The 327th Wilhelm and Else Heraeus-Seminar on   Atmospheric Optics

 

 

Travel Information (based on information from www.pbh.de)

The meeting will be held at the Physikzentrum near Bonn and Cologne in Bad Honnef / Germany (maps).  Bad Honnef can be reached easily from two airports.

A. If you arrive at Frankfurt airport (170 km from Bad Honnef) : best choice from outside Europe

IC and ICE trains run from the airport railway station (Fernbahnhof of  the Deutsche Bahn) to  Bad Honnef via two different routes with at least one departure each hour during daytime. Either one has to change trains once or twice, travel times being around 1h20m to 2h 10m (state of July 2003). In the airport, there is a service point (information) of the Deutsche Bahn. The employees will help to get the fastest connection to Bad Honnef or You may check yourself. (Select Int. Guests for English version, in the small window Travelservice-Tickets, choose from Frankfurt airport to
Bad Honnef (Rhein) with appropriate date and time. Look at details and - in order to make it easier - choose a connection without walking at Köln). You may pay tickets via credit card or by cash in Euros.

B. If you arrive at Köln-Bonn airport (38 km from Bad Honnef)  : not as convenient as Frankfurt

1. take a taxi to the Physikzentrum (38 km, fare about Euro 40), or,
2. take a taxi to the main railway station in Porz/Rhein (5 km) and from there take a train to Bad Honnef (right side of the river Rhine). Duration ~35 min, see section D.3, or ,
3. take the airport bus (labeled 'FL') to the main railway station in Bonn (Bonn Hauptbahnhof). See Köln-Bonn airport traffic links: buses to and from Bonn. Than section C.

C. If you arrive at Bonn Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) (18 km from Bad Honnef)

1. take a taxi from the front of the railway station to the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (distance 18 km, fare about Euro 25), or,
2. take the subway/commuter train No. 66 destination Bad Honnef. Follow the blue "U"-sign "Stadtmitte/Stadtbahn" to the underground station (level -2, platform 4: "Bad Honnef üb. Regierungsviertel"). Departure every 10 min (10 min or 20 min on Saturday, 30 min on Sunday and in the evening), duration 35 min. The train station "Am Spitzenbach" is in walking distance (400 m, brigde over highway and left-of-way, cross the public garden) to the Physikzentrum. Attention: every second train goes only to "Röndorf". Just wait for the next train going to "Am Spitzenbach". The train ticket is still valid. Alternatively, from Röndorf you can take a taxi (distance 1.5 km) or take the bus 566. The train ticket is also valid for the bus. Get off the bus at the 3rd stop "Messbeuel" in front of the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef.

D. By train

1. from the north: possibility to get off the train at Köln for direct connection to Bad Honnef (right side of the river Rhine).
2. from the south (e.g. from Frankfurt AIRail Terminal to Bonn): possibility to get off the train at Koblenz for direct connection to Bad Honnef, duration ~ 45 min.
3. Leave the train at 'Bad Honnef Hauptbahnhof' (some trains also stop at the station 'Rhöndorf'; see section C.2). Take a taxi (distance 2.5 km) to the Physikzentrum. Phone for taxis: 2121 or 2222.

E. By car (see the map below)

1. from the north: motorway A3 to "Autobahn-Dreieck Heumar" than motorway A59 direction "Bonn/Köln Airport" or "Bonn/Königswinter". A59 continued as B42 to Bad Honnef, exit "Rhöndorf". Follow the "Rhöndorfer Straße" to "Hauptstraße", after 2 km you will see a nice estate on the left side. Attention: radar speed control -max. 50 km/h- in Rhöndorf.
2. from the south: motorway A3 Frankfurt-Köln exit "Bad Honnef/Linz". After about 10 km in the forest turn to the right at the first intersection with traffic lights and follow the valley down to Bad Honnef. Attention: radar speed control -max. 60 km/h- before entering Bad Honnef. Cross the city in northern direction (see City Map ) and find 'Hauptstraße 5' on the right side.

for more Information, see Physikzentrum
 

back to main page

Last change: February 26th,  2004