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Getting there

Map showing the location of Braunschweig within Germany.

Braunschweig is the largest city between Berlin and Hanover. It is easy to get there by car, train, long-distance bus and from the nearest airports. Within Braunschweig, you can easily get to TU Braunschweig's campuses using the local public transport buses and trams.

The central campus of TU Braunschweig is about 15 minutes' walk from the city centre. Here you will find the old TU Braunschweig building, most of the lecture halls and seminar rooms, the university library as well as the central refectory and the administration building.

You can get an overview of TU Braunschweig's location on the city map of Braunschweig. You can find a detailed view of all the buildings at TU Braunschweig on the campus map.

How to get to Braunschweig

By plane

Braunschweig is also easy to reach from the major airports thanks to the good travel options by train and car:

  • Hanover Airport (approx. 65 km)

The nearest international airport to Braunschweig is Hannover. You will need about one hour to get from Hannover to Braunschweig. There are direct trains from Hannover Airport to the main station. From there the train connections to Braunschweig run every 30 minutes. If you have a lot of luggage or your flight lands at Hannover late in the evening, you can book a shuttle to Braunschweig. The airport shuttle will collect
you at the airport and take you to any address in Braunschweig, but the costs ( from 78 euros) are very high compared to the train.

  • Berlin Airport (approx. 230 km)
  • Frankfurt am Main Airport (approx. 340 km)
By train, long-distance bus and public transport

Braunschweig main station is served by well over 200 trains every day. It is an ICE and IC station as well as a regional transport hub. From Braunschweig main station and bus station, the journey time by bus or tram to TU Braunschweig's central campus is about 15 minutes. Tickets are also available on the buses and trams. A taxi ride from the main station to the central campus costs about 12 euros.

The Braunschweig bus station is served by various long-distance bus providers from all over Germany.

Please check the website of Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH or Google Maps for exact departure times and current changes.

Stops at the central campus:

Tram 1, 2: Mühlenpfordtstraße
Bus 419, 429: Pockelsstraße

By car

Braunschweig has very good motorway connections:

  • A2 Berlin-Ruhr area
  • A39 Wolfsburg-Braunschweig-Salzgitter with direct connection to the A7 (direction Frankfurt/Main/Munich)
  • A395 Braunschweig-Harz (direction Halle/Leipzig)

There is only limited parking space available on the central campus.

You can find the addresses via the campus map or via the list of institutes and facilities.

InstitutesFacilities

Getting to Braunschweig (Google Maps)

 

Braunschweig is a bicycle-friendly city. From all parts of the city, the central campus can be reached by bike in less than 30 minutes. The cycle network is well developed with numerous paths through green spaces, cycle lanes and independent cycle paths. An overview is provided by the city of Braunschweig's cycling map.

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Joana Zimmer

 ☎  +49 531 391-14339
summerschool(at)tu-braunschweig.de

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