Workshop Site

The DARC 2014 workshop is held at the University of Luxembourg, Campus Kirchberg. It is located in the suburb of Luxembourg called Kirchberg, which also hosts various EU institutions, as well as a big part of the Luxembourgish banking industry. Kirchberg is located between the city centre and the airport (both 10 minutes by bus).

Detailed information on how to reach Campus Kirchberg is available here. You may also consult the following map showing the campus (click the link directly below it for a larger map containing a few more landmarks and information).

Travel

Participants from the Netherlands, Belgium, France or Germany may choose to go by train.

Netherlands: Check NS HiSpeed. Connections from the Netherlands to Luxembourg pass through either Brussels or Liège.

Belgium: Check B-Rail. Luxembourg is connected to Belgium via Brussels and Liège.

France: The TGV from Paris-Est to Luxembourg takes only two hours. Other than that, Luxembourg can be reached via Metz or Nancy by TER.

Germany: Check DB. Luxembourg is connected to Germany via Trier. Alternatively, one can take an ICE to Saarbrücken and take the Luxembourg-Saarbrücken express bus to Luxembourg.

Participants that are too far to go by train can go by airplane. The following regional airports can be recommended: the local Lux Airport, Frankfurt Hahn and Charleroi Airport (for the latter two, check Flibco for a convenient shuttle bus service to and from Luxembourg).

Local Transport

There are various bus lines between the city centre and the workshop site. These bus lines are indicated by the sign "EUROBUS" (they also stop at the EU institutions). From the city centre, take any EUROBUS (like line 1, 16 and 194) to Kirchberg. The conference site is located at bus stop "Coudenhove-Kalergi" (this is the first stop after "Kirchberg, Erasme/d'Coque").

Bus tickets come in two forms:

1. •One way tickets, valid in Luxembourg of a period up to two hours.
   

2. •Day cards, valid for all trains and buses in the entire country
   

Both one-way tickets and day cards are available on the bus itself (€ 1,50 and € 4, respectively). It is also possible to buy a carnet of 10 one-way tickets (€ 12) or 5 daycards (€ 16) at newspaper stands (like for instance at the airport or railway station). Tickets bought in advance (carnet) need to be stamped in the bus.

When planning to go by public transport, one can use the online travel planner, which covers the entire country.

Accommodation

Here you find a list of some hotels in the city.

1. •Hotel Melia. Located in the heart of Kirchberg, next to the European Institutions, the Philarmonic Hall and the Contemporary Art Museum (MUDAM), Melia is 15 minutes walk away from the workshop site. It is also possible to take any Eurobus from Philarmonie - MUDAM station to Kirchberg-Coudenhove-Kalergi (only 2 stops).
   

2. •Hotel Bellevue and Hotel Parc Plaza. Ideally located in the city, both hotels are a 5 minutes walk away from the downtown bus station (Hamilius), from which a direct bus goes to the workshop site.
   

3. •Mercure Hotel Alfa is right in front of the railway station from where you can take any EuroBus till station to Kirchberg-Coudenhove-Kalergi.
   

4. •City Hotel. Also located near the railway station.
   

5. •Hôtel Français. Located inside of the pedestrian zone, at one of the main squares of the city centre, Hôtel Français is a 3 minutes walk away from Hamilius bus station, from which a direct bus goes to the workshop site. When taking bus 16, get out at Royal. From the railway station ("Gare") to the downtown bus station takes 5 minutes by bus or 15 to 20 minutes by foot.
   

6. •Hotel Simoncini. Located close to the independence monument, at 5 min walk from the city center close to the downtown bus station (Hamilius).
   

7. •Hôtel Victor Hugo (3 stars) and Grand Hotel Victor Hugo (4 stars). Located just outside the city center, those two hotels facing each other are only 10 min from the workshop site by bus. The city centre is also 5 minutes walk away. When coming from the airport, take bus 16 to "Fondation Pescatore".
   

8. •La Coque is located in a sporting center close to the workshop site (5 min walk).
   

9. •Etap Hotel is located near the airport (free parking). You can reach the workshop site with bus lines 16, 125, 192 and 194, stop Coudenhove-Kalergi.
   

10. •Ibis Luxembourg Airport is also located next to the airport (free parking). Use similar bus lines than Etap Hotel to reach the workshop site.
    

11. •For those travelling on a tight budget, we should at least mention the Luxembourg Youth Hostel, which is spotlessly clean. Prices start at € 20.