Travel & Accommodation

IMB & SFB 1361 Conference - The evil within: Regulation and repair of endogenous DNA damage

10 - 13 March 2026 at IMB in Mainz, Germany

Address: Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Ackermannweg 4, 55128 Mainz, Germany

Please find detailed information on how to get to IMB here.

If you are travelling by car, please use the free parking lots within walking distance to IMB (5-7 min):

• Hochschule Mainz (Lucy-Hillebrand-Str. 2, 55128 Mainz)
• Parkplatz Dalheimer Weg (Dalheimer Weg 1, 55128 Mainz)

Mainz can be easily accessible via train to the Mainz Main Station (Mainz Hbf) or via flights to Frankfurt International Airport or Frankfurt Hahn Airport.

If you are arriving at Frankfurt International Airport, you would need to continue your journey to Mainz Main Station by train (travel time: ca. 40 minutes):

• S8 in the direction of Wiesbaden Hbf
• RE2 in the direction of Koblenz Hbf
• RE3 in the direction of Saarbrücken Hbf

Please check the Deutsche Bahn website for timetables and further info.

If you are arriving at Frankfurt Hahn Airport, you would need to continue your journey to Mainz Main Station by bus (travel time: ca. 75 minutes).

Please check the Hahn Airport website for timetables and further info.

Accommodation is not included in the registration fee and needs to be self-organised by the participants.

Participants are offered special rates for rooms at the hotels listed below for the duration of the conference by using the given keyword when making reservations directly with the hotel. The room contingent is limited, provided on a first-come-first-serve basis, and each reservation must be guaranteed by credit card.

Please note that the hotels named are just a selection of many which can be found in the Mainz region and the organisers cannot be held responsible for availability and/or level of service. If you are planning to stay in Mainz directly, it is recommended to reserve your accommodation early as hotels in the area are usually very quickly booked out.

B&B Hotel Mainz
Mombacher Straße 2b, 55122 Mainz

Singleroom EUR 65,00
Rooms can be booked until 31.01.2026
+49 6131 570788-0; mainz-hbf@hotelbb.com
Keyword: "ABK IMB Events" or Res. No. "1461437"

Hotel Mainzer Hof
Kaiserstraße 98, 55116 Mainz

Singleroom EUR 99,00
Rooms can be booked until 09.02.2026
+49 6131 97240; info@hotel-mainzerhof.de 
Keyword: "Institute of Molekular Biology" or Res. No. "32871"

Intercity Hotel Mainz
Binger Straße 21, 55131 Mainz

Singleroom EUR 159,00
Rooms can be booked until 09.02.2026
+49 6131 58851-0; mainz@intercityhotel.com
Keyword: "IMB Events"