The Conference "1.5 years after Enlargement - lessons learnt & challenges for the next round" December 2005 will be hosted by the

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1 H ow t o get there The Conference "1.5 years after Enlargement - lessons learnt & challenges for the next round" December 2005 will be hosted by the Diplomatic Academy, Vienna Favoritenstrasse 15a, 1040 Vienna Arrival by plane Vienna International Airport is situated about 20 kilometers outside the city. To reach the city center resp. the Diplomatic Academy you can use Vienna International Airport to City center to Diplomatic Academy Bus services Vienna Airport Lines Regional Railway System S7 City Airport Train Taxi & Car Rentals VIA Südtiroler Platz Travel Time: 20 min., Fare: 6 hour VIA Wien Mitte* Travel Time: 25 min., Fare: 3 hour VIA Wien Mitte* Travel Time: 16 min.; Fare: 8 hour (non-stop!) Südtiroler Platz DA Underground U1 (direction Reumannplatz) to Taubstummengasse** Wien Mitte* DA Underground U3 (direction Ottakring) to station Stephansplatz and change to Underground U1 (direction Reumannplatz) to station Taubstummengasse** TAXI - There is a taxi stand to the north of the arrival hall. A taxi to the city center costs around 30 (depending on traffic). CAR RENTALS for further information, please check: *Wien Mitte: underground station Landstraße ** underground station Taubstummengasse Diplomatic Academy Vienna At U1 station Taubstummengasse take the exit Mayerhofgasse and turn rigth into Favoritenstraße. Follow Favoritenstraße for about two minutes walk and you ll find no. 15a Diplomatic Academy - on the right side. General remarks : Public transport is safe and very well developed in Vienna. It is the easiest way to move around from about 5:30 am to 0:30 am. Tickets are available at the stations (automatic tellers or ticket-shops) or in a "Trafik" (small shops selling tobaco and newspapers). The price for a single ticket is 1,50. For special tickets please ask at a ticket-shop in a station.

2 Arrival by train & bus There are two main railway & bus stations in Vienna: Wien Südbahnhof and Wien Westbahnhof. At the railway station you can use the public transfer to reach the Diplomatic Academy. Wien Südbahnhof Diplomatic Academy Leave the train station in direction Wiedner Hauptstraße and turn right into Favoritenstraße, where you ll find the underground U1 Südtiroler Platz. Take U1 direction Kagran and exit at Taubstummengasse. At U1 station Taubstummengasse take the exit Mayerhofgasse and turn rigth into Favoritenstraße. After two minutes of walking one finds Favoritenstraße no. 15a Diplomatic Academy - on the right side. Wien Westbahhof Diplomatic Academy Take the underground U3 in direction Simmering and change at the station Stephansplatz into the underground U1 in direction Reumannplatz. Leave at Taubstummengasse.and take the exit Mayerhofgasse. Turn rigth into Favoritenstraße. After two minutes of walking one finds Favoritenstraße no. 15a Diplomatic Academy - on the right side.

3 Arrival by car A22 Czech Republic A1 Salzburg Germany 1 2 ❶ ❸ ❷ 3 ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ ❶ ❽ A 4 Hungary, Slovakia Vienna Intrenational Airport A2 Graz, Klagenfurt, Italy All motorways reaching Vienna end on the Gürtel resp. Vienna s ring road. Signposting to the centre is flawless and one finds easily 1 Karlsplatz (B1) near the Opera. To get to the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna follow Karlsplatz into Friedrichstraße, turn half right into 2 Operngasse. After 450 m Operngasse leads to Margaretenstraße. Turn left into 3 Paulanergasse, which ends into Favoritenstraße. Find the ❶ Diplomatic Academy at Favoritenstraße 15a on the left side. GENERAL INFORMATION: All Austrian motorways are toll roads. Tickets are available at the borders and must be produced on demand to avoid a potentially hefty fine. On the outskirts of the town, in Triester Strasse, one finds a Tourist Information Office. Speed limits: on motorways 130 kph, on highways 100 kph, in built-up areas 50 kph. The wearing of seat belts is obligatory. Traffic in the city centre is dense, and parking is very difficult. There are 90-minute -zones for limited-time parking. Parking chits are available in the so-called Trafiken (kiosks) or in petrol stations. Much better is to leave your vehicle in an underground carpark or in your hotel and to use the excellent public transport system. All vehicles must carry a first-aid kit.

4 Hotels nearby The mentioned conditions are special agreements only for the Conference. For this please refer to the subject: Austrian EU-Platform or Conference: 1.5 years after Enlargement - lessons learnt & challenges for the next round, when booking! ❶ Drei Kronen (3*) Schleifmühlgasse 25, 1040 Wien Phone: +43 (1) office@hotel3kronen.at ❷ Carlton Opera Hotel (3*) Schikanedergasse 4, 1040 Wien Phone: +43 (1) carlton@ping.at Single room/night: EUR 65,- Single room/night: EUR 58,- Double room/night EUR 90,- Double room/night EUR 85,- ❸ Best Western Premier Kaiserhof Wien(4*) ❹ Hotel Papageno (3*) Frankenberggasse 10, 1040 Wien Phone: +43 (1) info@hotel-kaiserhof.at Wiedner Hauptstr , 1040 Wien Phone: +43 (1) reservation@hotelpapageno.at Single room/night: EUR 104,- Single room/night: EUR 71,- Double room/night EUR 119,- Double room/night EUR 84,- ❺ Hotel Erzherzog Rainer (4*) ❻ Hotel Johann Strauss (4*) Wiedner Hauptstr , 1040 Wien Phone: +43 (1) rainer@schick-hotels.com Favoritenstraße 12, 1040 Wien Phone: info@hotel-johann-strauss.at Single room/night: EUR 88,- Single room/night: EUR 80,- Double room/night EUR 113,- Double room/night EUR 110,- ❼ Austria Trend Hotel Beim Theresianum (3*) ❽ Hotel Kolbeck (3*) Favoritenstr. 52, 1040 Wien Phone: +43 (1) theresianum@austria-trend.at Laxenburgerstr. 19, 1100 Wien Phone: +43 (1) office@hotel-kolbeck.at Single room/night: prices on application Single room/night: EUR 40,- Double room/night prices on application Double room/night EUR 70,- Location of hotels is shown ❶ - ❽in the map above!

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