Venue and Getting There

Conference venue:

Wigner Research Centre for Physics

1121 Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út nr. 29-33.

conference room - building nr. 1, 1st floor

http://wigner.mta.hu/en

Getting to the conference venue

from: Széll Kálmán tér - buses start from here every 5-10 minutes

 to: KFKI (Csillebérc) - last stop, you can't miss it!

 by: bus 21 (NOT 21A!)

 Note that Google Maps works perfectly for public transport in Budapest, i.e.:

 check out Google Maps route here

Accommodation

We suggest the following hotel for the participants of the conference – please note that we are working out preferential rates:

Hotel Budapest

1026 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor nr. 47.

https://www.danubiushotels.com/en/our-hotels-budapest/hotel-budapest

Visa information

Hungary is part of the Schengen zone and an EU country. For non EU/Schengen citizens, please visit the website of the Consular Services:

http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/en

Please contact us if you need an invitation letter for the visa process.

Currency

The Hungarian currency is the Forint (Ft, HUF), which has the following denominations: notes - 500Ft, 1,000Ft, 2,000Ft, 5,000Ft, 10,000Ft and 20,000Ft; coins - 5Ft, 10Ft, 20Ft, 50Ft and 100Ft. Prices, such as hotel rates, sightseeing tours, etc. are often quoted in Euros. Many businesses, even including some select supermarkets accept Euros. Don't forget to check their exchange rates, as you might be better off exchanging your currency first and paying in Forints.