= Location =

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== Location: The "Unperfekthaus" ==

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== Getting there ==

Essen is part of the “Ruhrgebiet” (4th largest metropolitan area in Europe) area and is surrounded by airports:

  * [[https://www.dus.com/de-de|Düsseldorf Airport]] (International)
  * [[http://www.airport-weeze.de/de|Airport Düsseldorf-Weeze]] (RyanAir)
  * [[http://www.dortmund-airport.de/|Airport Dortmund]]
  * [[https://www.koeln-bonn-airport.de/|Airport Köln-Bonn]]

The main station is well-connected to the european railway system. Some examples for train travel times:

  * 2:20 from Amsterdam
  * Three hours from Brussels or Stuttgart
  * Four hours from Berlin
  * 4:40 from Paris
  * Five hours from Munich
  * Six to seven hours from London


== Accomodation ==

There are hotels for all budgets in and around Essen. Due to the good train connections it is also possible to stay farther away and commute.


== Public transport ==

Essen has metro lines, trams and busses. The Unperfekthaus is centrally located and nearby the station "Berliner Platz" ([[http://efa.vrr.de/vrr/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en&sessionID=0&useRealtime=1&itdLPxx_transpCompany=vrr&execInst=readOnly&lineRestriction=403&ptOptionsActive=1&place_destination=Essen&name_destination=Berliner%20Platz&type_destination=stop&|journey planner]]). It is reached by the following lines: U11, U17, U18, 101, 103, 105, 106, 109 and busses SB16, 145, 166.