On this site you will find information that will help you with planning your trip to Leipzig:
Below you will find some information about how to get to Leipzig by train. Please make sure to check on the websites whether the information is still valid before your trip.
Note: If you receive a travel grant, please make sure to save all your receipts in order to be reimbursed. Please note: It may take 30-60 days after the conference for the money to be transferred to your bank account.
General Information
To check train connections and tickets use
www.bahn.de (train connections international and in Germany)
www.lvb.de (train, bus, and tram connections in Leipzig)
www.interconnex.com (in German only)
From Airport Berlin-Schönefeld to Leipzig main station (train)
Take the S-Bahn #45 to the station Berlin-Südkreuz. Change to ICE (Intercity Express) to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (main station). The trip will take you about 1:45 h; regular ticket price is 49 €; connection runs about once an hour.
From Airport Berlin-Tegel to Leipzig main station (train)
Take the bus TXL leaving in front of the terminal building to Berlin Hauptbahnhof (main station). There is a direct ICE (Intercity Express) connection to Leipzig leaving once an hour, usually from track 2. Regular ticket price is 45€.
From Airport Leipzig/Halle to Leipzig main station (train)
There are two connections (ICE and Regionalbahn) to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (main station) twice an hour leaving from track 1. Trip will be 12-24 minutes.
From Berlin main station to Leipzig main station (train)
There is a direct ICE (Intercity Express) connection to Leipzig leaving once an hour, usually from track 2. Regular ticket price is 45€. If you take the slower and cheaper Regionalbahn (RB) or Regionalexpress (RE) you will have to change trains (station depends on the connection). Another option is taking the Interconnex, a train that runs independently from the Deutsche Bahn. It leaves Berlin main station at 07:56 h and 17:07 h each day. Takes 1:22 h; ticket prices 14 to 23 €.
Leipzig main station to Deutsches Literaturinstitut (conference venue)
Take trams 2, 8, or 9 to station “Neues Rathaus,” walk down Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße and turn left (pedestrians/bikes only) leaving the US Consulate General on your right side. The Wächterstraße will be on your right once you passed the consulate building.Alternatively: Turn left from Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße into Grassistraße and left again into the Wächterstraße. The deutsches Literaturinstitut is the villa next to the US Consulate General.
Below you will find a list of possible accomodations for your stay in Leipzig.
Note: If you receive a travel grant, please make sure to save all your receipts in order to be reimbursed. Please note: It may take 30-60 days after the conference for the money to be transferred to your bank account.
Hostel Absteige
http://www.absteigeninleipzig.de
Prices: range from 18€ (3 bed to 8 bed room with bed linen 15€ if you bring your own sleeping bag) to 50€ (2 bed room) per night
Check-in: 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Check-out: until 11 a.m.
Location: Harkortstr. 21, 04107 Leipzig
Walking distance: 290 m; 3 minutes
Hostel Sleepy Lion
http://www.hostel-leipzig.de/index_en.html
Prices: range from 15€ (7/8 bed room) to 35€ (1 bed room) per night
24-hour service
Location: Jacobstr. 1, 04105 Leipzig
Walking distance (to the conference location): 1.7 km; 22 minutes
A&O Hotel and Hostel
http://www.aohostels.com
Prices: range from 20€ (6 bed room) to 55€ (single room en-suite)
24-hour service
Location: Brandenburger Str. 2, 04103 Leipzig
Walking Distance: 2.1 km, 27 minutes
Hostel Central Globerotter
http://www.globetrotter-leipzig.de
Prices: range from 12.50€ (7/8 bed room) to 33€(single room en-suite)) per night + 2.50€ for bed linen
24-hour service
Location: Kurt –Schumacher-Str. 41, 04105 Leipzig
Walking distance: 2.3 km; 29 minutes
Internationales Gästehaus Leipzig (International Guest House Leipzig)
http://www.leipzig-pension.com
Prices: 1 bed room 30€
Maybe interesting for those of you who come in groups of two or more: 2 bed room 45€, 3 bed room 59€, 4 bed room 70€
Check-in: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Täubchenweg 45, 04317 Leipzig
Walking distance: 2.8 km; 35 minutes
Space Hotel & Hostel Leipzig
http://www.space-hotel.de/
Prices: range from 10€ (Bed in mixed, shared bedroom) to 25€ (single room), Breakfast 5€
Check-in: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Check-out: 8 a.m to 10 a.m.
Walking distance: 3.2 km; 41 minute
Couchsurfing
If you are interested in staying with a Leipzig resident, check out this website. Almost 500 people from the Leipzig area are listed there: http://www.couchsurfing.org