16–18 Oct 2024
Europe/Budapest timezone

Conference Venue

The meeting will be held at the Konkoly Observatory on the "Buda side" of Budapest. It is a bit remote from the city center (see red circle on the Google map screenshot below), but the area is nice and quiet, located in the Normafa forest. There is no cafeteria onsite, but there is a full kitchen, and coffee machine downstairs. 

 

Lodging options

There are no hotels or b&b nearby the workshop venue. In general, it is most convenient to book an accommodation near the 21/221 bus stop or along the M2 line (see below "How to get there"). Here we list some suggestions:

Mercure Castle Hill

Camille Apartmanhouse

Hotel Castle Garden

FIFTEEN Boutique Rooms Budapest

BiBi Panzio

 

Lunch during the workshop

Lunches are not provided at the workshop venue, so here there are some options about where to eat nearby:

Normafa Síház

Normafa Piknik and Normafa Park

Gyugyi's Bistro Normafa

Normafa Delikát

 

Address of the Observatory

Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 15-17, 1121 Hungary

 

How to get there

 

You can reach the Observatory with Bus 221 and Bus 21. You need to stop at Normafa, látogatóközpont (Bus 21) or Normafa, Csillagvizsgáló (Bus 221).

From Széll Kalman tér:

    • You can catch Bus 221 or Bus 21 (they share the same starting point) at Széll Kalman tér (see screenshot below).
    • You can reach Széll Kalman tér in different ways, but if you are lodging on the Pest side, Metro 2, Tram 4, and Tram 6 are the best options.

From Déli pályaudvar:

    • You can catch Bus 221 or Bus 21. From the metro, cross Alkotás street using the underpass. The bus stop is ~100 m on the left (see screenshot below).