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The con­fer­ence is held in Davos, Eu­rope's high­est town, lo­cat­ed at 1560 m above sea lev­el. Davos can eas­i­ly be reached from Switzer­land's ma­jor cen­tres by rail or road.

Davos of­fers unique and var­ied fa­cil­i­ties for sport and leisure, both in sum­mer and win­ter; renowned mu­se­ums and gal­leries; and ex­cep­tion­al restau­rants and shop­ping op­por­tu­ni­ties. Nine­ty ho­tels and more than a thou­sand hol­i­day flats of­fer ac­com­mo­da­tion for every­body's taste and re­quire­ments.

Quick Links
– Congress Centre Davos
– Davos City and Surroundings
– How to get there
– Accommodation
– Weather
– What to do around Davos
Quick Links
– Congress Centre Davos
– Davos City and Surroundings
– How to get there
– Accommodation
– Weather
– What to do around Davos

Congress Centre Davos

The Davos con­gress cen­tre is one of the most mod­ern con­gress cen­tres in Switzer­land.

Hall A is re­served for the World Bio­di­ver­si­ty Fo­rum, of­fer­ing a ple­nary hall seat­ing 800 par­tic­i­pants, and 8 meet­ings rooms for par­al­lel ses­sions and work­shops.

The foy­ers and hall­way of­fer am­ple space for cof­fee and lunch breaks, poster ses­sions, ex­hi­bi­tion booths and meet­ing places. A reg­is­tra­tion of­fice com­pletes the space.

Davos City and Surroundings

Davos is the high­est town in Eu­rope (1560 m a.s.l.). Sit­u­at­ed in the can­ton of Graubün­den, it is a world renowned Alpine re­sort and, nes­tled in the moun­tains, of­fers ac­cess to many dif­fer­ent sum­mer and win­ter sport ar­eas.

Davos is al­so the home of the Swiss In­sti­tute for Snow and Avalanche Re­search (SLF), an in­sti­tute of the Swiss Fed­er­al In­sti­tute for For­est, Snow and Land­scape Re­search (WSL).

For more in­for­ma­tion on Davos and what to do in your spare time, vis­it Davos Tourism.

How to get there

We en­cour­age par­tic­i­pants to se­lect en­vi­ron­men­tal­ly friend­ly trav­el op­tions for the trav­el to Davos. Con­sid­er us­ing the train in­stead of fly­ing, if you have to fly, please con­sid­er car­bon off­set op­tions for your trip.

Davos is eas­i­ly reached by train from all ma­jor cen­tres of Switzer­land, the train trip will take you through the breath-tak­ing scenery of the alps. Com­ing from over­seas, take the train or plane to Zurich, and from there, trav­el by train to Davos.

Dur­ing your stay in Davos, you will ben­e­fit from a trav­el pass that grants you free trans­port on the Davos-Klosters pub­lic trans­port sys­tem.

Please con­sult the op­tions be­low to plan your trip.

By air
You can access Davos with ease by air. Fly to Zurich and travel on from the airport by rail. You will reach Davos in around 2 1/2 hours.
By car
From Zurich, take the A3/A13 motorway (follow the green signs) towards Chur until reaching Landquart. From Landquart continue on canton road 28 to Davos Klosters. Note that you will need a motorway vignette (CHF 40.00) for motorways in Switzerland. This is available at all border controls, petrol stations and post offices.
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By train
Sit back, relax and enjoy the view. Travel by Swiss national rail (SBB) to Landquart and then continue on with the Rhaetian railway (RhB) to Davos.
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Accommodation

WIth more than nine­ty ho­tels and a thou­sand hol­i­day flats, Davos of­fers ac­com­mo­da­tion for every taste and every pock­et.


We have ne­go­ti­at­ed spe­cial rates with a num­ber of ho­tels and hol­i­day flats. Please ac­cess the Davos Con­gress web­site to book your ac­com­mo­da­tion.


Overview of all Ho­tels and Board­ing Hous­es in Davos


PLEASE NOTE: SCAM WARN­ING

EX­PO HOUS­ING SER­VICES have con­tact­ed a num­ber of par­tic­i­pants by phone, in­form­ing them that they work for us, and promised ac­com­mo­da­tion at spe­cial rates, then ask­ing for cred­it card de­tails to pay a de­posit on the ho­tel room. THIS IS A SCAM! Nor the World Bio­di­ver­si­ty Fo­rum nor Davos Con­gress is as­so­ci­at­ed with this com­pa­ny, nor have we re­quest­ed their ser­vices.  

On­ly use the link be­low to book your room through Davos Con­gress, or use a rep­utable book­ing web­site. Con­tact us if you have any ques­tions, or are con­tact­ed by them.

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The weather in Davos

Cli­mate in Davos is alpine, cold-tem­per­ate with pre­cip­i­ta­tion through­out the year. Feb­ru­ary is the cold­est month, with av­er­age tem­per­a­tures be­low freez­ing. It is al­so the dri­est month, but pre­cip­i­ta­tion in the form of snow can nev­er­the­less be ex­pect­ed through­out the month.

Weather forecast

What to do around Davos when not at the conference

Davos is a win­ter sports par­adise and Feb­ru­ary is the height of win­ter sea­son. From ear­ly morn­ing ski tours to night­ly cross-coun­try ski­ing on lit tracks – there are out­door ac­tiv­i­ties al­most around the clock, and many of them are free. With all that sport, one should not for­get that there are al­so con­certs, mu­se­ums and a large va­ri­ety of pos­si­bil­i­ties to eat out or en­joy a drink at a cosy bar. Com­bine your par­tic­i­pa­tion at the World Bio­di­ver­si­ty Fo­rum with a hol­i­day and bring your fam­i­ly, there is some­thing to do for every­body!
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