(CS)2 -  The 9th Conference of PhD Students in Computer Science


Szeged, Hungary, June 30 - July 2, 2014



Venue

Download the map of Szeged.

Conference location

The conference will be located in the building of Bolyai Institute (Bolyai Intézet). It is to be found at Aradi Vértanúk tere 1. The main gate is temporarily closed, you can enter the building from the Reirrich Béla tér. The sessions will be held in the Szőkefalvi-Nagy room (room number 211), the plenary talks will be held in the Bolyai room, both are at the second floor.

Accommodation

The accommodation will be in the Lóránd Eötvös Student Hostel, Tisza Lajos körút 103., at the Aradi square. The hostel will be open from 12:00pm on June 29.

Entry

A visa to Hungary is not necessary for citizens of most countries, however please check with your travel office.

Lunch

The lunch will be served at the Diáktanya Restaurant, Boldogasszony sugárút 2.

Travel to Szeged

By train

Trains depart at x:53 every hour between 5:53 and 20:53 from Budapest "Nyugati pályaudvar", on the backward direction the departure time is usually :45 every hour between 5:47 and 20:45 from Szeged "Nagyállomás". Travel time is about two and a half hours. Seat reservations are required.
You are recommended to check the schedules for this destination.

By bus

Direct bus lines are available from/to many cities. You might check the bus schedules (use the online dictionary if you need it).

By car

You can reach Szeged on the M5 motorway (fee required) or route 5 from Budapest (from north-nortwest), on M43 motorway (fee required) or route 43 (from east), and routes 47 (from north-east) and 55 (from west).

Travel in Szeged

Trams, trolleys and buses

Szeged has four tram lines (1, 2, 3, 4), six trolley lines (5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19), and many bus lines. As the conference locations are close to each other in the downtown, you might use these only when arriving, leaving or exploring the city.
Conference locations can be reached from the two train stations Nagyállomás and Rókus pályaudvar by tram #1 and #2. From the bus station you can also use tram #1 or #2 from the Rókusi Templom, or travel by a trolley or bus to the Széchenyi tér (where trams #1 and #2 are also available). Tickets can be purchased in kiosks, from ticket machines (310 HUF), or can be bought from the drivers (400 HUF). For each journey (regardless how long) one ticket has to be validated. Or you can buy One-day travelcard ("napijegy" 1000 HUF), Three-day travelcard ("három napra szóló jegy" 2525 HUF), or One-week travelcard ("hetijegy" 3700 HUF).

Taxi

Many taxi services are available in the city. Before the train and bus stations you can surely find taxies, and there are taxi stations in the downtown too. Or you can order taxi by phone.
Gabriel Taxi+36 62 / 555-555
Hatos Taxi Szeged+36 62 / 666-666
Rádió Taxi 3+36 62 / 333-333
+36 62 / 480-480
Tele 4+36 62 / 444-444
Tempo Taxi+36 62 / 490-490

Car

Szeged has three rings and many avenues. You can reach the inner ring (Tisza Lajos körút) from any avenue, but be cautious entering the downtown inside the inner ring: there are many traffic restrictions (one-way streets, dead-ends, etc.). There are many parking places in the downtown near the Aradi Vértanuk tere. Szeged has a prepaid ticket parking system: inside the middle ring (Nagykörút) and on some other places you must have a prepaid munched ticket under your windscreen on weekdays (mostly between 8:00 and 18:00 but check the signs), and for some places on weekends too. With a single parking ticket (480 HUF) the parking time is restricted (1, 2 or 4 hours in the green, yellow and blue parking zones, respectively), a daily ticket costs 1550 HUF.


Last change: 2016-03-04