= Some Hints on Public Transportation for XDC2012 =

== Local Destinatons ==
The conference venue and hotel can be reached easily
 *  from the '''airport''': Take subway line 2 (destination Roethenbach), change at Rathenauplatz to line 3 (destination Friedrich-Ebert Platz).
 * from the '''main railroad station''': Take suway line 3  (destination Friedrich-Ebert Platz).

Get off:
 * for the '''conference venue''' at Maxfeld and walk 350 meters to the [[http://maps.google.de/maps?saddr=Goethestra%C3%9Fe&daddr=Maxfeldstra%C3%9Fe+5,+90409+N%C3%BCrnberg&hl=de&ie=UTF8&ll=49.462616,11.085505&spn=0.001782,0.004265&sll=49.462856,11.085752&sspn=0.001782,0.004265&geocode=FTvA8gIdfCWpAA%3BFae18gIdRx6pACl_i-ksulefRzFD1xgwc0v1Kg&dirflg=w&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=18&t=m&z=18|building]]
 * for the '''conference hotel''' at Kaulbachplatz and walk 270 meters to the [[http://maps.google.de/maps?saddr=Schweppermannstra%C3%9Fe&daddr=Kaulbachstra%C3%9Fe&hl=de&ie=UTF8&sll=49.461266,11.078108&sspn=0.001782,0.004265&geocode=FQTA8gIdcgepAA%3BFeS28gIdLwepAA&dirflg=w&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=18&t=m&z=18|hotel]].

The announcements on the subways are made both in German and English.

== Tickets ==

You can buy single ride tickets, "Streifenkarten" for 5 rides and day passes at vending machines at every stop. The single ride tickets are presently EUR 2.40 and are valid for 90 minutes. You can change between subway (U-Bahn), Trams and buses as often as you want during this time. "Streifenkarten" cost EUR 9.70 for 5 rides. You need to fold back and stamp 2 strips per ride. These tickets are useful if several people are traveling together as you can put each one on a single ticket.