Travel on CCC Event Blog

Camp 2023 – Your journey to camp 2023

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Camp is coming closer and you should start to plan your trip soon. To help you with that, we are going to lay out some options here.

TL;DR:

Don’t come too early.
Take enough cash and fuel with you, read the survival guide.
There will be a bike repair shop and a parcel service.
Get a cheap event train ticket
There will be shuttles from Gransee and Zehdenick
Find groups for long distance shuttles or book existing tours with Bassliner.
If you come by car, get a parking ticket and offer ride sharing.

General advice

Do not arrive before the announced dates. If you arrive earlier than those dates, we might have to ask you to leave. We simply do not have the capacity beforehand.

Please keep in mind that the camp is cash only. There are no ATMs at the venue and the ATMs nearby will be overloaded if the whole camp tries to get money there. Plan to bring enough cash.

If you do not want to carry your luggage to camp, you can send it by mail. You will also be able to send it back home from camp. You can use the same service to order stuff to camp.

For a list of things to bring and not to bring take a look at the survival guide which includes links to a checklist.

Not only relevant to those arriving without a car: We organised a bus shuttle between camp and the two nearby cities Gransee and Zehdenick. The shuttle runs from Monday, 14 Aug to Monday, 21 Aug at least once per hour between 8:00 and 20:00 and it is free for all camp visitors. If you need something from the next hardware store and don’t want to walk all the way to the parking lot: Take the bus. It leaves directly in front of the camp entrance.

For a comprehensive and detailed list about traveling to camp and back home, look at our info pages. Please continue reading if you already read them, we are going to point out some important points in this blogpost.

By bike

We heard that some of you will arrive by bike or at least bring a bike to camp. Great! We organized a bike workshop to help in case you need to repair things. There might be a facility to safely store your bike as well, but we can’t tell for sure right now. Please don’t rely on it.

By train

Did you know there is a special offer from Deutsche Bahn for chaos events? If you arrive by train, there is a shuttle bus to camp from both nearby stations, Gransee and Zehdenick. The shuttles are scheduled to leave a few minutes after your arrival. For a detailed shuttle schedule please take a look at the info pages.

Long-distance bus shuttles

Travel to Camp together with all your friends, arrive directly in front of the entrance and avoid having to carry your stuff from the parking lot, protect the environment by emitting less CO₂? How about a bus tour?

Right now we only offer tours from Berlin and Hamburg, but we would love to have a few more bus users. All you need are at least 40 people for one tour and multi-city routes are also viable! So please use the wiki to find like-minded people or organize a fun tour with you and your neighbouring hackerspace. Depending on your starting point and the number of people the price will be between 50 and 70 € one way. Please contact bassliner until 31 July if you found enough people.

By car

Good news: After quite some trouble we finally found a place for the parking lot that is not too far away from camp. But it is not directly in front of the camp either. Depending on where your car is parked and where you put up your tent, you will have to walk about 800–1500 meters. We will have a few handcarts to carry your stuff but bringing an additional one is never wrong. If you need to drive onto the venue to unload your stuff, that will only be possible before and after the main event. Please have some patience as we can’t let many vehicles in at the same time.

Sharing is caring: If you have a spare seat, please offer your ride in the wiki.

Important: Whether if you arrive by car, motorbike, quad – if it has a motor and needs a driving license, your vehicle has to be parked at the parking lot. Parking on or around the venue is not possible and vehicles that do not comply will be removed. Parking tickets cost 40 € and are available online in the ticket shop as well as on-site (cash only!). Download your parking ticket beforehand and keep it ready once you arrive to speed up the parking process.

Please do not arrive with an almost empty tank and rely on a gas/petrol station close to the location to get back home. Those will be overwhelmed and run out soon, leaving you stranded. This was tested in 2019 and we would prefer to spare you from another case study. Please fill up your tank before you get close to the location, at best while still on the highway. The same applies for electric vehicles and empty batteries. Do not rely on charging facilities at the venue.

Photo CC BY-SA 4.0 psy

Start #cccamp directly in Berlin

Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:50:00 +0000

There will be a bus-shuttle from Berlin directly to the campsite!

Departure: Berlin Ostbahnhof (East-Station)
Arrival: Camp \o/

Getting there:
– Wednesday, August 12th, 15:00 (3 PM)
– Thursday, August 13th, 15:00 (3 PM)

Getting back:
– Sunday, August 16th, 15:00 (3 PM)
– Monday, August 17th, 15:00 (3 PM)

Reservation opens today, Thursday 6th August, 12:00 (noon), please go ahead: http://bassliner.org/en/destination/ccc/

If you want to have a bus at another time, please gather enough people for that date via the wiki. As soon as there are more than 30 people interested in getting a bus at another time, we will try to arrange that for you. Please drop us an email to the main orga address once there are more than 30 people signed up for one date.

Plan Your Travel for Camp 2015

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:01:44 +0000

The Chaos Communication Camp 2015 approaches with giant steps! Whelp, it’s high time for a round of basic information, so you can plan your journey accordingly.

The dates

Entrance at the Chaos Communication Camp 2011
Picture by Sascha Ludwig

If you’re part of a Village or as an individual, the earliest reasonable date of arrival will be August 8th. Before that, there won’t be any power, water or Mate supply and you’ll likely stand in the way.
Disassembly of the event will commence on the evening of August 17th. We need to clear the venue by August 20th.
We’re going to need lots of people for the teardown and cleanup. You can help out, more on that in the Wiki about volunteers at the Camp!

Motorized vehicles

Special announcements for motorized vehicles
Picture by Sascha Ludwig

Even during Camp construction time there will be little to no cars allowed at the site of the event. A special procedure will be announced at the entrance and can change from one hour to the next. Please prepare to unload your vehicles at the main entrance and relocate them to the parking lot for the duration of the event. Parking in front of the main entrance will be limited, so better gang up!
Caravans and Campervans will get their own designated area right next to the venue. Officially it’s outside the main Camp area, so you can move your Campervan for a shopping tour.
Trucks, Caravans, and Campervans may enter the venue if they’re an integral piece of your Village’s set-up. Those vehicles will need to be in place by August 12th and won’t be able to leave until the event came to a close, so please plan accordingly.

Rental tents and Village construction

Villages at Chaos Communication Camp 2011
Picture by Sascha Ludwig

If you or your Village rented a tent from our (already closed) tent rental service, we’ll likely have those set up on August 8th as well. Some tents might be set up some time later (after the weekend of 8/9 August), but still before August 13th.
Your Village will get its own staked out stretch of land! Build as compact as possible. Buffer overflows are usually bad, so please stay within that area to avoid reboots. You might also cooperate with similar villages for a joint space.

Tickets will be up for sale soon™, as well as more information on general infrastructure at the Camp 2015!