Touristic Tips & Local Hosts - Poznań 2026

Registrations are opened until 15 May 2026 (early bird fee: 20 March). 

Check the draft programme of the week to plan your trip.

VENUES
The conference is hosted by two universities (walking distance: 450 m / 7min walk):

• 11 June/ Plenaries (auditorium): Collegium Iuridicum Novum, Al. Niepodległości 53, 61-714 Poznań, Poland
• 12-13 June/ Workshops (8 seminar rooms) and closing plenary: Poznań Campus of SWPS University, Kutrzeby 10, 61-719 Poznań, Poland

Poznań is located in the heart of Europe between Warsaw (Poland) and Berlin (Germany), approximately 2.5–3 hours by train, and it can be easily reached by low-carbon transport. 

BY LAND
The train station Poznań Główny offers frequent domestic and international train services (see PKP - Polish State Railways). Cheaper options are by bus (see FlixBus). 

BY AIR
The table includes airports and travel time to Poznań by train or bus:

Poznań offers a variety of different accommodation options (see for example www.booking.com, www.airbnb.com). The EFRJ organising team will be staying at the B&B HOTEL - Poznań Old Town (address: plac Wolności 16 - approximately 16 minutes on foot from the venue). Here are some hotels located within walking distance from the two universities (more ideas here):

• City Break Apartments – Plac Wolności 6 – approximately 17 minutes on foot
• PURO Hotel Poznań – approximately 11 minutes on foot
• Apart Poznań – approximately 8 minutes on foot
• Hotel Kolegiacki – approximately 19 minutes on foot

TOURISM
To organise your trip to Poznań please visit the official tourist website, where you can find information about the city's public transport system, major attractions, events, activities, restaurants, and many other relevant topics (in Polish and in English).

The 13th International Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice will take place in the city of Poznań, one of Poland's oldest cities, located in the heart of Europe between Warsaw and Berlin. For its strategic position, Poznań has historically been a crossroads and meeting point for diverse cultures, ideas, and movements.

In Poland, the EFRJ has strong connections with members in Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, and Olsztyn. Poznań has a vibrant local network of restorative justice advocates, including the municipality, police and probation services, libraries, schools, university community and civil society organisations. This strong foundation makes Poznań an ideal setting to be the heart and capital of restorative justice in 2026.

The conference is organised in collaboration with SWPS University and the European Mediation Institute (EMI). Our core local organising team is composed of Aleksandra Dopierała (SWPS) and Marceli Kwaśniewski (EMI). Others, such as Piotr Jóźwiak and SWPS students, are also involved in the organisation.

The event will be hosted mostly within the premises of the Faculty of Psychology and Law at SWPS University. To know more about this university, click here. (Only the morning of 11 June will be in the auditorium of the Collegium Iuridicum Novum, a 7 min walk from SWPS).