Congress information

Location

Inselspital Bern, Children’s Hospital Auditorium Ettore Rossi Freiburgstrasse 3010 Bern

 http://www.insel.ch/de/getting there/

Travel by train or car

The airports of Zurich or Geneva (Genève) are recommended for international travel. From there, Bern can be reached by train or by car. The distance from Zurich is about 130 km, from Geneva 160 km. Trains from the international airports depart frequently to Bern main station. The travel time is about 75 minutes from Zürich Airport and 90 minutes from Geneva Airport. Train connections can be found here.

Arrival by public transport

By train: You leave the train platform in western direction (follow the sign indicated “Welle” (“wave”) via escalator or elevator, so you do not have to go through the main station. Postal bus number 101 stops directly in front of the “Welle” (stop Schanzenstrasse; Direction: Kappelenring West; Exit at the Inselplatz stop ); bus stop for bus number 12 is situated to the right, around the corner (stop Hirschengraben; Direction Holligen; Exit at the Inselspital stop).

Arrival by car

Via motorway A1: exit Forsthaus, then follow the signs “Inselspital” and “Insel-Parking”.

Orientation on site

Here you can find the plan ot the insel hospital area in PDF (Please use the entry 31b of the Childhospital)

Accommodation

At the same date, various other congresses take place in Bern. It will not be easy to find accommodation. We recommend to book as early as possible. The following link will take you to further information on accommodation in Bern via the City of Bern website: Where to stay in Bern – Bern Welcome

Congress party

Following the regular program, the congress party will take place in the auditorium of the Progr cultural center in the city center of Bern. The program starts at 7 pm with a welcome aperitif! Afterwards, a varied buffet is served, accompanied later in the evening by a DJ providing adequate music in order to enjoy the rest of the day amid vivacious tunes and lively dancing. Register for the congress party via our registration form.