Venue and Local Transport
Venue and Local Transport
Venue
The symposium takes place at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Campus Haarentor (Uhlhornsweg), in the BIS-Saal.
You can find information about how to get to the venue on the website of the university. We have summarised the important information plus some additional details below.
Getting to the venue by public transport (in general)
There are three buses that stop directly at the university
Bus 306 (runs at 15 minutes intervals):
- Take the bus in the direction Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse/Universität. Leave the bus at the stop Universität
- Cross the main street (orthogonally to the driving direction of the bus) and walk towards the university
- After approximately 200 meters, just before you cross below the pedestrian bridge, turn right and follow the footpath
- Turn right again after the stairs, climb up some more stairs and enter the building through the revolving door
- The BIS-Saal is to your left
Bus 310 (runs at 15 minutes intervals):
- Take the bus in the direction Wehnen or Famila. Leave the bus at the stop Universität
- Cross the main street (orthogonally to the driving direction of the bus) and walk towards the university
- After approximately 200 meters, just before you cross below the pedestrian bridge, turn right and follow the footpath
- Turn right again after the stairs, climb up some more stairs and enter the building through the revolving door
- The BIS-Saal is to your left
Bus 324 (runs at 30 minutes intervals):
- Take the bus in the direction Infanterieweg. Leave the bus at the stop Universität
- Continue walking in the driving direction of the bus, cross below the pedestrian bridge, and cross the street at the zebra crossing
- Turn slightly left and follow the footpath
- Turn right after the stairs, climb up some more stairs and enter the building through the revolving door
- The BIS-Saal is to your left
If you don't mind to walk a little, you can also take
UPDATE: line number has changed! Bus 329 (runs at 15 minutes intervals):
- Take the bus in the direction Bloherfelde, Wildenloh or Petersfehn
- Leave the bus at the stop Uhlhornsweg
- Continue walking in the driving direction of the bus, and turn right at the T-junction just ahead of the bus stop
- Follow the street (Uhlhornsweg) for about 750m
- Cross the street at the second zebra crossing (just after you cross below the pedestrian bridge)
- Turn slightly left and follow the footpath
- Turn right after the stairs, climb up some more stairs and enter the building through the revolving door
- The BIS-Saal is to your left
Getting to the venue by public transport (from the recommended hotels)
From City Club Hotel:
- Walk to the central bus station (ZOB) right next to the train station (500m)
- Take one of the following buses, and follow the instructions above (be aware that the buses may depart from different platforms)
- Bus 306 in the direction Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse/Universität (travelling time: 12 minutes by bus, plus 5 minutes walking)
- UPDATE: line number has changed! Bus 329 in the direction Bloherfelde, Wildenloh or Petersfehn (travelling time: 10 minutes by bus, plus 12 minutes walking)
- Bus 310 in the direction Wehnen or Famila (travelling time: 12 minutes by bus, plus 5 minutes walking)
- Bus 324 in the direction Infanterieweg (travelling time: 17 minutes by bus, plus 2 minutes walking)
From Hotel Acara:
- Walk to the bus stop Lappan (150m)
- Take one of the following buses, and follow the instructions above (be aware that the buses may depart from different platforms)
- Bus 306 in the direction Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse/Universität (travelling time: 10 minutes by bus, plus 5 minutes walking)
- UPDATE: line number has changed! Bus 329 in the direction Bloherfelde, Wildenloh or Petersfehn (travelling time: 8 minutes by bus, plus 12 minutes walking)
- Bus 310 in the direction Wehnen or Famila (travelling time: 10 minutes by bus, plus 5 minutes walking)
- Bus 324 in the direction Infanterieweg (travelling time: 15 minutes by bus, plus 2 minutes walking)
From Hotel Wieting:
- Walk to the bus stop Pulverturm (500m)
- Take bus 324 in the direction Infanterieweg, and follow the instructions above (travelling time: 10 minutes by bus, plus 2 minutes walking)
Getting to the venue by car
The university offers ample parking space on site. If you want to come to the symposium by car, we recommend that you park your car in the university's underground parking.
To get there:
- Coming from the city center, drive westwards on the Ofener Straße. After you cross below the motorway, the street name changes to Ammerländer Heerstraße
- After you have crossed below the motorway, drive on the Ammerlander Heerstraße for about 750 meters
- At the crossing, turn left into Uhlhornsweg
- The entrance to the underground parking is on the left side of the street, after approximately 150 meters (right after the disabled parking facilities)
- Be aware that there is no sign pointing to the entrance - it was removed a while ago ...
To get from the underground parking to the BIS-Saal:
- Take the stairs to leave the underground parking. There is only one staircase, which is on the left side (with respect to the driveway)
- Climb the stairs up to the top, and leave the staircase through the green door
- Turn slightly left, and go through the revolving door in between the book shop and the cafe. Do not leave the building!
- The BIS-Saal is to your right
Local transport in Oldenburg
Oldenburg has a quite dense network of bus lines, you can find an overview here or get a hardcopy at the information desk of the symposium located near by the BIS-Saal.
You can download the timetables of the different bus lines here. Additionally, we provide some timetables of the main bus lines serving the university (306, 310, 324) at the information desk of the symposium.
The public transportation trip planner can be found here.
Furthermore, you can find a map of the city centre of Oldenburg and some tourist information at the information desk of the symposium.