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PLOTTING POETRY 7: Metres of Humour

26-27-28 June, 2024
Einsiedeln, Switzerland

Practical information

Conference Venue

Hotel Allegro
Lincolnweg 23
8840 Einsiedeln

Getting to Einsiedeln

By plane

Zurich Airport

You can reach Einsiedeln in about 1h10 - 1h30 from Zürich airport, with a connection in Wädenswil or two connections in Zurich SBB/CFF and Wädenswil. There are trains leaving every 10-20 minutes depending on the selected route.

Expected cost to your final destination : 25,40 CHF.

Euroairport Mulhouse-Basel-Freiburg

The Euroairport is shared between France, Switzerland and Germany. Be sure to exit the airport towards Switzerland. Bus 50 takes you directly to Basel SBB / Bâle CFF station.

From there you will be able to reach Einsiedeln by train in about 2 hours, with connections in Zürich SBB/CFF and Wädenswil. There are trains leaving every 30 minutes.

Expected cost to your final destination : 57,60 CHF.

By train

There is a train station in Einsiedeln. From Zürich SBB/ Zürich CFF: You can reach Einsiedeln in less than 1 hour from Zürich main train station, with a connection in Wädenswil. There are trains leaving every 30 minutes.

Expected cost to your final destination : 22,80 CHF.

Getting to the Allegro Hotel

From Einsiedeln train station : Buses #555, #552 or #553 run every 12 minutes towards the Hotel Allegro. After a 4 minute drive, get off at “Einsiedeln, Friedhof” bus stop. The hotel is a short walk away on Lincolnweg, on the other side of the bus stop.

Tickets for the whole journey to Hotel Allegro (Einsiedeln, Friedhof stop) can be bought from the machines located near the trains in the airports/train stations.

If you'd like to plan your route ahead of time or purchase a digital ticket for your journey, we recommend visiting the SBB website (https://www.sbb.ch/en) or downloading the SBB Mobile App.

What to do in the area?

Enjoy a swim in the lake 30 minutes' walk from the Hotel Allegro at Sihlsee Badi.
Relax in the Sauna of the Hotel Drei Könige facing the cloister of Einsiedeln.
Visit the Einsiedeln’s cloister from Monday to Friday at 14:00 - Entrance fee: 20 CHF
Go for a hike from the village of Brunni at the end of the valley.

Important to know

Electrical outlets in Switzerland are of the type J and can be used with any C-type male plug (with 2 pins) but not with F-type male plugs.
Swiss Francs are the local currency. You can pay almost anything anywhere by card, and many shops accept Euros (but the rate might not be favourable)
Switzerland is not part of the EU (it is part of Schengen, though): please check you have the appropriate travel documentation AND double-check with your service provider as roaming costs may be extravagant!