Travel Information:

Travel by plane:
The Blue Danube Airport of Linz is located few kilometres outside the city and offers connections to Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London Stansted, and Vienna. There is a bus connection to the main station in Linz (Linz/Donau Hbf). Alternatively, one can take a taxi towards to Linz city centre, which costs around 35€. http://www.linz-airport.com/en

The next largest airport within close distance is the Vienna International Airport. There is a direct train connection from the Vienna airport to Linz main station. The train takes about two hours from Vienna to Linz and departs approx. two times an hour (see ÖBB Website https://www.oebb.at/en/). Additionally, there is a bus/train connection from the airport to the main station in Vienna (Wien Hauptbahnhof). https://www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers

Alternatively you can go to Munich Airport and take the train to Linz from there or take an airport shuttle bus to Linz. https://www.munich-airport.com/passengers-visitors-75328

Travel by train:
There are train connections from all directions. 
All arrivals & departures you can find at the ÖBB-Website: https://www.oebb.at/en/
You can also book your ÖBB-Ticket in advance at this Website.

Travel by tram/bus:
The city centre is very well connected with several tram and bus lines. Nevertheless, in order for you to reach the venue, it is highly convenient to take the tram Line 1 or 2 in direction “Universität”. Get off at the last station “Universität” and from there it’s only a two Minutes’ walk to reach the venue.
Current local transportation timetable: https://services.linzag.at/efa/index-en.jsf

Travel by car:
The motorway A1 connects Linz with Salzburg, Munich and Vienna, respectively. When you leave A1 at exit Linz/A7, drive on the motorway A7 in direction Freistadt and take exit 15 “Linz-Dornach”. Follow the directions to JKU – Universität, to the address Altenberger Straße 69, Science Park 2. You can park in the parking garage, below Science Park.

Travel by Taxi:
You can also go by taxi (costs: about 6€ per km).
Taxi numbers:
Taxi 6969: +43 (732) 6969, http://www.taxi6969.at
Taxi 2244: +43 (732) 2244, http://www.taxi2244.at

Accommodations:

There are several hotels in the city center or in walking distance to the venue. Please book your hotel room directly on the hotel's Website!
Here are some hotel recommondations: www.recendt.at/files/recendt/Projekte/LUS4Metals-Accommodations.pdf

Additional Information:

Some more useful information for your stay in Austria you can find here: www.recendt.at/files/recendt/Projekte/LUS4Metals-Additional-Information.pdf