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Where is RISC

RISC is located in Hagenberg im Mühlkreis, a village about 20 km from Linz, the capital of Upper Austria.

View an annotated map of Hagenberg.

Travel to Linz

By plane:

Linz has an international airport (LNZ) with connections to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Palma de Mallorca, and Vienna (summer flights 2013). For the possibilities to get from the airport to Linz center, please check the approach and parking section at the airport Web page. Note that there is no bus connection between the airport and Linz on Sunday. Taxi from the airport directly to Hagenberg costs approximately 80 Euro.

Other international airports nearby Linz are Vienna (VIE, 2 hours by train/car) and Munich (MUC, 3 hours by train/car). If you arrive in Vienna, take the Vienna Airport Lines bus to Vienna West train station (Wien Westbahnhof) and then continue by train. The bus stop is right in front of the airport arrivals hall.
By train:

Linz can also be conveniently reached by train from Vienna, Salzburg, or Munich. Train connections can be looked up from the Austrian Railways Web page.
More Information:
- City of Linz.
- Linz travel guide.
- Linz map.
- Dining in Linz.
- Linz public transport and route map.
- Traveling around: Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt,... Click here to get train information.

Travel to Hagenberg

By public bus (recommended):
- There are several buses to Hagenberg each day, leaving from the bus terminal near the main railroad station (Hauptbahnhof/Busterminal) and from the Altenberger Straße near the Johannes Kepler University and the Sommerhaushotel Linz. During the day, there is a bus every one to two hours, the trip takes 35-45 minutes.
- Take a bus to Freistadt that goes via Hagenberg.
- Schedule of buses from Linz to Hagenberg and back is available online. Enter "Linz Hbf" and "Hagenberg im Mühlkreis Ortsmitte" into the "From" and "To" fields, respectively.
- The buses No. 310 and 311 leave from the platforms C4-C5 of Linz bus station, that is located next to Linz main train station, Linz Hauptbahnhof (from the main entrance/exit of the Hauptbahnhof turn immediately right and walk 100 m to get to the bus station).
- The bus ticket can be purchased from the driver, and it costs 4.60 Euro, single fare.
- The bus passes near the hotel Arcotel (bus stop Untere Donaulände, in front of the Lentos Museum) and not very far from Hotel Sommerhaus Linz (bus stop Altenberger Straße).
- When in Hagenberg, leave the bus at the stop Hagenberg Ortsmitte (in front of the school, Volksschule) and walk 100 m towards the church/castle to get to RISC, or 300 m on the street and then turn left at a big white billboard with the number 2 on it to get to Hotel Sommerhaus. See the directions on the map of Hagenberg.
- Download the bus timetable Linz-Hagenberg-Linz.
- Starting from fall 2009, there is a direct bus connection between Hagenberg and and the JKU campus. Buses run on weekdays (Mo-Fr) every hour and a ride takes about 25 minutes, see the detailed schedule. Note that the bus does not operate during school vacations.
By train:
- Train connections can be looked up using the Austrian Railways Web page.
- From Linz main train station (Linz Hauptbahnhof) take a train to Pregarten (Pregarten Bahnhof).
- From Pregarten train station take the bus number 399 (Uni-Shuttle) to Hagenberg. The schedule of this bus can be found here.
- When in Hagenberg, leave the bus at the stop Hagenberg Ortsmitte (in front of the school, Volksschule) and walk 100 m towards the church/castle to get to RISC, or 300 m on the street and then turn left at a big white billboard with the number 2 on it to get to Hotel Sommerhaus. See the directions on the map of Hagenberg.
- One can also walk from Pregarten to Hagenberg. The distance is approximately 2 km and it takes approximately 30-35 minutes (without luggage).
- To get a taxi from Pregarten call Taxi Walter at +43 (0)7263 7548 or +43 (0)664 105 21 45 (mobile).
- Download the train (and bus) timetable Linz-Pregarten-Linz.
By car:
Take the highway (Autobahn) to Linz, and there take the highway A7 to Prague (Prag in German). About 15km outside of Linz leave the highway at exit "Unterweitersdorf" and follow the signs to "Hagenberg" or "Softwarepark". About 1km before Pregarten turn left to Hagenberg. Note that there is a road tax for using the Autobahn in Austria. You should have a special toll sticker at your windshield. They can be bought at any gas station. The prices can be seen here.
By taxi:
Taxi from Linz airport to Hagenberg costs approximately 80 Euro. From Linz city center/train station to Hagenberg the price is approximately 50 Euro.

Hotel in Hagenberg

Hotel Sommerhaus Hagenberg
Softwarepark 23
4232 Hagenberg
Telefon: +43 (0)7236 7973 9033
Telefax: +43 (0)7236 7973 39
Email: office.hagenberg@studentenwerk.at

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