ESSLLI 2008

Almost all ESSLLI participants will either arrive at Hamburg Airport, at one of the railway stations in Hamburg, or at the Central Bus Terminal (ZOB). (For more information how to get to Hamburg, see our travel page.) Please note that in case you have booked accommodation through us, you should not go directly to your accommodation, but register with us first.

The registration area is in the lobby of the main university building (Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1) will be open during the following times:

If you are arriving at a time when the registration desk is closed and you have booked accommodation through us (either student accommodation or lecturer accommodation), please contact us immediately at esslli2008@science.uva.nl.

Arrival at the airport.

Taxi. The easiest, but most expensive way to get to the ESSLLI site from the airport is the taxi. There is a taxi rank right in front of the terminal building, and the trip should cost about € 20. When you enter the taxi, tell the taxi driver that you want to go to the main building of the university ("Universitätshauptgebäude"). The street address is Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1. The trip takes between 15 and 25 minutes, depending on traffic.

Public Transport. Right next to the taxi rank, there is a bus stop. Take the bus of the line 110 and ask for a ticket to Dammtor. The ticket is € 2.60. Line 110 buses run every 10 minutes until 11pm, and much less frequently after that. You take the bus to its final stop, called U Ohlsdorf (about 10 minutes) and enter the station. Look for the S-Bahn lines S1 and S11. S11 goes directly to Dammtor, if you catch an S1, you'll have to change at Hauptbahnhof into an S11, S21, or S31 train.

At Dammtor, follow the signs to the university. In front of the station, turn left and walk about 200 m along Edmund-Siemers-Allee. Then you'll see a large university building on your right with an ESSLLI banner. This is the ESSLLI site.

Arrival by train.

The central railway station of Hamburg is called Hauptbahnhof, the one closest to the ESSLLI site is Bahnhof Dammtor. Most trains stop at both stations, so it would be convient to buy your ticket to Dammtor which is the next stop after Hauptbahnhof. In case your train does not stop at Dammtor, you can take a suburban train ("S-Bahn") from Hauptbahnhof to Dammtor, but you need an extra ticket for this (€ 1.30, to be bought at a machine before you go on the platform).

At Dammtor, follow the signs to the university. In front of the station, turn left and walk about 200 m along Edmund-Siemers-Allee. Then you'll see a large university building on your right with an ESSLLI banner. This is the ESSLLI site.

Arrival by bus.

You'll for instance arrive by bus if you fly to Lübeck Airport and take the shuttle bus for € 8. Bus arrival is at the central bus station (ZOB) which is located across the street from the central railway station (Hauptbahnhof). If you arrive here, you have two options: either you walk across the street to Hauptbahnhof and follow the above directions (i.e., buy a € 1.30 ticket for the S-Bahn and go to Dammtor station; or you take the bus number 5 (pay € 1.30 to the driver) to Dammtor station. The bus will drop you off right in front of the station building and takes about 14 minutes.