WGT Venues & Travel Times

One challenge at WGT is the many venues which things are held.

First thing you will probably want is the Tram Map in PDF.    LVB Website

Tram 10, 11 & 11E - Are your main run trams City --> Parkbühne --> Werk II --> Agra (11 only) and go East around the city.
Tram 9 will get you to Werk II via the scenic route but goes West around the city, good for Schauspielhaus.

Google Map with many of the WGT Venues marked.

Going From / Going To

• City Center to Agra :  Tram 11 & 11E to Am Eichwinkel & Dolitz (11E) - 30 mins
• City Center to Werk II :  Tram 9, 10, 11 & 11E to Connewitz-Kreuz - 15 mins
• City Center to Parkbühne :  Tram 10, 11 & 11E to Hohe Str then walk West - 15 mins
• City Center to Kohlrabizirkus :  Tram 16 to An den Tierkliniken - 20 mins (5 walking)
• Werk II to Agra :  11 & 11E to Am Eichwinkel & Dolitz (11E) - 15 mins
• Parkbühne to Agra :  Walk 5 mins up Haydn Str & Hohe Str - then Tram 11 & 11E - 20 mins
• Parkbühne to Werk II :  Walk 5 mins up Haydn Str & Hohe Str - then Tram 10, 11 & 11E - 15 mins
• Kohlrabizirkus to Agra :  Tram 16 back towards the city, change at Augustus-platz (cross to other size) to the 10, 11 to Am Eichwinkel & Dolitz (11E)- 40-50 minutes
• Kohlrabizirkus to Werk II : Tram 16 back towards the city, change at Bayrischer-platz to the 9 to Connewitz-Kreuz.

Felsenkeller

Address: Karl Heine Strasse 32, 04229 Leipzig     Felsenkell Map 
Tram:  3  (from Hauptbahnhoff)   14 (from Hbf West)   Stop Name: Felsen-keller   
Nearest Venues: Parkbühne, Schauspielhaus & Leipzig City Center
Time to City Center: est 20 minutes

New venue for 2009.

Agra Hall

Address: Bornaische Str. 210 4279 Leipzig     Agra Location Map 
Tram:  11 & 11E (from Hauptbahnhoff)   Stop Name: Am Eichwinkel & Dolitz (11E)   
Nearest Venues: Werk II (15 minutes), Parkbühne (20 minutes), Pagan Village / Heidnisches Dorf (5 mins walk)
Time to City Center: 30 minutes

The main WGT venue usually where the headliners play.  Campgrounds are next door, through the back of the camp grounds is the Pagan & Viking Village. Shopping area is just after you enter and Halle 4.2 with DJs at night is in the middle.

 

Werk II

Address: Kochstraße 132
Tram:  9, 10, 11 & 11E (from Hauptbahnhoff)   Stop Name: Connewitz-Kreuz   
Nearest Venues: Werk II (15 minutes), Parkbühne (20 minutes)
Time to City Center: 15 minutes (as it's on a tram hub it's usually quick if you take whatever comes next)

This venue & Agra are on the same straight line tram from the city center so you can often pair up bands at both venues.  Venue is long and thin, if you want to get a good spot for a band get there early, at least 1 band before.

Parkbühne

Address: Clara-Zetkin Park        Parkbühne Location Map
Tram:  10, 11, 11E (from Hauptbahnhoff)   Stop Name: Hohe Str (then walk 5 mins west)
Nearest Venues: Werk II (15 minutes), Agra (20 minutes) including walking to tram
Time to City Center: 15 minutes

WGT say to take tram 8, I don't agree, it leaves you far at the north end of the park and no where near the venue itself.
You are going to take Tram 10 & 11 all the time to Werk II & Agra, use that to your travel speed advantage. 
All you need to do is get off at Hohe Str, walk West, continue down Haydn Str, the street just changes names, same street.  You end up hitting the park right where the venue is.

Kohlrabizirkus

Address: An den Tierkliniken 42, 04103 Leipzig        Kohlrabizirkus Location Map
Tram:  16 (from Hauptbahnhoff)   Stop Name: An den Tierkliniken
Nearest Venues: None really
Time to City Center: 20 minutes (including 5 walking)

This is probably the hardest venue to find as you can't see the venue from the tram.  The tram turns down Zwickauer Str on a double wide road and shortly after the turn is the An den Tierkliniken stop.  See this Sat Map to follow along.  You'll walk back slightly, cross the street and left down An den Tierkliniken, then right heading across the big parking lot down to the two silver domes you can see in the left of the picture.

Schauspielhaus

Address: Bosestraße 1 
Tram:  9 (from Hauptbahnhoff) or Walk   Stop Name: Thomaskirche 
Nearest Venues: Werk II (15 minutes), Agra (20 minutes)
Time to City Center: 5 minutes

This venue is just to the West of the central city ring, probably easiest just to walk there if you are in the city center.  If you are coming from Werk II the 9 tram is an option for "door to door" but will take a little longer as the tram goes out of its way past the Bayern train station.