9th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers

Travel information

Neighbouring airports

  • Airport Hannover (130 km)
  • Airport Leipzig (130 km)
  • Airport Berlin Tegel (230km)
  • Airport Berlin Schönefeld (240km)
  • Airport Frankfurt/Main (350 km)
We will provide bus transfer for IMMEM participants from Hanover airport to the conference venue. Preliminary transfer times will be:

Wednesday, 1.09., 12:30 h and 16:30 h. Please go to Terminal A and check bus signs. Wait for further information on this website or provided by email for all registered participants.
Please provide your flight schedules as soon as you know them to help us arranging a suitable transfer Hanover-Wernigerode for all listed attendants.

After the conference (Sept 4th, 13:00 h) bus transfer to Hanover airport will be provided. Please wait for further information.

Individually, Wernigerode could be reached by public transport / trains.

Reaching Wernigerode individually

Best way from neighbouring airports is via public transport and by train (Deutsche Bahn). Connections are accessible online (check language from the pull down menu in the top row). In Wernigerode, the conference venue or alternative hotels are in walking distance (5-10 min) from the main train station (see below)

Reaching Wernigerode from Hannover Airport (HAJ)

Every 2 hours:6.00 am - 8.00 pm from Hannover Airport
  7.00 am - 7.00 pm from Wernigerode
Travel time: 2,5hours
Travel costs: 25,60 EUR
Travel route: by city train (S-Bahn S5) from Hannover Airport to Hannover main station
  by train (Regionalexpress)from Hannover main station (Hbf) to Wernigerode

Reaching Wernigerode from Leipzig Airport (LEJ)

Every hour:3.30 am - 10.00 pm from Leipzig Airport
  6.30 am - 10.00 pm from Wernigerode
Travel time: 2,5hours
Travel costs: 20,00 EUR
  (take so called "Sachsenticket single", 28 EUR for groups up to 5 persons)
Travel route: by train from Leipzig Airport (Flughafen) to Halle(Saale) main station
  by train from Halle(Saale) main station(Hbf)to Wernigerode

Reaching Wernigerode from Airport Berlin Tegel (TXL)

Travel time: 3-4 hours
Travel costs: 29-65 EUR
Travel route: 4.30 am - 11.00 pm Bus TXL from Berlin Tegel Airport to Berlin main station (Hbf)
  From Berlin main station there are three options
  1. via Magdeburg, Halberstadt (cheapest route)
  2. via Braunschweig, Vienenburg
  3. via Hannover (see above)

Reaching Wernigerode from Airport Berlin Schönefeld (SXF)

Take city train (S-Bahn S9, 4.30 am - 9.00 pm) to Berlin main station and see the description there.

Reaching Wernigerode from Berlin by bus

There is a direct bus line from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Wernigerode main train station (Berlin Express); however, only available once or a few times per day.

On request we can mail an exact railway schedule for date of arrival/departure for all these connections.

Orientation in Wernigerode

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