2. Modulbau Physik
Otto-Blumenthal-Strasse 20
52074 Aachen
Germany
Main contact person: Anamarija Dronjic
+49 241 80-27000
anamarija.dronjic@physik.rwth-aachen.de
How to reach us
Car
for your convenience, please also consult our map with route planner.
Parking
Because of the current parking situation, we recommend public transportation. If you prefer travelling by car, please request a guest parking permit from us. This permit allows you to park your car in the parking lot adjacent to the Physikzentrum (adjacent to Otto-Blumenthal-Straße) or in the parking lot adjacent to Forckenbeckstraße (both RWTH parking zone U). Without a guest parking permit you are only allowed to park your car on Otto-Blumenthal-Straße or on Forckenbeckstraße (but not in the parking lots mentioned before).
Arriving from the autobahn:
At Autobahnkreuz Aachen, the intersection of A4 and A44, take A4 heading towards Heerlen (NL). Leave the autobahn at exit Aachen-Laurensberg and take the freeway towards Aachen-Innenstadt (Aachen center). Follow the signs RWTH Melaten,which will guide you into a short tunnel. After you have left this tunnel, take the next exit and go straight across the traffic circle. You are now on Forckenbeckstraße. After approximately 400 meters there is a parking area to the left of Forckenbeckstraße. Please take the stairs opposite the parking area, which lead away from the bus stop towards the street Otto-Blumenthal-Straße. The building across this street is the Physikzentrum.
Train and bus
Please use the journey planner by Deutsche Bahn to calculate the best route to “Campus Melaten (Physikzentrum), Aachen”. This route will likely include either of two railway stations, Aachen Hbf oder Aachen West. From there you have to continue by bus. Further details are given below. Alternatively, you could take a taxi to Physikzentrum (part of Campus Melaten) which should take about 15 minutes.
By train via Aachen Hbf
Leave the station and go to the bus stop Hauptbahnhof. Take either bus 3A or 3B, and get off at Campus Melaten. Either of these two busses leaves every 15 minutes. Once you have arrived at Campus Melaten, please take the stairs which lead away from the bus stop towards the street Otto-Blumenthal-Straße. The buidling across this street is the Physikzentrum.
By train via Aachen West
Leave the station and take a left to reach the bus stop Westbahnhof. From there you can take either of the busses 33, 73 or 3A to the bus stop Campus Melaten. A bus leaves approximately every 8 Minuten during the week at daytime. Once you have arrived at Campus Melaten, please take the stairs which lead away from the bus stop towards the street Otto-Blumenthal-Straße. The buidling across this street is the Physikzentrum.
By bus within Aachen
Any of the bus services 3A/3B, 12, 22, 33 or 73 stop at Campus Melaten. Please take the stairs which lead away from the bus stop towards the street Otto-Blumenthal-Straße. The buidling across this street is the Physikzentrum. You can plan your journey online at AVV. The bus stops from which the previously listed bus services leave can be found in the timetables for bus 3A/3B, bus 12, bus 22, bus 33 and bus 73.
Plane and train
The closest airports to Aachen are: Düsseldorf and Cologne-Bonn. With public transportation you need about 2 hours to get from Düsseldorf or Köln-Bonn to the Physikzentrum. More details are given below. Please use the journey planner by Deutschen Bahn, to calculate the best route to “Campus Melaten (Physikzentrum), Aachen”. More information is also given in train and bus.
From Düsseldorf airport
There are direct trains from this airport to Aachen Hbf. Alternatively, you can also take a train to Düsseldorf Hbf where you then need to change to trains running to Aachen Hbf or Aachen West. From either Aachen West or Aachen Hbf you can take a bus or taxi to the Physikzentrum as described in train and bus.
From Cologne-Bonn airport
Please take a train from the airport to Köln Hbf. At Köln Hbf you can then catch a train to Aachen Hbf. From Aachen Hbf you can take a bus or taxi to the Physikzentrum as described in train and bus.