Dortmund is easy to reach from all directions. Düsseldorf Airport can be reached in under 1 hour, and Cologne/Bonn Airport is less than 1.5 hours away. Berlin is only 3 hours away by train and Frankfurt is 2 hours away from the metropolitan area. In the area surrounding Dortmund there are more than 50 cities and communities that belong to the Ruhr metropolis and have an excellent connection to the city center of Dortmund.

By car:

Dortmund is surrounded by numerous major highways and is easily accessible from all directions.

From the north: Take the A1 from Hamburg to the junction Dortmund/Unna, then the A44/B1 towards Dortmund-Innenstadt. Alternatively via the A2 coming from Hannover. From the east: Coming from the direction of Kassel via the A44

From the south: Via the A1 from Cologne, the A45 from Gießen or via the A3/A40 from Frankfurt

From the west: Coming from the direction of Duisburg via the A40 or via the A42 coming from Oberhausen.

By plane:

Dortmund has its own airport: https://www.dortmund-airport.de/

For participants arriving from further afield, transit via one of the following airports is recommended:

From all these airports there are direct Deutsche Bahn train connections to the venue in Dortmund.

By train:

Dortmund central station is located in the middle of the city. From there, the Westfalenpark is accessible either on foot or by public transport. The Deutsche Bahn lets you easily reach all surrounding cities as well as all other destinations within Germany.