Travel information

Conference location:

The conference will be held in Bern at Gurten Park.

Gurten Park is 864 meters (2830 feet) above sea-leavel, with stunning views of the Swiss capital, the city of Berne, the Jura Mountains and the Alps.

For more information:

1. www.gurtenpark.ch / +41 31 970 33 33 (phone)
2. Bern tourism
3. Map

From the city of Bern to Gurten Park:

Take the Tram n° 9 (direction “Wabern, Tram-Endstation”) and stop at "Wabern, Gurtenbahn". From there, you will have to walk 7 min on the “Dorfstrasse” until you reach the Gurtenbahn (funicular) which will take you up to the Gurten Park.

The whole journey lasts approx. 25 min.

** TRAM n°9:

1. Bern train station >>> Gurtenbahn
2. Gurtenbahn >>> Bern train station

** GURTENBAHN:

• map
• http://www.gurtenbahn.ch/d/fahrplan/

Personalise your itinerary on www.cff.ch (from “…” to “Gurten Kulm”).

From international airports to the city of Bern:

There is a small airport in Bern, with international connections:
http://www.alpar.ch/html/home.php

Otherwise, there are very good train connections from the airports of Zurich and Geneva to the city of Bern:

Zurich airport → Bern : approx. 1.5 hours
Geneva airport → Bern : approx. 2 hours

Browse and download your personal train timetable at www.cff.ch.