Lectures will be held at the new seminar room at Onsala Space Observatory. Also the observations and the exercises will take place there. The venue for the poster session will be the building of the 25m telescope, which also serves as a museum. The place for meals will be announced in due course.
Students will be accomodated in double rooms with shared facilities. Linen will be provided. No booking for the rooms is necessary, but you will be asked to send us a registration form before the course.
Lecturers will be staying at Hotel Halland at Kungsbacka. The hotel is right opposite Kungsbacka Railway station. Lecturers are kindly asked to send their travel itinerary to the organisers in good time before the course. For the transport from the hotel to the observatory we will provide 2 rented cars to the lecturers. They are asked to organise their trips to Onsala amongst themselves. For directions see below.
Formalities about the check-in of participants on the first day of the course will be appearing here in good time. Lectures can check in at Hotel Halland upon their arrival. It is a good idea to notify the hotel in case of early or late arrival/departure.
By air
The closest airport to Onsala Space Observatory is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (IATA airport code: GOT). Many international flights operate to this airport. There is also a small Göteborg City Airport (IATA airport code: GSE), which is served by cheap airlines (Ryanair, Wizzair). Some participants (espacially those from other continents) might find it more convenient to fly to Copenhagen airport (IATA airport code: CPH) and then take the train from there. There are frequent fast trains (Öresundståg) between from Copenhagen to Göteborg, most of them stop at Kungsbacka.
From Göteborg Landvetter Airport and Göteborg City Airport
From Göteborg Landvetter Airport it is best to take the airport buses to Göteborg Central Railway station. The same applies for Göteborg City airport (information about the bus schedule of the latter airport can be found here. Timetables and tickets are availableat the Swedish Airport Buses website. They can also be bought via the web, by SMS and by card payment on board the bus (NOTE: The driver does NOT accept cash!).
From Göteborg Central railway station you can take the suburban (Västtrafik) trains or the fast Swedish State Railways trains. For schedules of the trains check the excellent web site of the German Railways (in 6 languages) or the Danish State Railways or Swedish State Railways. Please note that you have to buy your ticket in advance or buy a sms-ticket with your cell-phone on-board the train. You can even buy a ticket to Kungsbacka from Göteborg at the local transport Västtrafik website.
Hotel Halland is just opposite Kungsbacka railway station (exit to the main station building on the western side (right in the direction of the train) of the railway station). For directions to Onsala Space Observatory see below.
From Copenhagen Airport
For some international travellers it might be best to go to Copenhagen Kastrup airport (airport code CPH). Many international airlines have cheap direct flights there. Copenhagen Airport has an own railway station. From there you can take direct trains to Kungsbacka station.
By train to Kungsbacka Railway Station/Hotel Halland
The closest train station to Onsala is Kungsbacka Railway Station. It is situated on the Malmö-Gothenburg railway line, thus there are many good connections there, especially with the "Öresundståg". For train schedules and tickets see links above.
By own car to Kungsbacka Railway Station/Hotel Halland
From the South (Copenhagen, Malmö)
Take the E6/E20 towards Göteborg. 240 km after Malmö leave the motorway at Exit 60 "Kungsbacka/Särö". At the roundabout after the exit turn left in the direction "Kungsbacka" Carry on straight. After 800 m you will cross a river. 100 m thereafter you follow the road in a left bend, the hotel is then 50m further on the left side of the road opposite the railway station. For directions to Onsala Space Observatory see below.
From the North (Göteborg, Stockholm, Norway)
Take the E6/E20 from Göteborg towards Malmö. 24 km after Göteborg leave the motorway at Exit 60 "Kungsbacka/Särö". After exiting turn turn left onto Road 158 in the direction "Kungsbacka" Carry on straight. After 800 m you will cross a river. 100 m thereafter you follow the road in a left bend, the hotel is then 50 m further on the left side of the road opposite the railway station. For directions to Onsala Space Observatory see below.
There is no public transport to Onsala Space Observatory. Students will be picked up at the airport, or at the central station in Göteborg or Kungsbacka on the arrival day. For the lecturers and students coming with their own car the directions from Hotel Halland to Onsala Space Observatory are as follows: From the hotel entrance turn right onto "Storgatan". After a right bend you will cross a river. Carry on straight onto Road 158. After 4km turn left onto Valldavägen. Stay on that road for 11 km, then turn right onto "Sikens väg". After 2km turn right at the T-junction. After 1.5 km you will see the bar blocking the road to Onsala (Instructions will be given to you how to pass it). Carry on this road, ignoring small roads forking off on the left. After passing a lake you will see a tarmac road forking off to the right, take it. After 100 m you will have to pass a gate (instructions will be given). Soon you se the 20 m telescope (white big "golfball") and the main building of the observatory. Parking is available.
Contact: Wolf D. Geppert, Fysikum, Stockholm University, Roslagstullsbacken 21, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, phone: +46 8 5537 8649, email: wgeppert@fysik.su.se