InterContinental Hotel Düsseldorf
The first-class InterContinental Düsseldorf is located in the most fashionable location in the city centre -right on the Königsallee, one of Germany’s most exclusive business and shopping streets.
Düsseldorf – regional capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
Düsseldorf offers its more than 580,000 inhabitants and guests a broad spectrum of amenities with regard to lifestyle, business, sports, arts and culture. The city’s attractive shopping facilities on the chestnut tree-lined avenue Königsallee and in the historic city centre enjoys worldwide renown.
The historic city center thrives during the day and at night. The “longest bar of the world” with more than 260 restaurants, pubs and taverns is home of the special brew “Altbier” –a Düsseldorf specialty. The past few years have also seen the emergence of the “media harbor” with its flashy Gehry buildings as a stylish second night-time area featuring a variety of trendy restaurants, pubs and dance clubs.
Owing to its outstandingly beautiful castle grounds, parks and green belts, the regional capital won the gold medal in the European competition “Entente Florale” in 2008. Düsseldorf has a unique museum landscape. With 25 museums, Benrath castle, more than 20 theatres, a variety of concert halls and around 100 galleries, Düsseldorf ranks among the foremost international centres of arts and culture. The concert hall “Tonhalle” and the opera “Deutsche Oper am Rhein”, having undergone extensive refurbishment, combine all modern conveniences with historical design. The Düsseldorf theatre “Schauspielhaus” with its frequent and celebrated productions, joins the portfolio of venues enjoying renown beyond the city’s boundaries.
Transportation
Düsseldorf International Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport is one of the most important air traffic hubs in Europe and the third largest airport in Germany. Numbers and facts:
- 3 km from the CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf
- own ICE railway station
- 10 minutes to the city center
- 180 worldwide destinations served
- approximately 17 million passengers per year
- approximately 250,000 flight movements per year
- 75 airlines
- 700 take-offs and landings per day
Conference participants, speakers and guests benefit from easy access, as Düsseldorf is within an hour’s reach from the most important European metro areas, such as London, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, Brussels and Amsterdam. Among the worldwide destinations of non-stop flights are Accra, Atlanta, Bangkok, Chicago, Cape Town, Dubai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Cairo, Los Angeles, Miami, Moscow, New York City, St. Petersburg, Toronto and Vancouver.
Train
Düsseldorf is part of an extensive railway network connecting the city with the most important cities in Germany and beyond. The central railway station is positioned on the country’s most frequented railway route. More than 1,000 trains call on one of the regional capital’s two ICE railway stations.
Tram, bus and underground
A highly modern local network encompassing 1,400 km and an optimal connection with both the Rhine-Ruhr and the Rhein-Sieg local transport networks complete the spectrum of transport services.
