Contact & travel
International Academy for Nature Conservation of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm
Event bookings and event planning
Gisela Stolpe (extension: -113)
Norbert Wiersbinski (extension: -111)
Ralf Grunewald (extension: -115)
Andrea Strauss (extension: -147)
Registration for seminars
Martina Finger (extension: -112)
Accounts and administrative issues
Alexander Jenß (extension: -114)
Arrival
How to choose your train:
Please look for train connections to Lauterbach/Mole at 
Rail travel information
to Station Lauterbach Mole (Rügen):
via Hamburg: Rostock - Stralsund - Bergen/Rügen
via Berlin: Stralsund - Bergen/Rügen
via Malmö: Sassnitz - Bergen/Rügen
Arrival by car:
Either via Stralsund on the B 96 national trunk road - Bergen - Putbus to Lauterbach, or
immediately after crossing the Rügen dam (Rügendamm), turn right heading for Garz - Putbus and continue to Lauterbach.
The opening times of the bridge on the Rügendamm (Ziegelgrabenbrücke) for boats are daily between: (* as required)
02.20 - 02.40 hrs*
05.20 - 05.40 hrs
09.20 - 09.40 hrs
15.20 - 15.40 hrs*
17.20 - 17.40 hrs
21.20 - 21.40 hrs
Please note that during this time it is not possible to get over the dam to Rügen!
In Lauterbach parking is available in our visitors' car parks (see location map). Although there is a pay machine, parking for INA guests is free of charge. However we cannot assume liability for any vehicles parked there. We advise visitors not to make their journey by car, particularly during the peak tourist season in summer.
Arrival by air:
Via Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Malmö, or Rostock-Laage airports. Train connections to Lauterbach depart from all these airports ( Rail travel information)
Ferries:
From Trelleborg (Sweden) to Sassnitz/Mukran
From Gedser (Denmark) to Rostock
From Klaipeda (Lithuania) to Sassnitz/Mukran
From St. Petersburg (Russia) to Sassnitz/Mukran
Telephone numbers for taxis in:
Stralsund: +49 3831 292000 or 39 33 33
Bergen: +49 3838 252627
Sassnitz: +49 38392 3030
Putbus: +49 38301 339
Boat crossing to the island of Vilm:
The crossing from Lauterbach to the island of Vilm is only possible in our boat, and takes 10 minutes. Our ferry, the "INA" makes the crossing to a fixed seasonal timetable which is coordinated with connecting trains. 
Travelinformation incl. timetable for the ferry for printout (pdf file)
Public guided tours of the Isle of Vilm nature reserve
Fahrgastreederei Lenz e.K.
Lauterbacher Chaussee
D-18581 Lauterbach / Rügen
Tel: +49 38301 61896
Fax: +49 38301 61874 E-Mail www.vilmexkursion.de
