Accommodation
Most participants are housed at hotels in the vicinity of school venue, such as the Hotel Strudlhof and the nearby Hotel Boltzmann.
Local transports and travel information
Public transport in Vienna
Public transport in Vienna is convenient and safe. Trams and underground trains generally run until midnight on weekdays and throughout the night on weekends. Information on first and last trains is signposted at each station. There are also night buses.
Inside each bus, underground train or tram there is a list of all the stops on that line. The routes with all stops are signposted at bus and tram stops.
Route & travel planner: https://www.vor.at
Ticket vending machines take Euro-notes and credit cards but it is advisable to have some small change on you. Zone 1 ("Kernzone") covers all of Vienna, while Zone 2 also covers the outskirts of Vienna including Vienna Airport (Schwechat). Vending machines are available in all underground and train stations and can be switched to English and several other languages. A single trip inside Vienna costs 2,20€ and can be bought by pressing the "Einzelfahrt Vollpreis"-Button. Tickets are also available at newsagents, tobacconists ("Trafik"), or ticket offices at railway stations. Single trip tickets are also available but more expensive on trams and buses (note, you will need coins for the vending machines).
Ticket information and online purchasing: http://shop.wienerlinien.at
Transportation from the Airport (Wien Schwechat) to the City
Taxis from the airport (http://www.viennaairport.com) to the city centre are expensive. Limousine service can be ordered online, for example from http://www.airportdriver.at (EUR 33).
If you prefer public transportation you can either take the CAT train (online price EUR 11 one way, EUR 17 return) to "Wien Mitte, Landstraße" or use the regular train S7 in the direction "Floridsdorf" to "Wien Mitte, Landstraße". For this trip, you need a 2-zone ticket (EUR 4,40) which covers transport to your destination within Vienna. The S7 train leaves from the airport every 30 minutes. Tickets are available from a vending machine on the platform from which the train leaves.
"Wien Mitte, Landstraße" is a central train and subway station from which you can easily reach all places in the city center such as the Institute or your hotel.
Getting to and from the ESI
Getting to the ESI from Landstraße/Wien Mitte:
To get to ESI from Landstraße/Wien Mitte take underground line U4 direction Heiligenstadt. Get off at Friedensbrücke, take tram Nr. 5 direction Westbahnhof or tram Nr. 33 direction Josefstädter Straße and get off at Spitalgasse/Währingerstraße.
Getting to the ESI from tram stop "Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse": Google maps.
Travelling on either of the trams no. 5, 33, 37, 38, 40, 41 or 42 you need to get off at "Währingerstraße/Spitalgasse". Then walk along "Währingerstraße" towards the city centre and take the next turn on the left into "Strudlhofgasse", and then take the next turn on the left into "Boltzmanngasse". The ESI is about 30 metres down on the left hand side at number 9, the door is in the narrow passage way passing the fenced-in area of the American embassy. Inside the building walk up to the top floor, turn right and you are at the entrance of the ESI. The administration office is at the third door on the right, and open from 9 am to 6 pm on weekdays.
School Venue and Registration
The registration and all lectures will be held at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Vienna, a short walk away from ESI.
The building housing the Faculty of Physics can be accessed both from Strudlhofgasse and Boltzmanngasse. The most convenient access for reaching the school venue is Strudlhofgasse 4. From the entrance, you can reach the find the Lise-Meitner lecture hall on the first floor to your right.
Welcome reception
The welcome reception will take place on Sunday starting from 18:30.
The reception will take place at Stiegl-Ambulanz Austrian restaurant, starting at 18:30. The restaurant is about 15min on foot from the area where ESI and the main hotels are located, or two tram stops away. The address is Alser Straße 4, 1090 Wien, and nearby tram stop is Lange Gasse. The reception will include a buffet (with vegetarian options) and a free drink; please approach one of the organisers on site for a drink voucher. You can also purchase more refreshments on site.
We are grateful to the The Journal of Mathematical Physics and Universe for contributing to cover the costs of the welcome reception.
Social dinner
The social dinner will take place on Friday evening at 18:45.
The social dinner will take place on Friday evening at 18:45 at Feuerwehr Wagner Weingut, which is in the outskirts of Vienna, at about 30min by public transportation from the school venue. The precise address is Grinzinger Str. 53, 1190 Wien. The dinner will include traditional Austrian meat dishes vegetarian options, as well as drinks. Participants are kindly requested to contribute 10 Euros to the cost of the dinner, to be collected at the registration.
We are grateful to the GATIS+ network for contributing to cover the costs of the social dinner.
