Getting There by Air, Rail, or Car

The conference will take place at Ringberg Castle, located on a small mountain above the Tegernsee (Tegern Lake) in southern Bavaria. The map at left shows Ringberg in relation to important travel landmarks such as the airport, central train station, and major highways. The image below shows an aerial view of the region. This is what you would see looking south from a helicopter flying high above the word "Mangfall" in the adjacent map. Conference participants will stay in the castle.

Arriving by Air

Munich has a large international airport (code MUC) with daily flights from many European and North American gateway cities.

Getting to "Schloss Ringberg"

Munich airport (see map) is tied into the surface ("S-Bahn") train network. Follow the white and green "S-Bahn" signs (see left). There are ticket vending machines at the bottom of the escalators that take you down to the "S-Bahn" platform. Type into the machine the end point of the trip ("Tegernsee"). The price is about 20 Euro. The machines accepts coins and 10 or 20 Euro bills.

Take the "S-Bahn" S1 or S8. There is an "S-Bahn" about every 10 minutes and the connecting train leaves once or twice an hour. It is easiest to change to the connecting train ("Bayerische Oberlandbahn" (BOB)) at "M-Donnersbergerbrücke", where you can stay on the same platform (simpler than changing at "Hauptbahnhof").
Make sure that you sit in the car going to "Tegernsee" (probably the last car).
Get off in "Tegernsee" and take a taxi to "Schloss Ringberg". Hikers arriving 12:12 at "Tegernsee" will be picked up by minibusses and driven to the bottom of the cable car.
For a plan of the train system look here and for the train schedule from the airport look here and to the airport look here. As mentioned above, there are additional "S-Bahn" departures.

Arriving by Train

These instructions assume that you are in Munich's central railway station, the "Hauptbahnhof.". You first need to purchase a ticket to "Tegernsee". There are ticket offices on the intermediate and main levels; look for signs saying "Fahrkarten." You find a schedule here. The Tegernsee trains do not leave from the main building, but rather from one of the well hidden platforms (numbers 27 to 36) in the north-west wing (see map at left) . You need to makes sure you sit in the right car, only one of them goes to Tegernsee. When you arrive in Tegernsee, take a taxi for the last few kilometers to Ringberg Castle or your hotel.

Arriving by Car

The large scale map at left shows the highway network surrounding Munich, including connections to other major cities and the airport. From Munich, follow the Salzburg Autobahn (number 8) past the Brunnthal interchange to the Holzkirchen exit and highway 318. Drive south on 318 until you reach Gmund am Tegernsee. In Gmund, follow the signs to Bad Wiessee. Continue on 318 through Bad Wiessee and past the turnoff for Weißach, until you come to a traffic light. Turn right on highway 307 toward Achensee. After approximately 1 km you will see a sign indicating the turn-off to Schloss Ringberg. Careful, it is easy to miss!