Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Informatik
AG Algorithmische Bioinformatik
Takustr. 9
14195 Berlin
Germany

Professor Knut Reinert
- Room 012 -

phone:  +49 (0)30 838-75 222
fax:       +49 (0)30 838-475 222
email:    knut.reinert(AT)fu-berlin.de

Anja Kasseckert
- Room 013 -

phone:  +49 (0)30 838-75237
fax:       +49 (0)30 838-472609
email:    anja.kasseckert(AT)fu-berlin.de

Office hours:  Monday-Thursday afternoons

The Institute of Computer Science is located in the south-west of Berlin.
The Algorithmic Bioinformatics group is situated at Takustr. 9, ground floor, left wing, rooms 009 to 013 among others.

Nearest stops on public transport are:

• Dahlem-Dorf (subway U3, or bus lines X83 and M11) - approx. 10 minutes walk
• Arnimallee (bus line X83) - approx. 5 minutes walk
• Museen Dahlem (bus line X83) - approx. 3 minutes walk

The building can be reached from Takustraße, or from Arnimallee using a small through way (see below: How to find us).

Driveway for deliveries: Takustr. 3

Berlin City Map

FOR SHORT TERM STAYS, here a list of hotels near our institute (stop on public transport in brackets). For directions see: How to find us.

Within walking distance:

• Seminaris CampusHotel Berlin - 5 min.
  (U3: Dahlem-Dorf. Optional: Bus X83: Museen Dahlem)
  Special rates for guests of the Freie Universität Berlin. Turn to A. Kasseckert (secretary) to fix a reservation:
  single room: Standard 80 € / Komfort 90 € / Panorama 100 € / Suite 130 €
  double room: Standard 100 € / Komfort 110 € / Panorama 120 € / Suite 150 EUR
  More special rates: see Downloads on the left.
• Hotel Pension Enzian - 15 min. (S1: Botanischer Garten)

In the vicinity (~20 min. on public transport incl. walk):

• Harnack-Haus (U3: Thielplatz)
  For prices see Downloads on the left. You can book directly. Relate to FU Berlin in your reservation request. 
• Best Western Premier Hotel Steglitz International (U9 or S1: Rathaus Steglitz)
  Special rates for guests of the Freie Universität Berlin (single room: 80 € incl. breakfast). Turn to A. Kasseckert (secretary) to fix a reservation.
• Novum Hotel Ravenna Berlin Steglitz (U9 or S1: Rathaus Steglitz)
• Hotel Am Wilden Eber (U3 Podbielskiallee, or bus stop Platz am Wilden Eber (right next to the hotel))
• Apartment Hotel Dahlem (U3 Oskar-Helene-Heim)
• Pension am Rüdesheimer Platz (U3: Rüdesheimer Platz)
• Apart Residenz 2000 (S1: Lichterfelde West)
• Hotel Pension Dahlem (S1: Lichterfelde West)
• Hotel il Mulino (S1: Lichterfelde West)
• more hotels and apartments nearby on: citysam.de
• or check Hostelworld for hostels all over Berlin (prizes from 10 EUR/night, if you're lucky)

FOR ACADEMIC STAYS of one to three months or longer please try the following:

• IBZ Berlin (suitable for individuals, couples, and families)

• Studentendorf Schlachtensee (local hall of residence for students)
• House of Nations
• Studentenwerk Berlin: Housing
• International Student Center (ISB)

Services:

• FU Berlin: Accommodation
• ERG Universitätsservice GmbH

You may also want to check:

• FU Student Counseling: Places to stay
• Accommodation: FAQ
• Welcome Center of Dahlem Research School: main page -> click on one of the "DRS Info Brochures" in the Downloads section and see point "Accommodation"

Click Taxi for information on taxi services. If you want to go green click EcoTaxi.

Click BVG for public transport in Berlin: U-Bahn (subways), S-Bahn (urban railway), Tram (streetcars), Bus (busses). Tickets are available for zones AB, BC, ABC. We are in zone B.

Click directions for detailed map and travel information to/from airports and railway stations.

Berlin City Map

Going to Institut für Informatik (Institute of Computer Science), Takustr. 9

...from subway station U Dahlem-Dorf (stairway exit) - 10 min. walk:

Turn right at *Königin-Luise-Straße*. After several metres turn right at *Takustraße*. Follow Takustraße to *Arnimallee*. Turn left at *Arnimalle*. Follow the road until you see on the right handside a little path winding up to our institute (there is a little blue sign indicating "Institut für Informatik"). Our building is the grey-and-white one on the left.

