Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)

Conferences

RIMMA2025

Venue

The conference will be hosted at the University of Bern. The main venue will be the UniS building, near Bern University main building, Room 003, conveniently located near the main train station. Building plans specifying the most important rooms and facilities are available to you as PDFs for the buildings marked in red (only in German).

UniS Building

Traveling to Bern

Due to the geographic position in Central Europe and a worldwide famous public transport system, travelling to Bern can be done ecologically friendly by train for a large number of participants.

By train

Booking a supersaver offer «Sparschiene» as early as possible will reduce travel costs significantly. Night train services are already operating from Berlin, Vienna, Zagreb, Budapest, Ljubljana, Amsterdam, Rome, Hamburg, and Prague. 

→ SBB (Swiss Railway)

If you are booking excursions or extending your stay in Switzerland, it might be worth buying a Swiss Travel Pass. This ticket gives you unlimited travel by train, bus and boat, as well as many other advantages within Switzerland.

→ Swiss Travel Pass

We advise you to check also supersaver offers by the train lines of the neighbouring countries:

→ SNCF
→ Deutsche Bahn
→ ÖBB
→ Treni Italia

We will kindly remind you that you have no internet on SBB trains. However, DB and ÖBB operating Swiss destinations offer free WiFi.

By coach

Direct Flixbus coach services to Bern are available from many cities.

Screenshot Flixbus

By plane

For those coming from far away, direct flight connections to Zurich and Geneva airport are available from nearly all over the world. In addition, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse offers low cost flights (EasyJet, Ryanair) from numerous European destinations. Bern can be reached by train directly from Zurich and Geneva airport, and via local bus and train from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse.

→ Zurich Airport
→ Geneva Airport
→ EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse
→ Bern Airport

Accomodation 

We understand that accommodation costs in Switzerland can be high. To help manage expenses, we encourage you to consider sharing a hotel room with a colleague. Double occupancy can often significantly lower your costs. If you don't know someone attending the conference, please contact us at rimma2025.oeschger@unibe.ch with the subject "Accommodation," and we will assist in finding a roommate. 

A city ticket for public transportation is included in the room price. Additionally, you can book rooms at various mid-range and high-standard hotels (3* and 4*) through the Bern Tourism office or general hotel booking platforms. There are also several B&Bs and Airbnb options available. For those seeking budget-friendly options, a large youth hostel is located within a 10-minute walking distance from the conference venue. 

Hotels offering a special conference discount are bookable from 27 January to 1 February 2025. 

Link to the Hotel list.