Travel Information

Berlin Capital Airport is the BER “Airport Berlin Brandenburg”

https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en.html

Conference Hotel address:
InterContinental Hotel Berlin
Budapester Strasse 2
10787 Berlin

Taxi ranks can be found directly in front of Terminal 1.

Public transport from BER to the city – please click on link

The InterContinental Hotel offers a private limousine service.
For reservation, please contact the hotel directly.
Phone: +49 30 26020;  Email: berlin@ihg.com

If you will need a VISA to enter Germany, please check with the visa requirements of the Federal Foreign Office. This LIST-LINK guides you to the overview.
For further information please use this LINK– FFO to the official side of the Federal Foreign Office.

In September we often have a “golden fall”, which means that we have nice temperatures around 19° C (66 °F) during the day with sunshine. Usually in September, the past years, there has not been a lot of rain. Still, we recommend bringing a light jacket for the evenings

Emergency Services

Police: 110

Ambulance: 112

Fire: 112

If you need non-emergency medical assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our assistants at the venue. Also, hotel reception staff is at your disposal at any time.

From the last Sunday in March till the last Sunday in October, Germany observes CST (Central European Summer Time).  = GMT+2

Berlin Central Station (Berlin Hbf) – gateway to the city

From the Berlin central station, you have the choice of taking the tram

LINK to tram search

or you take a taxi – for taxi rank take the Exit EUROPAPLATZ

Conference Hotel address:
InterContinental Hotel Berlin
Budapester Strasse 2
10787 Berlin

The InterContinental Hotel offers a private limousine service.
For reservation, please contact the hotel directly.
Phone: +49 30 26020 Email: berlin@ihg.com

The German currency is EURO (€). Check here for exchange rate: http://www.xe.com/

GOOD TO KNOW

The European currency means that visitors from most EU countries can use the same currency as at home without any problems.
For others, there are numerous currency exchanges and banks across the city where money can be exchanged for Euros or withdrawn from cash machines.

Important: whether you are shopping, in a restaurant or at the club, Berliners prefer to pay with cash. Debit cards and major credit cards (American Express, Visa, Mastercard) may often also be used, but smaller shops and cafés might only accept cash payments. Therefore, visitors should always have some euro bills and coins on hand.

Some exchange station listed below:

BER: Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Euro Change Daily 7.00am–10.00pm

Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
Reisebank Daily 8.00am–10.00pm

Friedrichstraße Station
Reisebank Mon–Fri 7.30am–8.00pm Sat–Sun 8.00–8.00pm

Zoo Station
Reisebank Daily 8.00am–9.00pm

Alexanderplatz Station
Euro Change Mon-Sat 8.00am–8.00pm

Ostbahnhof (Eastern Station)
Reisebank Mon–Fri 8.00am–9.00pm Sat–Sun 8.00am–8.00pm

Please note that registration fees do not include insurance of any kind.

We strongly recommend before traveling to check with your health insurance, that you have full coverage on any medical expenses in Germany, if you are not a GER resident.
Also, liability insurance coverage (through your company) is recommended.

In Germany the power plug sockets are of type F. The standard voltage is 230V and the frequency is 50 Hz.

“Type F” (also works with plug C and E)
We found this www-page for easy assistance if you need a power plug adapter: https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/germany/