CAOTA 2011

Johannes Kepler University Linz:

Altenberger Str. 69
4040 Linz
Austria

Hotel Sommerhaus:

Julius-Raab-Straße 10
4040 Linz
Austria

By car:

Linz is located about one and a half hours from either Vienna, Salzburg, or Passau. Take the exit "Dornach" of the highway A7 to arrive at the campus of JKU.

By train:

Linz is a railway hub with Intercity lines connecting it to Vienna (1 hr 30 min), Salzburg (1 hr 10 min), Munich (2 hr 40 min), and Passau (1 hr 10 min). See the homepage of the Austrian Railway ÖBB for individual train connections.

When in Linz, you can either

• take a taxi (approximately 15 min, about 20 Euro), or
• take a tram (German: "Straßenbahn") number 1 or 2 direction "Universität" and get off at the last stop (23 min). A one-way ticket (MIDI, 1.90 Euro) or a day-ticket (MAXI, 3.80 Euro) may be purchased from an (orange) ticket machine or in a tabacco store ("Trafik"). See the map of the public transport in Linz; the train station is marked with "Hauptbhf," university with "Universität."

By plane:

The Blue Danube Airport (airport code: LNZ) is located 15 kilometers from the downtown of Linz. From the airport, you can either

• take a taxi, or
• take the bus No. 601 to Linz train station (19 min, 2.60 Euro, pay the driver), from where you can take a tram to JKU by following the instructions above.