Travel/Getting there

Regardless of your mode of travel, eventually you want to reach Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Bochum Central Station), located in the City Center of Bochum, within walking distance of most major hotels, and 10 minutes by subway from Ruhr-University Campus.

By plane:

• Düsseldorf Airport is by far the nearest international airport (45 km from Bochum), offering direct flights to all major European destinations, and even some intercontinental flights. There is excellent public transport from Düsseldorf Flughafen Railway Station to Bochum, with local trains operating frequently day and night. It takes less than one hour to get from the airport to Bochum Central Station.
• Köln-Bonn Airport (85 km from Bochum) serves mostly low-cost airlines. The airport has good connections by local train to Bochum; travel time is about two hours.
• Frankfurt Airport is the major international airport in Germany, serving all major international airlines, and offering direct flights to most countries in the world. From Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof, you can get by ICE train within two to three hours to Bochum. Try to get a Rail-and-Fly ticket when booking your plane ticket, because the regular fare for the trains is quite high (120 EUR each way).
• Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is also quite close to Bochum, about the same distance as Frankfurt (240 km). However, trains from Schiphol to Bochum run less frequently than from Frankfurt and require more stopovers. The travel time is three to four hours.

By train:

If you live in Europe, consider environment-friendly travel by train. From many places in Central Europe, Bochum can be reached several times a day with one or two stopovers, or even by direct train. Some examples of travel times:

• Berlin (3.5 hours)
• Amsterdam (3 hours)
• Brussels (3.5 hours)
• Paris (5 hours)
• London (6 hours)
• Zürich(6 hours)
• Prague (9 hours)
• Copenhagen (9 hours)
• Vienna (10 hours)
• Warsaw (10 hours)

Local Transport:

All participants of the World Congress will receive a ticket (VRR-ticket) that allows them the unlimited and free use of local public transport in the Ruhr Area (VRR Preisstufe D). This includes regional trains (RE, RB, RRX), commuter rail (S-Bahn), subways, trams and buses in the region. Note that the ticket is not valid on long-distance trains such as the white ICE and IC trains.

A map of the region where the ticket is valid can be found here:

https://www.vrr.de/de/tickets-tarife/tarifgebiete-regionen-preisstufen/

Included is the airport in Düsseldorf so that participants can travel for free from the airport to Bochum.

The ticket will be valid from Sunday, 11 August 2024, to Saturday, 17 August 2024.

How to get the VRR-ticket?

You will receive an individual code number with your invoice and registration confirmation. You can then order the VRR ticket using this number at:

https://kombiticket.bogestra.de/redeem/rub

There you have to register with your name, email address, and date of birth. You will then receive your personalized ticket as a PDF or Wallet file for your mobile phone by email.