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The University of Innsbruck
The University of Innsbruck, founded in 1669, is the oldest and largest educational institution in the province of Tyrol and, after the universities of Vienna and Graz, the third largest in Austria.
The University of Innsbruck currently comprises 16 faculties, around28,000 students and approximately 3,000 staff members.
Conference venues
The EUROPHRAS Conference 2027 will be held in a modern building, the Ágnes-Heller-Haus (ÁHH), which is due to open in 2024. This isa 13–15-minutewalk from the city centre or Innsbruck’s Old Town.
The opening ceremony, all plenary lectures and the closing session willtake placein theAudimax (ÁHH, basement).
The parallel sessions, workshops and all coffee breaks will take place in variousseminar rooms on the first floor of the ÁHH.
The city of Innsbruck
Welcome to Innsbruck – Welcome to Tyrol, the ‘Land of Mountains’!
Innsbruck – thecapital of Tyrol, one of Austria’s nine federal states – is amountain city with a population of approximately 130,000 (as of 2025). It has hosted the Winter Olympics three times (1964, 1976 and the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games) and invites visitors to explore the city at a leisurely pace, soaking up its atmosphere, its sights and its scenic surroundings.
To get afeel for Innsbruck, you can find aPromotional videofrom the Innsbruck Tourist Board via the following link.
Further information is also available on the website https://www.innsbruck.info/ .
Places of interest
In Innsbruck , the city, its history and culture on the one hand, and nature, the mountains and village charm on the other, lie right next to one another, making this Alpine metropolis truly unique.
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Getting here
How do you get to Innsbruck? How do you get around Innsbruck?
If at all possible, we would ask you to take environmental considerations into account when travelling, or to travel in an environmentally friendly manner.
Travelling by train or bus
Innsbruck Central Stationis located near the city centre and is approximately 10 minutes away by public transport or a 15–20-minute walk from the conference venue.
The FlixBus stop is situated between Innsbruck’s Hauptbahnhof and Westbahnhof. It takes about 7 minutes to walk to the Hauptbahnhof. The latest timetables can be found at FlixBus → Travel cheaply by long-distance coach.
Using the IVB services (Innsbruck Public Transport)
From the main station, you can reach the conference venue (Klinik/Universität stop) without changing services by taking bus routes F (towards the airport) and R(towards Rehgasse) or tram route 5 (towards Technik West). Timetables and fares can be found at www.ivb.at.
Cycling in Innsbruck
There are plenty of bicycle parking spaces available. There is also a public city bike-share scheme: www.stadtrad-innsbruck.at/.
Walking in Innsbruck
Innsbruck is a relatively small city; the centre is on flat ground, and the conference venue is only about a 12–15-minute walk away. Most of the sights are also within easy walking distance of the centre or the conference venue.
Travelling by car
The best way to reach the conference venue and then the city centre is via the Innsbruck-West motorway exit, then along Egger-Lienz-Straße and on via Innerkofler-Straße.
Even if you are travelling by car, we recommend that you leave it in the car park once you have arrived and – as described above – use public transport, a bicycle or walk to reach the conference venue and to explore the city and the surrounding area.
Travelling by plane
Innsbruck has an airport, but flights are relatively expensive. It is generally advisable to use Munich Airport, which is two-and-a-half hours away by train or car. There is a shuttle service run by the agency “Four Seasons Travel” (https://www.tirol-taxi.at/), which will collect you from Munich Airport at an affordable price and take you to your hotel, or back from your hotel to the airport.
Innsbruck Airport isbest reached via stopovers at larger airports (e.g. Vienna or Frankfurt). To get from the airport to the city centre, you can take the F bus, which runs every quarter of an hour during the day and reaches the city centre in around 15 minutes.
If you’re travelling by car or plane, there’s also the option to offset your journey:
Hotels
Hotel rooms reserved exclusively for our conference participants
Booking deadline:details to follow
Booking code:Details to follow
The following hotels offerspecial discounted rates for our conference participants:
- **** Hotel Das Innsbruck
- **** Grauer Bär Hotel
- **** Hotel Goldener Adler
**** Hotel Café Central
****(S) Hotel Schwarzer Adler
**** ADLERS Hotel
- ***(*) NALA Individual Hotel
- *** Motel One Innsbruck
- *** Hotel Zach
- *** Hotel & Inn Dollinger
- *** House of Encounter
Further details on the pricing terms (including booking codes) will follow.