ECGBL 2026
20th European Conference on Games Based Learning
Practical Information
Registered participants will receive specific joining instructions two weeks before the conference. In the meantime, we hope you find the following, more general, ECGBL Practical Information helpful.
Conference Location
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Merckstraße 25
64283 Darmstadt
TU Darmstadt is located in the city center of Darmstadt. You reach Darmstadt by the AIRliner bus from Frankfurt Int’l airport, the ride is around 20-25 minutes.
University Information
TU Darmstadt was founded in 1877, with around 24.000 students. As a European technical university, we are a driving force in developing a trans-European campus together with universities from seven European countries in the network “Unite!” (opens in new tab). Our home is the metropolitan region Frankfurt-Rhine-Main.
Local Information
TU Darmstadt is located in the city center of Darmstadt. You reach Darmstadt by the AIRliner bus from Frankfurt Int’l airport, the ride is around 20-25 minutes.
Getting to ECGBL
https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet/campus/index.en.jsp
How to approach us …
By car:
- Motorway A5 (Frankfurt-Basel) or A67 (Köln-Mannheim)
- Exit: Darmstadt/Stadtmitte#
- Drive straight on Rheinstraße towards the city centre
- Through the Citytunnel and at the next traffic light keep left on the Cityring
- Before the next traffic light turn to the right on the Landgraf-Georg-Staße
- Next Street left (Fraunhoferstraße) leads to the Rundeturmstraße
Parking (Map)
- Car Park Mercksplatz (short-time site: up to 4 hours)
destination for route guidance system: Landgraf Georg Str. 27
- Parking Garage Darmstadtium (2 minute walk)
destination for route guidance system: Alexanderstrasse
- Parking Garage Justus-Liebig-Garage (8 minute walk)
destination for route guidance system: Holzstr. 8
- Parking Garage Stiftstraße (8 minute walk, only a small garage)
destination for route guidance system: Stiftstraße 15
- Parking Garage Schlossgarage/Karolinenplatz (5 minute walk)
destination for route guidance system: Friedensplatz 4
- Parking Garage Jugendstilbad (4 minute walk)
destination for route guidance system: Landgraf-Georg-Straße
- Vistor Parking in front of our building (very short term only)
- Vistor Parking in our Parking Garage (registered ahead only, on request by our administration)
… by train:
- Arrival at Hauptbahnhof Darmstadt (Central Train Station Darmstadt)
- Take Tramway Line 2 or 3 in front of the station and
- Leave at the stop Schloss
- Walk along the Landgraf-Georg-Straße at the left side until the next street
- Turn left in Fraunhoferstraße until the next street
- Turn right in Rundeturmstraße
- After the Fraunhofer building take the walkway left
- Reach us at Number 10 at the right side
Detailed Timetables in the Internet:
- Railway Timetable
- Tram/Bus Timetable: RMV / Dadina
… by plane:
- Arrival at Frankfurt Airport
- From there with the HEAG AirLiner to Darmstadt Kongresszentrum (last stop)
- Take the pathway before the Congress Center right (Erich-Ollenhauer Promenade) upwards
- Go straight upwards at the first intersection
- Take the stairs right down and
- Reach us at Number 10 at the left side
https://www.darmstadt-tourismus.de/
Accommodation Information
Suggested local hotels can be seen in the table below. The main conference hotel will be highlighted in green.
This is usually the most convenient to the conference venue and is usually where pre-conference drinks are held.
Key Locations
Key locations for the 20th European Conference on Games Based Learning – ECGBL 2026 in Germany are shown on this map
Virtual Presentations
There is an option to present your work virtually. Virtual presentations will take place on Zoom, details of the virtual room links will be sent close to the conference date. There will be a check-in session to test your zoom connection prior to the conference. Virtual Participants will have access to the keynotes and all of the virtual presentations.