Location of the Conference Site
The conference will take place in Prechtlsaal at the ground floor of the main building of the Technische Universität Wien.The address is: Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien
You can get there by taking the underground lines U1 (red), U2 (violet), or U4 (green) to the station Karlsplatz and leaving the station via the exit Resselpark. Walk straight through the park until you see a white building on the left with memorials in front of it.
Public transport in Wien
Public transport is very efficient in Wien. A VOR ticket gives you unlimited access to all public transport in the city area of Wien (this includes the area around the TU - where the Conference takes place). Tickets are sold at various places, including ticket-machines, which are located in every subway station (working all the time, as long as the subway lines are open). There are many kinds of tickets, trying to give people as much flexibility as possible. The most advisable is a whole-week ticket. Several possibilities are:
| Ordinary Ticket [FAHRSCHEIN] | One hour (from the moment of stamping). | 1.80 |
| Daily Ticket [EINKAUFSKARTE] | From 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. (no matter when stamped). NOT VALID ON SUNDAYS. | 4.60 |
| 24 Hrs. Ticket [24 STUNDEN - KARTE] | 24 hours from the moment of stamping | 5.70 |
| 72 Hrs. Ticket [72 STUNDEN - KARTE] | 72 hours from the moment of stamping | 13.60 |
| Whole Week Ticket [WOCHENKARTE] | From Monday 9 A.M. to Monday 9 A.M. No matter when stamped. Sold always for the current week. | 14.00 |
How to get to Technische Universität Wien
- From the airport: You can take the Rapid Transit train [SCHNELLBAHN], line S7 (goes one level under the airport; just follow the signs), to Landstrasse (Wien-Mitte) station. Don't forget to buy a ticket (2 zones = 3.60 Euro). Another possibility is to use the CAT train which takes you to Landstrasse as well (non-stop, 10 minutes faster, price: approx. 9 Euros). Landstrasse station is only 2 subway stations away from Karlsplatz - take the subway line U4 - Direction HÜTTELDORF.
- From Westbahnhof: Take the subway line U3 - Direction Simmering to Stephansplatz, then the subway line U1 - Direction Reumannplatz to Karlsplatz.
- From Südbahnhof: Take the tram line D to Kärntner Ring, Oper. From there, you can walk 3-4 minutes through the subway area to Karlsplatz.
A useful link about how to reach any address in the city with appropriate public transport can be found at Wiener Linien Site (English).