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. The same ticket is valid for all these forms of public transportation. You don't need different tickets, if you move from train to tram to bus. Single Day Ticket XXL area (Tageskarte XXL) costs: 8,90 EUR. For travelling from and to the airport we recommend the Single Day Ticket entire network (Single Tageskarte Gesamtnetz) costs: 13,00 EUR Munich Public Transport Net Accommodation We recommend following three hotels next to the conference venues on Wednesday and Friday. There are located in the Orleanstreet, next to the Eastern railway station (Ostbahnhof) of Munich: Courtyard by Marriott Orleansstraße 81-83, 81667 München Phone: ++49 89 5589190 Motel-One / Munich East Side Orleansstraße 87, 81667 München Phone: ++49 (0)89 599 649 0 [email protected] Design Hotel Stadt Rosenheim Munich Orleansplatz 6a 81667 München Phone ++49 (0)89 448 24 24 [email protected] There will be discounted accommodation rates for EUROCITIES available. Venues First day Werksviertel an urban regeneration quarter in the South of the Eastern Railway Station Second day The conference is organised at the university campus of the Technical University in Garching at the edge of the city. It is well connected by metro (line U6) every 5 minutes from the central Munich square Marienplatz. The trip takes appr. 30 minutes. Third day Werksviertel / Department for urban construction A map of the venues will be developed. And available in the coming weeks. Werksviertel next to Ostbahnhof University Campus of the Technical University in Garching (end of metro Line 6) .