Austria is part of the Schengen Area of the European Union. You can check if you need a visa on the Visa policy page of the European Commission: link to map of visa requirement overview

Please contact the conference secretary (shmii-13@tugraz.at) if you need an invitation letter.

Regular flights from major international hubs
Austria: Vienna
Germany: Frankfurt, Munich, Duesseldorf, Stuttgart
Switzerland: Zurich

The SHMII-13 conference is labelled as a “Green Event” and therefore we encourage you to use environmentally friendly transportation. The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) offers a network of long distance trains (during day and also overnight).

Direct train connections to many European cities
Austria: Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck
Italy (with one change): Rome, Milano, Venice
Czech Republic: Prague
Germany: Munich, Stuttgart, Berlin
Poland: Warsaw
Switzerland: Zurich

For more information visit the website of the Austrian Federal Railways (Oebb) or for Nightrains the website of  Nightjet. If you want to benefit from the special ÖBB conditions please register for the ÖBB SHMII-13 Congress Account. To receive the TAN registration code please contact invoice.shmii-13noSpam@tugraz.at. 

Note: Only travel that takes place max. 3 days before or after the event and serves the purpose of travelling to or from the event is valid. Please note that each person has to create a new ÖBB account specifically for this congress. It is not possible to use an existing ÖBB account as each e-mail address can only be used once in the ÖBB booking system. Registering entitles you to a 22% congress discount on the ÖBB standard fare, 10% off the international standard fare, and a special price for the ÖBB Nightjet when making your booking. Your customer account for the congress will be automatically deleted after the event and therefore after your return journey.F or further support, please do not hesitate to contact ÖBB at +43 664 617 3064 or by e-mail at saskia.escuerlopeznoSpam@pv.oebb.at

Austria: Vienna (200km, 2h00), Salzburg (300km, 3h00)
Croatia: Zagreb (180km, 2h30)
Czech Republic: Prague (470km, 5h30)
Germany: Munich (430km, 4h30), Stuttgart (700km, 6h30), Frankfurt (800 km, 7h00), Berlin (900km, 9h00)
Italy: Udine (300km, 3h00), Trieste (370km, 3h30), Milan (690km, 7h30)
Hungary: Budapest (320km, 4h00)
Slovenia: Ljubljana (194km, 2h00
Switzerland: Zurich (740km, 7h30)