Please find useful directions how to get to the Institute of Physics and a campus map here:
Link to Visitor Information
From the main station
By trains and from the airports, you will arrive in Mainz at the main station "Hauptbahnhof".
When leaving the main station, the bus stop is to your right.
One-way tickets can be bought at a machine next to the bus stop.
From there, you have two options to get to the Institute: Bus 69 or Bus 6.
Bus 69:
There is only one direction for Bus 69: "Fachhochschule"/"Universität" (you cannot pick a wrong one).
Leave the bus at the stop "Staudingerweg" (a few stops after "Universität").
Unfortunately, the bus doesn't drive regularly on weekends, so it's probably only an option for the monday morning session.
When in doubt, please consult the timetable.
Bus 6:
This bus actually departs from the same spot as the aforementioned 69.
The two possible directions you need are either "Bretzenheim" or "Marienborn".
Exit the bus at the station "Backhaushohl" (also a few stops after "Universität").
Walk northwest past a sports ground and a parking lot towards the entrance of the university.
The bus departs every 10 minutes on weekdays, every 15 minutes on Saturday and every 30 minutes on Sunday.
When in doubt, please consult the timetable.
By Car
From the west (i.e. from direction Bonn/Cologne)
• Travel autobahn A 60 crossing "Autobahn-Dreieck Mainz" direction Darmstadt.
• Leave autobahn A 60 at exit "Mainz-Finthen".
• Follow the street sign "Saarstraße/Innenstadt" straight ahead through the traffic circle "Europaplatz".
• Take the exit "Universität".
From the east (i.e. from direction Würzburg/Darmstadt)
• Travel on the autobahn A 60 crossing "Autobahn-Dreieck Rüsselsheim" OR travel autobahn A 63 crossing "Autobahnkreuz Mainz" to get to autobahn A 60 direction Bingen.
• Leave the autobahn A 60 at exit "Mainz-Finthen".
• Follow the street sign "Saarstraße/Innenstadt" straight ahead through the traffic circle "Europaplatz".
• Take exit "Universität".
From the north (i.e. from direction Kassel)
• Follow the autobahn A 66.
• At "Schiersteiner Kreuz" change to autobahn A 643 direction Mainz. • Follow the autobahn A 643 to "Autobahn-Dreieck Mainz" and change here to autobahn A 60 direction Darmstadt.
• Leave the autobahn A 60 at exit "Mainz-Finthen".
• Follow the street sign "Saarstraße/Innenstadt" straight ahead through the traffic circle "Europaplatz".
Parking
To enter the campus by car and parking is permitted only with a special permission. We have arranged for everybody who mentioned parking in the registration to be allowed onto campus.
Please park your car on the slot south from the Institute of Physics.
By Plane
There are two airports near Mainz:
Airport Frankfurt/Main
• Train (EC, ICE, IC, RE, RB) or S-Bahn (line S8) transit from Frankfurt/Main to Mainz main station
• Duration: 30-40 minutes
• Ticket price: €4-8 (depending on the train)
• For schedule information see Deutsche Bahn
Airport Frankfurt-Hahn (Hunsrück)
• Bus transfer to Mainz main station: ORN from terminal 3 (leaves Frankfurt-Hahn every 3 hours)
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Ticket price: approx. €10
• For schedule information see ORN
• Duration: 90 minutes
Bus Routes from "Hauptbahnhof F" (Central Station) to "Staudingerweg" (via Line 69) or "Backhaushohl" (via Line 6)
