The EXBODIED MIND: Motion in Communication and Cognition Research How to get to Aachen How to get to Aachen by car From Düsseldorf (A44) / Cologne (A4): • • • • At the highway intersection "Kreuz Aachen" follow the signs to Heerlen / Antwerpen (A4) Take exit Laurensberg / Richterich and turn right onto the expressway to Aachen Follow the road (L232) to the old city gate (Ponttor). At the traffic light, turn right into Pontwall and take the first left (Wüllnerstraße) At the traffic light, turn right into Templergraben, and the main building of RWTH Aachen University will be on your right, the Kárman-Auditorium is at your left side. Parking in Aachen The Aachener Parkhausgesellschaft operates 11 parking garages with a total of 5,000 parking spaces. The parking garages, centrally located in the city center, are open 24 hours for customers, monitored by videocameras and equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Map einfügen How to get to Aachen by train Travelling to Aachen, you typically have to change trains at the central station of either Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Hbf) or Cologne (Köln Hbf). If you wish to travel to the meeting site directly, disembark at the train station “Aachen West” which is a 10-15-minute walk to the main building of Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen). Travelling from Cologne, you may have to disembark at the central station of Aachen (Aachen Hbf). Most of the trains from Düsseldorf stop at Aachen West. If you want to go to your hotel first, you should get off at Aachen Hbf. There are many local buses and taxis available. It takes between 5 and 30 minutes to walk to the various hotels. • • • • Search your connection by using the Online Timetables (http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?) Tickets for short-distance connections can easily be bought from the ticket machine. Enter the 4-digit code of your destination in order to purchase an adult ticket. Just press the green buttom and insert the required amount of money. Your change will be returned. In the central train stations, you may obtain information and buy tickets at a counter of the "DB ReiseZentrum" At the central station, you need to find the departure track of your train. Look out for the large yellow posters showing departures. In Düsseldorf there are separate posters for long-distance trains ("ohne S-Bahn") and trams ("S-Bahn") 1 For further informationen please use: • Deutsche Bahn AG travel information phone: 0 800 / 150 70 90 (call for free) web: http://www.bahn.de • The Euregiobahn ensure the traffic between Aachen and the netherlands. The meeting may be conveniently reached by bus with stops near the main building of RWTH Aachen: • Templergraben (Bus line 13) and • Driescher Gässchen (Bus lines 7, 13, 33, 44, 47, 77, 147) For your mobility within Aachen, the following applies Besides taking a taxi, you may also use the Aachen city buses for travelling from/to the hotel/event site. The meeting can be reached easily from the bus stops nearby the main building of RWTH Aachen: • Templergraben (Bus line 13) and • Driescher Gässchen (Bus lines 7, 13, 33, 44, 47, 77, 147). For bus schedules, you may use the following media: • • The "Busspur-Online" (only in german) is the online information service for public transport in Aachen which displays all bus connections. (http://www.avv.de/de/ressorts/meine-verbindung/verbindung-suchen/online/) Or you may simply use the state-wide number (0 180 3) 50 40 30 (0.09 Euro per minute from T-Com telephone network), the customer can obtain bus schedule information 24 hours per day, every day of the year. Moreover, the customer may personally obtain information at the service counter of the bus companies in Aachen. On evenings, nights and weekends, information may be obtained via a state-wide CallCenter. Upon calling from a mobile phone (note fees of your provider), you first reach a mailbox. You can reach the desired local information service by typing in the local area code. If this number is wrong or not known, you will be directed to the state-wide CallCenter. How to get to Aachen by plane Airport Düsseldorf Code DUS Distance 90 km Connections to Aachen Central Station All local trains (S7) leaving downstairs in the airport terminal building go through Düsseldorf Central Station (Hauptbahnhof=HBf) (direction Sohlingen-Ohligs). Change trains in time (hours) costs (EUR) 1:30 2:00 15 20 2 Düsseldorf central station with direction to Aachen. Cologne (Köln/Bonn) Frankfurt Brussels CGN FRA BRU A shuttle bus or the sky train within the airport area takes you to the airport's long distance train terminal. Depending on the train connection you choose, you'll have to change trains in Düsseldorf and/or Cologne central station (Hauptbahnhof) 1:30 2:00 15 20 The light train line S13 connects the airport to the Cologne central train station. There are many train connections between Cologne and Aachen. 1:30 2:00 15 20 light train line S13 ~ 0:20 250 km Look out for the long distance train terminal inside the Frankfurt airport buildings. There are frequent fast train connections (300 km/h!) to Cologne and a few direct connections to Aachen. The train connection between Frankfurt Airport and Cologne Central Station is also operated like a flight by Lufthansa. There is a check-in counter in the Cologne Central Station. You can also check your baggage through to Cologne. 1:30 2:00 55 60 143 km You have to change trains either in Brussels North or Central station depending on your train connection. ATTENTION: Latest daily train connection at about 19:30 departure time ~2:30 ~35 85 km 3