Venue

Address

Hasso-Plattner-Institut
Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Straße 2-3
14482 Potsdam
http://www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de

(red marker on the map; green markers point to hotels listed below)


Map of the Campus Griebnitzsee

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Campus Map

The quickest way to reach the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI)

Situated directly next to the Griebnitzsee metropolitan train (S-Bahn) station, the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam-Babelsberg is superbly located in terms of accessibility. On S-Bahn line S1, it is just a short ride to both the capital Berlin and Potsdam's city center. The Griebnitzsee station is also served by local transport bus lines 694 and 696.

Please check the Berlin S-Bahn website or the Deutsche Bahn website for connections to the Griebnitzsee train station.

Arrival from the Berlin airports

  • From Tegel Airport take bus line 109, destination Bahnhof Zoo, to S Charlottenburg (travel time approx. 15 min). Switch to S-Bahn line S7, destination Wannsee. In Wannsee, switch to S-Bahn line S1, destination Potsdam-Hauptbahnhof and travel to Potsdam-Griebnitzsee (travel time approx. 25 min). Total travel time approx. 50 min; ticket for zones ABC required.
  • From Schönefeld Airport, there is a footpath leading to the S-Bahn station S Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld DB (approx. 400 m). From the station, take Regionalbahn RB14, destination Nauen, to S+U Friedrichstraße or Regionalexpress RE22, destination Roßlau, to S Wannsee. Switch to line S1, destination Potsdam-Hauptbahnhof, and travel to Potsdam-Griebnitzsee. Total travel time 65 to 85 min; ticket for zones ABC required.

Taxi rides from either airport to HPI cost between 40 and 50 Euros and take 45 to 60 minutes.

Arrival by car

  • From the A10 (Berlin beltway), change onto the A115 at the intersection "Dreieck Nuthetal".
  • Leave the A115 at the Potsdam-Babelsberg exit (dual exit!) and continue in the direction of Potsdam-Babelsberg.
  • Follow Nuthestraße towards the city center (“Zentrum”) and exit at Wetzlarer Straße (Medienstadt Babelsberg).
  • Turn right, pass the BMW car dealer and turn left in the direction of Babelsberg.
  • At the next intersection (Großbeerenstraße/Wetzlarer Straße) keep going straight onto August-Bebel-Straße.
  • After approx. 1.5 km, just before the rail underpass, turn right onto Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Straße. At the end of the street (next to the bus loop) you will see the HPI on your right side.

In case your car navigation system cannot identify Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Straße, please enter the following address instead: Stahnsdorfer Straße 156A, 14482 Potsdam.


Accommodation

Hotels in Potsdam (Map of the hotels)

  • avendi Hotel am Griebnitzsee, Potsdam
    Within walking distance (5 min) to the HPI (workshop venue).
  • Mercure Hotel Potsdam
    Close to the Potsdam main station, from where the S-Bahn line S1 starts toward Berlin. To reach the HPI (workshop venue), take this line and travel to Potsdam-Griebnitzsee (6 min ride, two stations from Potsdam main station).
  • Dorint Hotel, Potsdam
    To reach the HPI (workshop venue), take any bus with the destination Potsdam Hbf (Potsdam main station) from Reiterweg/Jägerallee (very close from the Dorint Hotel). At the main station, take the S-Bahn line 1 that starts there and runs toward Berlin. Take this line and travel to Potsdam-Griebnitzsee (6 min ride, two stations from Potsdam main station). Total travelling time is about 30 min.

Hotels in Berlin

You may also look for hotel in Berlin and reach the HPI (workshop venue) by the Berlin S-Bahn or train. Please check the Berlin S-Bahn website or the Deutsche Bahn website for connections to the Griebnitzsee train station.