Creative Cities: How urban transformation and innovation strategies stimulate creativity and entrepreneurship? Practical information package Contacts: EUROCITIES: Aleksandra Olejnik, e-mail:
[email protected], contact number: 0032-470-134-495. Munich: Raymond Saller: email address:
[email protected]. Munich, the capital of Bavaria, is located in the centre of Europe. The city is well connected by trains, buses and has the second largest airport of Germany. The conference will take place in different venues: Wednesday and Friday next to the Eastern Railway Station (Ostbahnhof). Thursday at the university campus of the Munich Technical University in Garching. By train / By bus The Central Railway Station (Hauptbahnhof) and the Central Bus Station (ZOB) are connected to the Eastern Railway Station by S-Bahn (all suburban train lines, every three minutes). The trip takes approx. 10 minutes. By plane Munich Airport is 50 km far from the city centre. The S8 S-Bahn line connects the airport to the Munich city center at 20-minute intervals. The trip to the Eastern Railway Station (Ostbahnho) takes approx. 30 minutes. The trains pass the Eastern Railway Station, next to the Werksviertel where the EDF-meeting will be opened on Wednesday, 16 October and closed on Friday, 18 October. By taxi Taxi from the airport to the city centre costs appr. 70 EUR. Public Transport Tickets Munich has an extensive public transportation system. It consists of a network of underground (U-Bahn), suburban trains (S-Bahn), trams and buses (map attached). All S-Bahn suburban lines go through the city centre and connect Munich‘s Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) to East Station (Ostbahnhof) with popular tourist destinations like Marienplatz and Karlsplatz in between.