDEN HOTEL Invalidenstraße 98 Tieckstraße 11 10115 Berlin 10115 Berlin Website: here Website: here

Distance 500 m - 7 min. walk Distance 800 m - 10 min. walk Mercure Hotel Berlin City Motel One Berlin-Hauptbahnhof Invalidenstraße 38 Invalidenstraße 54 10115 Berlin 10557 Berlin Website: here Website: here

Distance 550 m - 7 min. walk Distance 950 m - 11 min. walk Boutique Hotel i31 Berlin Mitte Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt Invalidenstraße 31 Ella-Trebe-Straße 5 10115 Berlin 10557 Berlin Website: here Website: here

Distance 650 m - 8 min. walk Distance 1.000 m - 12 min. walk RAMADA Hotel Berlin-Mitte InterCityHotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof Chausseestraße 118-120 Katharina-Paulus-Straße 5 10115 Berlin 10557 Berlin Website: here Website: here

Distance 650 m - 8 min. walk Hotel AMANO Grand Central Heidestraße 62 10557 Berlin Website: here

Distance 650 m - 8 min. walk IBIS BERLIN HAUPTBAHNHOF Invalidenstraße 53 10557 Berlin Website: here

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