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 300,000 residents. About 55,000 students 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.
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 (Palace),
built as residence of prince-bishop Max Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels
between 1767 and 1787 by Johann Conrad Schlaun and Wilhelm Ferdinand Lipper,
and is now the administrative center of the university.
Plane
The airport Münster-Osnabrück
(airport code: FMO)
is located about 30 km in the north of Münster and offers national and
international connections (e.g. Istanbul, London, and Zurich). In particular, there exist good connecting flights
to Frankfurt and Munich. From Airport Frankfurt it is also possible to take a train to Münster.
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 costs about 6 Euros.
You can find further information in the
time table.
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.
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
costs about 10 Euros.
A map of the conference venue and the reccommended hotels can be found
here.