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9th International Linux System Technology Conference September 4-6, 2002 in Cologne, Germany

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Travel directions to Linux-Kongress

By car

From Düsseldorf/Neuss: Take Autobahn A57 to its end in Cologne. Leave it turning right towards "Lindenthal". Follow the "Innere Kanalstraße" and, after about 4 kilometers, its extension, the "Universitätsstraße". The street passes below the university's main square, "Albertus-Magnus-Platz", marking the center of the university. To get to the Department of Physics make a U-turn (there a sign showing "Physikalische Institute/Chemische Institute") at the 4th traffic light and turn immediateley right into Greinstraße (there the same sign again). You are now just below the Uni-Center, a large three wing building. You can use the parking area below it for free. When you managed to get a slot for your car there, you can see a white flat building (Chemical Institutes). Pass it on it's left side and you will see the entrance to similiar, but somewhat flatter building on left side - this is the entrance to Linux-Kongress. (See dotted red line on map.)

From Oberhausen: Take Autobahn A3 to the interchange "Köln-Leverkusen". Follow Autobahn A1 towards Aachen. At the interchange "Köln-Nord", follow Autobahn A57 towards "Köln-Zentrum" to its end in the city. Leave it turning right towards "Lindenthal". Follow the "Innere Kanalstraße" and, after about 4 kilometers, its extension, the "Universitätsstraße". The street passes below the university's main square, "Albertus-Magnus-Platz", marking the center of the university. To get to the University's Department of Physics make a U-turn (there a sign showing "Physikalische Institute/Chemische Institute") at the 4th traffic light and turn immediateley right into Greinstraße (there the same sign again). You are now just below the Uni-Center, a large three wing building. You can use the parking area below it for free. When you managed to get a slot for your car there, you can see a white flat building (Chemical Institutes). Pass it on it's left side and you will see the entrance to similiar, but somewhat flatter building on left side - this is the entrance to Linux-Kongress. (See dotted red line on map.)

From Wuppertal: Take Autobahn A1 to the interchange "Kön-Leverkusen". Follow Autobahn A1 towards Aachen. At the interchange "Köln-Nord", follow Autobahn A57 towards "Köln-Zentrum" to its end in the city. Leave it turning right towards "Lindenthal". Follow the "Innere Kanalstraße" and, after about 4 kilometers, its extension, the "Universitätsstraße". The street passes below the university's main square, "Albertus-Magnus-Platz", marking the center of the university. To get to the University's Department of Physics make a U-turn (there a sign showing "Physikalische Institute/Chemische Institute") at the 4th traffic light and turn immediateley right into Greinstraße (there the same sign again). You are now just below the Uni-Center, a large three wing building. You can use the parking area below it for free. When you managed to get a slot for your car there, you can see a white flat building (Chemical Institutes). Pass it on it's left side and you will see the entrance to similiar, but somewhat flatter building on left side - this is the entrance to Linux-Kongress. (See dotted red line on map.)

From Bonn: Take the A555 to the interchange "Köln-Süd". Take the exit to the right and the A4 towards Aachen. Take the exit "Köln-Klettenberg". Turn right towards Cologne ("Köln"). You are now on "Luxemburger Straße" (B265). After about three kilometers you make a U-turn just below the Uni-Center, a large, three wing building. At the next traffic light, turn right onto the Universitätsstr., after about 200 m you will see a sign "Physikalische Institute/Chemische Institute" showing to the right. When you follow it, you will be on a parking area where you can park for free. When you managed to get a slot for your car there, you can see a white flat building (Chemical Institutes). Pass it on it's left side and you will see the entrance to similiar, but somewhat flatter building on left side - this is the entrance to Linux-Kongress. (See dotted green line on map.)

From Aachen: Take the A4 to the interchange "Köln-West". Follow the A1 in the direction of Dortmund, but leave the A1 at the very next exit, "Köln-Lövenich". Turn right into the "Aachener Straße" towards the city center. Follow the "Aachener Straße" for about five kilometers. Turn right into "Universitätsstraße". The street passes below the university's main square, "Albertus-Magnus-Platz", marking the center of the university. To get to the University's Department of Physics make a U-turn (there a sign showing "Physikalische Institute/Chemische Institute") at the 4th traffic light and turn immediateley right into Greinstraße (there the same sign again). You are now just below the Uni-Center, a large three wing building. You can use the parking area below it for free. When you managed to get a slot for your car there, you can see a white flat building (Chemical Institutes). Pass it on it's left side and you will see the entrance to similiar, but somewhat flatter building on left side - this is the entrance to Linux-Kongress. (See dotted red line on map.)

By rail

From "Cologne Central Station" ("Köln Hauptbahnhof/Hbf.") you can either

1. go by train to "Cologne South" ("Köln-Süd"). There, take the exit at the front of the station (seen in the direction of travel), leave the station straight on through the "Otto-Fischer-Strasse" and enter the park at it's end. Immediately in front of you, you see a flat white building, these are the "Physical Institutes". Take the entrance at the left side. (see dotted yellow line on map)

   Note: When coming from the south (through Bonn), it might be somewhat faster and cheaper to change the train at "Bonn Hbf" into a regional train going directly to "Köln-Süd". In this case you are coming from the other direction so you have to take the exit at the back of the station (seen in the direction of travel).

   or

2. take No.18 underground/tram to "Eifelwall" station. On the right hand side, you see a little park. Enter this park and you see two large flat white buildings, the right one of them are the "Physical Institutes". The main entrance to them is just where the two buildings meet. (see dotted black line on map)

Information about public transport in Cologne.

By air

From Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN): The No. 170 bus from the Airport to "Cologne Central Station" ("Köln Hauptbahnhof/Hbf.") leaves every 15 minutes. From there see above.

Travel time from the airport to the university campus is about 45 minutes. The price by taxi is about 30 Euro.

From Düsseldorf Airport (DUS): Take the No. 7 local train (S-Bahn) to "Düsseldorf Central Station" ("Düsseldorf Hbf."); from there take any train (German Railways, Deutsche Bahn AG) to "Cologne Central Station" ("Köln Hbf.").

Travel time from the airport to the university campus is about 50 Minutes.

From Frankfurt Airport (FRA): Take an InterCity (IC) train to "Cologne Central Station" ("Köln Hbf.").