How do I get to the G8 Summit venue?

Heiligendamm is located on the eastern baltic coast, between Wismar and Rostock. The press center will be erected in Kühlungsborn, close to the summit venue. Traveling there is easy - by land or air.
The International Media Centre can be found at the following address: Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße, 18225 Kühlungsborn.
 
It is easy to reach by rail or by road. Because of the expected demonstrations around the G8 Summit we would recommend that you take the train to Bad Doberan.
 

How to get to the International Media Centre by rail

 
The easiest and most rapid way to get to the Media Centre is to take a train to Bad Doberan.
 
The Press and Information Office of the Federal Government will run a free shuttle service from there to the International Media Centre in Kühlungsborn
 
  • on Tuesday, 5 June 2007, from 7.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. and
  • from Wednesday, 6 June 2007 to Friday 8 June 2007, from 6.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.
 
If you are coming from Berlin, you can take a train to Bad Doberan via either Rostock or Wismar. 
If you are coming from Hamburg, take a train to Bad Doberan via Rostock.
 
From both Rostock and Wismar there is a frequent rail connection to Bad Doberan.
 
From Berlin you will need about 4 hours to Bad Doberan, and from Hamburg about 3 hours.
 
You can obtain more information about train timetables from the Deutsche Bahn.
 

How to get to the International Media Centre by road

 
From Berlin:
 
- Take the motorway A 10/A 24/A 19, direction Rostock.
 
- At the Rostock Junction (Autobahnkreuz Rostock), take the motorway A 20, direction Lübeck.
 
- Leave the A 20 at Junction 12 (Kröpelin), direction Kröpelin.
 
- As from Kröpelin follow the signs for Kühlungsborn.
 
From Hamburg:
 
- Take the motorway A1, direction Lübeck.
 
- At the Lübeck Junction (Autobahnkreuz Lübeck), take the motorway A 20, direction Rostock.
 
- Leave the A 20 at Junction 12 (Kröpelin), direction Kröpelin.
 
- As from Kröpelin follow the signs for Kühlungsborn.
 
 

Parking facilities

 
We regret that only a limited number of parking spaces are available in Kühlungsborn. Immediately adjacent to the International Media Centre a multi-storey car park is available, but charges are payable.
 
Two additional car parks can be used in the east of Kühlungsborn (Karl-Risch-Straße and in the Doberaner Straße beside the cemetery). A regular shuttle service will run between these two car parks and the Media Centre.