VENUE in the City Centre

 

The conference venue is the Campus Augustusplatz of Leipzig University.

(Address of Campus Augustusplatz: Augustusplatz, 04109 Leipzig)

• Opening on Sunday: New Augusteum
• Conference: Hörsaalgebäude (Lecture Hall Building) and Seminargebäude (Seminar Building)
• Conference dinner: Gondwanaland at Leipzig Zoo (different location, address: Pfaffendorfer Straße 29, 04105 Leipzig)

 

DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS AUGUSTUSPLATZ

 

By train and bus:

FROM LEIPZIG CENTRAL STATION ON FOOT: Exit the Leipzig Central Station, cross the Willy-Brandt-Platz Square and turn into the Goethestraße. Walk past the Opera to Augustusplatz.

 

By plane:

From the Train station Flughafen Leipzig/Halle LEJ take the Train “S-Bahn S5X” to the station Leipzig, Markt. Cross the market square past the Alten Rathaus (Old Townhall) and turn left into the Grimmaische Straße. Follow Grimmaischen Straße to Augustusplatz.

 

By car:

Address for navigation: Neues Augusteum, 04109 Leipzig

FROM A9 BERLIN / MUNICH: Exit the Autobahn at the exit “Leipzig West” and follow the Bundesstraße 181 (State Highway 181) towards Leipzig Zentrum (Leipzig City Center).

FROM A14 DRESDEN / MAGDEBURG: Exit the Autobahn at the exit “Leipzig Mitte” and follow the Bundesstraße 2 toward Leipzig Zentrum (Leipzig City Center).

PARKING: Q-park Augustusplatz (address: Augustusplatz 15, 04109 Leipzig): EUR 15 / day

 

By taxi (time may differ due to traffic):

FROM LEIPZIG CENTRAL STATION: Travel time approx. 5 min.

FROM LEIPZIG/HALLE FLUGHAFEN LEJ: Travel time approx. 25 min. (approx. EUR 50)

 

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Augustusplatz with New Augusteum (left) and Paulinum (right)