Getting there & around

Please note that there are two different venues for the conference. The opening (Monday) will take place at the Leibniz University Hannover, and the rest of the event (Tuesday through Friday) will be hosted at the Hannover Congress Centre. 

On this page you can find useful information on:

• Arriving in Hannover
• Arriving at the venue (Monday)
• Arriving at the venue (Tuesday - Friday)
• Getting around in Hannover by public transport

Arriving in Hannover

If you are arriving from within Europe, we recommend travelling by train to reduce your carbon footprint. 

Hannover has an international airport, so direct flights into Hannover are possible. If you are flying to one of the other international airports nearby (Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Berlin), we recommend taking a train from there to Hannover. 

• More information about Hannover Airport.
• More information about arriving to Hannover by train.
• More information about arriving to Hannover by car.

Arriving at the venue

Leibniz University Hannover

The address for the opening day venue is:

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
Welfengarten 1
30167 Hannover  
Germany

The main building of Leibniz University Hannover is located close to the city centre at “Georgengarten” – one of the most popular destinations in Hannover. You can easily reach the main building by bus or city railway.

You can find more information on how to reach the building by car or public transport here.

Institute of Geography

The address for the pre-conference trainings on Sunday, as well as some o the break-out sessions on Monday are held is:

Leibniz Universität Hannover 
Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology
Schneiderberg Str. 50 30167 Hannover

 

Hannover Congress Centre

The address of the venue for the rest of the week is:

HCC Hannover Congress Centrum
Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3
30175 Hannover
Germany

The Congress Center can be reached by public transport. 

From the Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) you can take the bus line 128 or 134 in direction Peiner Straße directly to Hannover Congress Centrum. The duration of the trip is ca. 10 minutes.

From station Kröpcke you can take the city train (Stadtbahn) Line 11 (Zoo) to Hannover Congress Centrum. Duration of the trip is also ca. 10 minutes.

Getting around in Hannover by public transport

Üstra Service Centre City

At the üstra Service Centre City on the Platz der Weltausstellung you can buy tickets for the local bus, tram and railway network, timetables in book form, personal timetables and timetables for particular stops. Or ask about individual information on how to get from one place to another, using any type of public transport. Here you will also receive advice on any issue relating to environment-friendly mobility.

More information can be found here.

Ticket Information

Tickets are valid up to one day. The GVH (Greater Hannover transport network) tariff area is divided into three ticket zones: "Hannover Stadt" (city), "Umland" (surrounding area) and "Region". The price of a journey with a single ticket depends on the number of zones you travel in.

More information about tickets, prices and zones can be found here.