SFB 478 - Geometrische Strukturen in der Mathematik
Hittorfstr. 27, 48149 Münster (GERMANY)phone: +49 251 83 33730, Fax: +49 251 83 32720
by car
From highway Autobahn A1/E3 exit Münster/Nord, direction Münster. About 600 m inside Münster city limits turn right at the bigger crossing with traffic lights ("Steinfurter Str./Orleansring"). Then follow the Orleansring southwards, turn left at the second crossing to the Einsteinstraße. (In the higher building, there is the Fachbereich Mathematik and Informatik.) Then you turn right the first street (Hittorfstraße).
Alternatively from highway Autobahn A43 use exit Münster-Süd, follow the signs Universitätsklinikum resp. Zentralklinikum up to the crossing Orleansring/Einsteinstraße.
by train
Münster is connected to the main railway lines (InterCity, Interregio). For the exact dates you may consult the DB train timetable or refer to the www-page of the Deutsch Bahn AG.
From Münster central station (Hauptbahnhof) take a cab or a bus (lines 3,4,11,21...) up to stop Hüfferstraße or Coesfelder Kreuz.
Münster is a city of bicycle riders, you may rent a bike and ride to us, too. Most of the way you can follow the promenade (forbidden for cars), formerly a part of Münster's historical city wall.
by plane
The international airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück (FMO) is within 20 km northwards from Münster, and offers direct flights from and to Berlin, Frankfurt, München, Zurich, Paris, Stuttgart and others.
Arriving there, you may reach Münster central railway station (Münster Hbf) using the Schnellbus S 50. The way from the station is described above. You can also take a cab to Münster for about 40 EUR.
From Düsseldorf airport it is one and a half hour by train (easy to find, about 20 EUR one way) to Münster Hbf, (change at Düsseldorf Hbf) and then 10 minutes by taxi or by bus as above.
Hotels
Short time visitors often stay at the Hotel "Am Schloßpark" or at the hotel "Jellentrup". They are both within walking distance of the maths department and the SFB building (map).
Hotel "Am Schloßpark"
Schmale Straße 2-4, 48149 Münster
phone: (+49) 251-8998200, Fax: (+49) 251-8998244
bus # 5 (departure at train station), bus stop "Wilhelmstraße"
Hotel "Jellentrup"
Hüfferstr. 52, 48149 Münster
phone: (+49) 251-981050, Fax: (+49) 251-9810540
bus # 11 or # 14 (departure at train station), bus stop "Hüfferstiftung"
Tourist Info
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