Travel to Münster

Münster has excellent train connections to other German cities, with direct trains to Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin and Munich, which each serve as hubs to other cities in Europe.

Flixbus provides direct coach connections with a number of European cities.

The largest international airport in the region is Düsseldorf (DUS; ~1.5 hours by train to Münster). Münster also has its own airport (Münster Osnabrück, FMO), although this has more limited connectivity with European cities. Cologne-Bonn (CGN), Bremen (BRE), Hamburg (HAM), Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) and Frankfurt (FRA) airports provide additional international transport links within a 2–3 hour train journey of Münster.

Getting around within Münster

Münster is a reasonably small city and most of the conference venues, hotels and the train station are within walking distance. The city is also well-served by a local bus network, and tickets can be purchased on the buses themselves, or from ticket machines around the city.

Münster is very much a cycling city, so delegates who want the full local experience can hire a bike and enjoy propelling themselves around town.

Accommodation

There are a variety of hotels and hostels in Münster, as well as apartments that can be rented on a short-term basis. The city of Münster provides an accommodation booking service; however, room availability seems to be limited via this route so delegates are directed to the commonly used websites, i.e. booking.com and airbnb.com.

Hotel rooms can get booked up quickly, so delegates are advised to organise their accommodation in good time ahead of the conference.

Accessibility and childcare

Step-free access is available for all conference venues (i.e. the Fürstenberghaus for the main conference, the Prince-Bishop’s Palace for the icebreaker, and the Meranti Hall for the conference dinner). Lifts at all conference venues allow for accessing the upper floors.

Rooms for nursing and baby change are also available at all venues. Please let us know when registering if this will apply to you.