Workshop2014:logistics
Travel info
By Air
Warsaw has two airports operating international flights:
- Chopin: main airport, major airlines, located within the city
- Modlin: cheap airline airport, only RyanAir flights from all over the Europe, located 35km from Warsaw
By Train
Warsaw can be reached by direct trains from Berlin (Ost), Amsterdam, Prague and Vienna (Wien Simmering).
Polish Railways schedule is available here: PKP. The main station is called Warszawa Centralna.
Workshop venue
New Library of the University of Warsaw = Nowa Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (BUW)
The Library is located at 56/66 Dobra Street and can be reached by buses number: 105, 118, 127 (stop: Biblioteka Uniwersytecka). Another option is by reaching the main entrance to the University on Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street (e.g. bus 175, which also goes from/to the Chopin Airport and Central Railway Station) and then walk down via Obozna and Leszczynska street until Dobra Street. The Library is located relatively near to the Copernicus Science Center.
For public transport itineraries check warszawa.jakdojade.pl. Example route to the Workshop venue from the Central Train Station: [1], or from the Centrum to the University and then walk towards the New Library: [2]
On the 9-11 September the plenary part of the workshop will take place in room 316, the main auditorium.
On the 12 September the splinters will take place in two smaller rooms nearby.
Accommodation
The venue of the workshop is located near the Warsaw centre and near the nice area of the Old Town and the Royal Track (Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Nowy Swiat).
Here is the list of hotels in the vicinity:
Hotels situated up to 20 minutes away from the workshop venue:
Some budget options:
