Travel Information
Münster (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Münster is well known for its beautiful city center and the large number of bicycles and students. Founded in 793 Münster ranks among the historical cities of Germany. The Prinzipalmarkt with the Lamberti Church and the City Hall housing the Treaty of Westphalia, as well as the Cathedral and the Market Square, are just a few of the internationally significant architectural monuments from the last 800 years. The city has about 280,000 residents. 55,000 of them are students that shape the face of Münster. The unique atmosphere of the city makes Münster one of the most liveable cities in the world, a title that was officially given to Münster by the international LivCom-Award in 2004.
Münster is also most well known as the location of the Anabaptist rebellion during the Protestant Reformation, as the site of the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War in 1648.
Learn more about Münster.
 City Hall |
 Palace (conference venue) |
 Cathedral |
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University of Münster
The University of Münster is one of the leading research universities in Germany. With about 45,000 students it is also one of the largest universities in Germany. The university has strong international links which include partnership agreements with in excess of 400 universities from around the world.
Conference venue is the historic
'Schloss', built as residence of prince-bishop Max Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels between 1767 and 1787 by Johann Conrad Schlaun and Wilhelm Ferdinand Lipper and now the administrative centre of the university.
By plane
The airport Münster-Osnabrück
is located about 30 km in the north of Münster and offers national and
international connections. In particular, there exist good connecting flights
to Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.
Bus service (S50 express bus, D50 direct bus, and
R51 regional bus) to Münster main railway station is available
in front of the airport building, which runs every 30 minutes (after 7pm every
hour) and costs about 6 Euros. Taxis are certainly available, but very
expensive (about 45 Euros to the main railway station).
The third largest German airport in
Düsseldorf
(after Frankfurt and Munich) is 120km southwest of Münster and has
an own railway station with connections to Münster.
By train
Münster is well connected by train to important European urban centers and
all major German cities. Please check the time table of
Deutsche
Bahn (German Railways).
Important: You should specifiy the destination by "Muenster" or
"Münster". Please do not use the name "Munster" since there are several
German cities named Munster, which are in no way related to the conference city
Münster. The main railway station in Münster is officially named
as "Münster (Westfalen) Hauptbahnhof" (Hauptbahnhof = main station)
and is often shortened as "Münster (Westf) Hbf".
Please take the main entrance of the railway station. Then, you will find
many public busses and taxis. A taxi ride to any hotel in the city center
should cost less than 10 Euros.
A map of the conference venue and the reccommended hotels can be found
here.
Bus connection from railway station to hotels
| Hotel | how to reach |
| Ibis Hotel | walking distance |
| Stadthotel | Bus 14 from "Hauptbahnhof B1", stop at "Schützenstrasse" (ride time 9 min.) |
| Hotel Überwasserhof | Bus 5 or bus 6 from "Hauptbahnhof B2", stop at "Rosenplatz" (ride time 7 min.) |
| Hotel Am Schlosspark | Bus 3 from "Hauptbahnhof B3", stop at "Wilhelmsstrasse" (ride time 15 min.) |