Venue

The summer school is hosted at the Aula of the historic main building of Graz University of Technology (aka “old campus”), located at Rechbauerstraße 12, 8010 Graz.

The First Day

We will meet on Monday, Sept 1st, at Rechbauerstraße 12, 8010 Graz, on the first floor in front of the auditorium (“Aula”) where the summer school takes place.

Starting from 10:30 am, we will be there to welcome you with coffee and cake, and to hand you our welcome package.
The school starts at 11:00 am in the “Aula”.

How to reach us

By Plane

If you come by plane, the simplest way to get to the venue is to take a taxi from Graz Airport. The fare is ~EUR 35, duration ~30mins.

If you choose the train from the airport:
The fare is ~EUR 3,00 to “Graz Hauptbahnhof” (the main railway station)
Duration: ~20mins
Requires ~100m walk from the airport to the station
Leaves every 30mins.

Public Transport Tickets

You can buy tickets at the ticket machine inside every tram or bus (accepted are coins or cards; no bank notes) or online via the OEBB website or app.

It might be a good option to buy a weekly ticket (~EUR 19,50) for the public transport. It allows you to use every train, tram and bus within the city. It also let’s you use the funicular up Schlossberg hill!

Within the City

Due to tram line maintenance by the city of Graz this summer, some tram routes* will be replaced by buses!

You can reach the venue via different tram lines/replacement buses(E):

Lines 1* & 7*: station “Mayffredygasse” (3 min. walk)
Replacement buses E1 & E7 commute between the main railway station “Graz Hauptbahnhof” and “Jakominiplatz” – the main point of transfer. On “Jakominiplatz” you can change to tram 1/7 to “Maiffredygasse”

Line 3: stations “Mandellstraße” or “Rechbauerstraße” (3-4 min. walk)
Tram line 3 is not affected by road maintenance.

Line 6*: station “Dietrichsteinplatz” (8 min. walk)
Replacement bus E6 commutes between the main railway station “Graz Hauptbahnhof” and “Jakominiplatz” – the main point of transfer. On “Jakominiplatz”, you can change to tram 6 to “Dietrichsteinplatz”

Navigation via Google Maps works fine in Graz. Check out this Graz route planner to find you way around. It’s also available for your phone, named GrazMobil.

Within the City | Public Transport

You can reach the venue via different tram lines:
Lines 1 & 7: from station “Mayffredygasse” (3 min. walk)
Line 3: from stations “Mandellstraße” or “Rechbauerstraße” (3-4 min. walk)
Line 6: from station “Dietrichsteinplatz” (8 min. walk)

Tram lines 1,7 and 6 also pass the main railway station (“Graz Hauptbahnhof”) as well as central point of transfer (“Jakominiplatz”).

Navigation via Google Maps works fine in Graz. Check out this Graz route planner to find you way around. It’s also available for your phone, named GrazMobil.

Tickets

You can buy tickets at the ticket machine inside every trams or bus (accepted are coins or cards; no bank notes) or online via the OEBB website or app.

The first day

We will meet on Monday at Rechbauerstraße 12, 8010 Graz on the ground floor.

Starting from 10:00am, we will be there to welcome you with coffee and cake, and to hand you your welcome package.
The school starts at 10:30am at lecture room XX in the same building.

Accommodation

Here’s a list of hotels recommended by, and with special rates for guests of, Graz University of Technology:


Other hotels in the area: