Logistics

The workshop will take place in Auditorium I on the first floor in Collegium, Mjärdevi Science Park, next to the Linköping University campus at Valla.

The tutorials are scheduled in Visionen and in computer labs in building B.

Getting to Linköping

By Car

To get to Collegium, exit the E4 at "Linköping V" and follow directions to Mjärdevi Science Park. See maps below.

By Air

Linköping airport is served by Skyways (partner with SAS). There are flights to and from Arlanda (Stockholm) and Kastrup (Copenhagen). An alternative is Norrköping airport (served by SAS) and then taxi shuttle (book in advance!) or taxi.

By Train

Direct connections with Stockholm, Arlanda and Malmö. (Stockholm - Linköping, 200 km, approx. 1 h 45 min.)

Getting around Linköping

Taxi

Taxi companies in Linköping:

Taxi Kurir013-10 10 00
Taxi 013013-13 99 99
Taxibil013-14 60 00

The price from the hotels downtown to the University is about SEK 120. VISA & Mastercard are usually accepted.

Local Buses

Bus 202 passes downtown, the railroad and bus station, Linköping University, and Collegium, Mjärdevi.

The relevant bus stops are:

TrädgårdstorgetDowntown
ResecentrumRailroad, bus station
VallfartenThe university, in the vicinity of building B and E
VTIThe university, in the vicinity of NSC
Collegium 

Time table in PDF format

The bus fee is SEK 16.

Money, food and stuff

ATMs

There are ATM machines in many places downtown.

There is one ATM at Collegium, to the right of the main entrance.

At campus, there is an ATM in the Kårallen building, available daytime.

Restaurants

The resturant district is centered on Ågatan, close to Stora Torget (the Main Square). The price for a main course varies between approx. SEK 90 and SEK 220.

Recommended restaurants include Platå and B&K (modern international cuisine), RIVA (American-Italian), Sangria (Portuguese) and Kikko Bar (Japanese-crossover). Restaurang Sture on Sturegatan is located a bit further out from central Linköping, but offers excellent food with regional touches and excellent value for money.

There are also several pubs and many cafés in the area.

Cinema

There are two multi-venue theatres downtown, one on Ågatan and one on Stora Torget. Foreign movies are subtitled in Swedish.

Maps

Overview map of Linköping
Close-up of Campus Valla and Mjärdevi Science park
Linköping City

Leif Nixon