Conference venue
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3
07743 Jena

Nothing could be simpler! After all, Jena is in the centre of Germany, giving it very good infrastructural connections in all directions. Whether you come by air, rail or car, you can conveniently take short trips, for example to Berlin (about 270 km away), Dresden (about 170 km) and Leipzig.

By car
The north-south and east-west thoroughfares of the A9 Rostock-Munich and A4 Dresden-Eisenach-Frankfurt am Main motorways meet near Jena. Jena itself has three city connections to the A4 Dresden-Eisenach-Frankfurt am Main via the Jena-Zentrum and Jena-Göschwitz junctions. The A9 Berlin-Nuremberg can be accessed via the nearby Hermsdorfer Kreuz junction.

By plane
The closest airport is near Erfurt, the state capital of Thuringia, just 70 km away from Jena. The connection via the A4 means it takes 45 minutes to get there by car. It is only another 5 km to the Leipzig-Altenburg airport, and the Leipzig-Halle airport can also be reached in just an hour by car via the A9.

By rail
The rail network connects Jena to all European capitals and major cities. The intercity from Munich to Berlin and the interregional Chemnitz-Kassel-Dortmund-Aachen train stop in Jena.

• ICE (intercity express) connection, Hamburg-Berlin-Munich: Jena-Paradies
• Dresden-Erfurt-Frankfurt regional transport: West-Bahnhof

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Gala concert/city walk

Auditorium of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Schloßgasse 1
07743 Jena

By foot
From the conference building (Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3/ city centre) it is only a few minute walk to the gala concert and the start of the city walk (Schlossgasse 1; at the University main building). If you want to use public transport take tram No 1, 4 or 34 from the city centre (direction „Zwätzen“) and get off at the stop „Universität“. Following Saalstraße you will then reach Schlossgasse.
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Planetarium

ZEISS-PLANETARIUM JENA
Am Planetarium 5
07743 Jena

By car
A4 exit Lobeda:
Turn left into B88 (‚Stadtrodaer Straße‘) and follow the road for about 7 km turn left into B7 (‚Lutherplatz‘) turn right at ‚Bibliotheksplatz‘ then straight ahead until you reach the Planetarium

A4 exit Göschwitz:
Turn left into ‚Unter der Kirche‘ follow the road on ‚Rudolstädter Straße‘ and ‚Kahlaische Straße‘ at the roundabout take the first exit on ‚Knebelstraße‘ then straight ahead on B88 turn left into B7 (‚Lutherplatz‘) turn right at ‚Bibliotheksplatz‘ then straight ahead until you reach the Planetarium

From direction Weimar:
B7 direction Jena turn right at ‚Bibliotheksplatz‘ then straight ahead until you reach the Planetarium

From direction Naumburg: B88 direction Jena turn right into ‚Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße‘ left into Am Planetarium

From direction Eisenberg:
B7 direction Jena turn right at ‚Bibliotheksplatz‘ then straight ahead until you reach the Planetarium

By foot
The Planetarium is at 15-20 min walking distance from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Carl-Zeiss-Strasse/city centre).
Head north on Carl-Zeiß-Straße toward Krautgasse, turn right onto Krautgasse and afterwards turn left onto Johannisplatz. Turn right onto Fürstengraben/B7 and then turn left onto Bibliotheksplatz. Continue onto Am Planetarium, destination will be on the left.