Where is Kassel ?

Kassel und Umgebung

How to get to Kassel

By plane:
There are two major airports in the vicinity of Kassel.

Hamburg Airport

Frankfurt Airport

From these airports you will find frequent fast speed trains to Kassel. For further information on trains and timetables please visit the homepage of the Deutsche Bahn

By train:
As the city of Kassel is located right in the center of Germany there are many trains passing through Kassel. Due to this it should not be difficult to find a train connection to Kassel. For information on timetables and online-booking of train tickets, please visit the homepage of the Deutsche Bahn and fill in "Kassel-Wilhelmhöhe" as destination.

By car:
Visiting Kassel by car you can use several motorways:
- From the North (Hamburg, Bremen ...): Using the A7 via Hanover
- From the East (Berlin, Dresden ...): Using the A2 and A39 via Magdeburg/Braunschweig or the A4 via Erfurt
- From the South (Munich, Stuttgart ...): Using the A7 via Würzburg or the A5 via Frankfurt
- From the West (Dortmund, Düsseldorf ...): Using the A44 via Paderborn

To obtain detailed information about your car journey, please fill in your starting point and destination in this online jouney planner and it will present you the best way to get to Kassel.

The Conference Venue:

Conference venue is the Kassel University, located in the Northern part of the city center. It was built on the former premises of the Henschel factory. The conference will take place in Kurt-Wolters-Straße 3. To obtain more detailed information on the location of the conference building, please follow this link to the map of the University.

Things to see in Kassel and in the region

There are many things to see in and around Kassel. To get more information about the sights, monuments and other places of interest, please click on "Kassel" on the map above.

Public transport in Kassel and in the region

Public transport in Kassel: Every participant of the conference will obtain a free ticket for local public transport in Kassel. Basically there are two ways to get around in Kassel, by tram or by bus. To obtain more detailed information how to go click on Netzpläne Kassel Plus Gebiet. Looking to "Topographischer Liniennetzplan Kassel plus" you will find connections from railway station Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe (C4) and hotels (B4, C4, D4 and E5) to conference venue (D3).

Public transport in the region around Kassel:
All the places mentioned in the region map can be reached by train. There are several types of trains, such as Regionalbahn, RegionalExpress or InterRegio. For detailed information on connections and timetables, please fill in your destination in the search form of the Deutsche Bahn, using Kassel Hbf as starting point.

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