ODD09 – Lodging & Travel

March 8-13, 2009 • Garmisch Germany

 

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT:

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Convention Center
Richard-Strauss-Platz 1a
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 82467

+49 88 21- 180 416

 

Lodging

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is located at the foot of the Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany (2,962 m/9,724 ft), and is both one of the principal climatic health spas in the Bavarian Alps and Germany’s premier winter sports metropolis. The city hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics and the 1978 World Championship and offers pristine nature, secluded spots, cultural and culinary highlights, new experiences, relaxation, wellness, and upscale shopping. A wide range of sports is available in both summer and winter. You can also pamper yourself with spa treatments such as ayurveda, thalasso, natural hay baths, and numerous health therapies.

 

Garmisch has some 1,000 establishments, ranging from one to five stars, ready to meet your every need. You have your choice of rustic inns, cozy bread & breakfasts, farms, holiday apartments, or hotels. Click here to do an online search for available lodging or view some of Garmisch's hotels in this downloadable pdf.

 

Travel

There are many ways to Garmisch-Partenkirchen:

Click here to view a detailed map of the town.

 

BY CAR

From the north:

Federal Expressway A 95 - Exit Eschenlohe
Federal Highway B2 (Munich-GAP)
Federal Highway B23 (Augsburg-GAP)

 

From the south:

A12/ E60 Inntal Expressway
B 2/E533 Mittenwald - Klais - Kaltenbrunn - GAP

 

BY PLANE

If you prefer to travel by plane, you can choose from any of the following airports:
Munich, Stuttgart, Augsburg, Innsbruck, or Zurich.

 

Munich International Airport "Franz-Josef Strauss" – Distance 120 km (75 miles)

 

Airport Innsbruck – Distance 60 km (37 miles)

 

BY TRAIN

Express Trains:
ICE 1507 "Karwendel"
Hamburg - Berlin - Leipzig - Nürnberg - München - Garmisch-Partenkirchen

ICE 787 "Werdenfelser Land"
Hamburg - Hannover - Göttingen - Kassel - Fulda - Würzburg - München - Garmisch-Partenkirchen

ICE 527 "Wetterstein" (Dezember bis Oktober)
Dortmund - Essen - Düsseldorf - Köln - Frankfurt - München - Garmisch-Partenkirchen

 

CNL 319 POLLUX in der Wintersaison, an Samstagen mit Schlaf- und Liegewagen
Duisburg - Düsseldorf - Köln - Bonn - Stuttgart - Ulm - München - Garmisch-Partenkirchen

 

Transfers:

Regularly scheduled, hourly regional rail service is available between Munich and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. If your train stops at the Munich-Pasing station, we recommend that you change trains there because it will usually save you time.

 

Car on board:

Those who can’t bring themselves to take a vacation without their cars can use the motorail train. It offers convenient connections to Munich from Hamburg, Hildesheim, Berlin, Cologne, Duesseldorf, Bremen, Dortmund, and a number of other cities.