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University of Innsbruck, Social Sciences Main Building

Venue and location

Conference venue

University of Innsbruck

SOWI Campus
Universitaetsstrasse 15
A-6020 Innsbruck

The event will be held across six buildings as outlined below.

Registration and exhibition will take place on the Ground Floor of the Social Sciences Main Building (Building A).

Panels will be held across all of the below-listed buildings, except Congress Innsbruck (Building F). Check Timetable for specific Panel locations.

Social Sciences Main Building (SoWi), Universitaetsstrasse 15
Floor plan

Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Universitaetsstrasse 15a
Floor plan

Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Universitaetsstrasse 7
Floor plan

Theology Building left, Karl-Rahner Platz 3
Floor plan

Theology Building right, Karl-Rahner Platz 1
Floor plan

Getting there

If you can, please consider travelling to Innsbruck by train.

When arranging travel and accommodation, please ensure that your booking is refundable. It is your responsibility to arrange appropriate travel insurance. ECPR is not liable for reimbursing the cost of travel or accommodation made by participants.

Visas

Visas are the responsibility of the individual. Depending on the purpose of travel and your country of origin, different types of visas will apply. Enquire well in advance about entry regulations by consulting the Austrian embassy or consulate in your home country. Find out more.

Visa invitation letters will be supplied on request only when we have received the registration fee in full, and when the 7-day cooling-off period has passed. ECPR cannot offer any further advice on visas.

Innsbruck railway station is accessible from all four cardinal points:

  • North - from Frankfurt and Munich
  • South - from Milan, Verona or Rome
  • East - from Vienna and Salzburg
  • West - from Zurich and Geneva

There are direct connections from Vienna Airport (via Vienna central station) every hour. There are direct connections every two hours from Zürich, Munich, and Verona.

For more information, please visit OeBB-Austrian Railway or download the OeBB app.

Innsbruck Airport (INN) is located within a ten-minute drive from the city centre. The next larger hub is Munich Airport (MUC).

There is a direct IVB bus (see below) - Line F - from the airport to the city centre and train station every 15 minutes.

International providers such as Flixbus and others stop at the Innsbruck Railway Station. The station is located 900 metres away from the event location and 1.2 km from the city centre.

The motorway A12 (E45, E60) crosses Innsbruck, which links the city to Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

From the south and west

Take the exit Innsbruck-West and arrive at Kaiserjägerstraße 1/ SOWI parking lot (via Egger-Lienz-Straße - Innerkofler-Straße - Innrain - Herrengasse - Universitätsstraße).

From the east

Take the exit Innsbruck-Ost and arrive at Kaiserjägerstraße 1/ SOWI parking lot (via Amraser Straße - Museumstraße - Sillgasse).

Getting around

Innsbrucker Verkehrbetriebe (IVB) is the public transport provider for Innsbruck and connects the city centre, the SOWI Campus and the railway station within a 4-minute ride.

The journey by public transport from the airport to the city centre takes approximately 12 to 15 minutes. Tram or bus tickets start from €2.80.

The following bus lines stop directly at the venue - SOWI Campus:

Bus-stop: POLIZEIDIREKTION

  • A - Rum Sanatorium
  • R - DEZ/EKZ
  • 502 - Eichat
  • 504 - Hall in Tirol
  • Taxi Innsbruck +43 512 5311
  • City Taxi +43 512 292 915

You may wish to organise a direct transfer to or from Munich airport.

Numerous rental bike stations around Innsbruck give you the flexibility to reach your accommodation, the university or the train station with ease. Cinemas, restaurants and swimming pools are also within easy reach. For ultimate mobility in the city, combine the city bikes and bus & train for your trips.