...from subway station U Dahlem-Dorf (elevator exit) - 12 min. walk/wheelchair drive:

• Take a sharp (double) turn left at *Brümmerstraße* and walk back along the subway track. Turn right at *Königin-Luise-Straße* and move on as described above.
• Wheelchair users take a single turn left at *Fabeckstraße*. Move on to *Arnimalle*. Turn left at *Arnimallee*. When crossing *Takustraße* change to the pavement on the right and keep following *Arnimallee*. Turn right at the building with the number Pi running along its walls (= Arnimallee 6: Mathematics building). Move along the path to the Computer Science building (= the grey one on the right). Move past it and turn right for the main entrance.

...from SEMINARIS CampusHotel Berlin - 3 to 6 min. walk/wheelchair drive:

• Turn right at *Hechtgraben* (dead-end street). Follow the path to the end, go up+down the stairs, and cross *Arnimallee*. Two steps to the right you find a little path winding up to our institute (there is a little blue sign indicating "Institut für Informatik"). Our building is the grey-and-white one on the left.
• Wheelchair users turn left at *Takustraße* and move on to *Arnimallee*. Turn left at *Arnimallee*, but change to the pavement on the right handside. Move along Arnimallee. At the building with the number Pi running along its walls (= Arnimallee 6: Mathematics building) turn right. Move along the path to the Computer Science building (= the grey one on the right). Move past it and turn right for the main entrance.

...from Hotel Pension Enzian - 15 to 20 min. walk:

Walk down Moltkestraße towards Asternplatz. Cross Asternplatz and Unter den Eichen. Enter Limonenstraße and follow it to Altensteinstraße. Cross Altensteinstraße and walk along Takustraße. At Takustr. 3 turn right at the drive-up lane, walk past the barrier, climb the hill. The Computer Science building is a few metres ahead on the left.

...from Harnack-Haus - 15 to 20 min. (subway + walk/wheelchair drive):

Go to subway station U Thielplatz. Take subway U3 heading for Nollendorfplatz. Get off at U Dahlem-Dorf (1 stop). (5-10 min.) Follow directions as given above 'From subway station U Dahlem-Dorf ...' (10-12 min. walk or wheelchair drive).

...from Best Western Steglitz and NOVUM HOTEL RAVENNA - 15 min. (bus + walk/wheelchair drive):

Take bus line X83 heading for Königin-Luise-Str./Clayallee. Start  from S+U Rathaus Steglitz (Best Western) or Grunewaldstr./Lepsiusstr. (RAVENNA). Get off at Arnimallee (4 resp. 3 stops). Turn left at *Arnimallee*. Turn left again at the building with the number Pi running along its walls (= Arnimallee 6: Mathematics building). Move along the path to the Computer Science building (= the grey one on the right). Move past it and turn right for the main entrance.

...from Hotel Am Wilden Eber - 20 min. (bus + walk/wheelchair drive, or subway + walk/wheelchair drive):

Take bus 110 from Platz am Wilden Eber, direction U Oskar-Helene-Heim (runs every 20 minutes). Get off at Domäne Dahlem (4 stops). Move towards subway station U Dahlem-Dorf and follow directions as given above 'From subway station U Dahlem-Dorf ...' (10-12 min. walk or wheelchair drive).
optional:
Go to subway station U Podbielskiallee (10 min. walk). Take subway U3 heading for Krumme Lanke (runs every 5 minutes). Get off at U Dahlem-Dorf (1 stop). Follow directions as given above 'From subway station U Dahlem-Dorf ...' (10-12 min. walk or wheelchair drive).

...from Apartment Hotel Dahlem - 20 min. (subway + walk/wheelchair drive):

Go to subway station U Oskar-Helene-Heim. Take subway U3 heading for Nollendorfplatz. Get off at U Dahlem-Dorf (2 stops). (10 min.) Follow directions as given above 'From subway station U Dahlem-Dorf ...' (10-12 min. walk or wheelchair drive).

...from Pension am Rüdesheimer Platz - 20 min. (subway + walk/wheelchair drive):

Go to subway station U Rüdesheimer Platz. Take subway U3 heading for Krumme Lanke. Get off at U Dahlem-Dorf (3 stops). (10 min.) Follow directions as given above 'From subway station U Dahlem-Dorf ...' (10-12 min. walk or wheelchair drive).

...from Apart Residenz 2000, Hotel Pension Dahlem and Hotel il Mulino - 20 min. (bus + walk/wheelchair drive):

Take bus line 101 from Unter den Eichen/Drakestraße, direction U Turmstraße (runs every 20 minutes). Get off at Limonenstraße (3 stops). Cross Altensteinstraße and walk along Takustraße. Turn right at the drive-up lane on Takustr. 3, walk past the barrier, climb the hill. The Computer Science building is a few metres ahead on the left.
optional:
Take bus line M11 from S Lichterfelde West, direction U Dahlem-Dorf (runs every 10 minutes from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m). Get off at U Dahlem-Dorf (5 stops). (10 min.) Follow directions as given above 'From subway station U Dahlem-Dorf ...' (10-12 min. walk or wheelchair drive).