How to reach the venue darmstadtium (PETS, WiSec & Workshops) and the Darmstadt city center from Frankfurt Airport

Bus "Airliner"

When you arrive at Frankfurt Airport, the easiest and cheapest way to get to your hotel and the SPW-venue is a bus line, the “Airliner” shuttle service, which will take you directly to Darmstadt. It runs daily.

When

About every 30 minutes. the current bus timetable is provided by HEAG mobiBus.

Where

The Airliner leaves the airport from the bus station at Terminal 1 (Bus Stop 14) and Terminal 2 (Outside the arrivals area D +E). Every half an hour, the “Airliner” bus brings passengers from Frankfurt Airport (terminals 1 and 2) directly to Darmstadt "Kongresszentrum", the venue of the Secuirty & Privacy Week (other stations: central railway station and Luisenplatz Darmstadt). the ride takes about 30 minutes.

Tickets

Costs: between 8€ (with student ID) and 11€ (regular). Ticekts are purchased directly in the bus from the driver.

Schedule

PDF of the schedule or check the website rmv.de: search for Frankfurt Flughafen Terminal 1 or 2 --> Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof, Darmstadt Luisenplatz or Darmstadt Kongresszentrum as final stop.

By Taxi

Taxis are right in front of the exit of your terminal at Frankfurt airport.

By Train

There is also a train station directly connected to Frankfurt Airport. Name of the station: Frankfurt Flughafen. Name of the station Darmstadt, the central railway station: Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof.  You can check the schedule of trains here. You can buy your ticket at a vending machine right at the platform. If you are arriving by train, Darmstadt's central train station will be the first thing you see. From there, the venue and most of the hotels are at walking distance. If you want, you can reach the city center (Luisenplatz), as well as the stop Schloss within 6 minutes by taking either the F, K or H bus line. You may also take the tram lines 2, 3 and 5. All these buses and trams leave every 15 minutes.

From Schloss it's just about 200m to the darmstadtium venue, you can already see it when you get off the bus or tram.