How to Get to Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich is situated in the triangle between Cologne, Düsseldorf and Aachen. The venue Central Library ("Zentralbibliothek", ZB, 04.07) is located inside Forschungszentrum Jülich. You can reach Forschungszentrum Jülich by train or car.
During the conference all participants will be accommodated in hotels in Aachen and transport to Forschungszentrum Jülich will be provided by complementary shuttle buses. The information below is therefore only for those planning to travel independently. More information about the place of accommodation can be found at "Plan your visit".
By car
Coming from Cologne (Köln) take the A 4 motorway (Cologne – Aachen), leave the motorway at the Düren exit, and then turn right towards Jülich (B 56). After about 10 km, turn off to the right onto the L 253, and follow the signs for "Forschungszentrum".
Coming from Aachen take the A 44 motorway (Aachen – Düsseldorf) and leave the motorway at the Jülich-West exit. At the first roundabout turn left towards Jülich, and at the second roundabout turn right towards Düren (B 56). After about 5 km, turn left onto the L 253 and follow the signs to "Forschungszentrum".
Coming from Düsseldorf Airport take the A 52 motorway (towards Düsseldorf/Mönchengladbach), followed by the A 57 (towards Cologne). Turn off at Neuss-West, and continue on the A 46 until you reach the crossroads "Kreuz Wanlo". Take the A 61 (towards Koblenz/Aachen) until you reach "Dreieck Jackerath" where you should take the A 44 (towards Aachen). Continue as described in "Coming from Düsseldorf".
Coming from Düsseldorf on the A44 motorway (Düsseldorf – Aachen) you have two options:
1. (Shorter route but more traffic) turn right at the Jülich-Ost exit onto the B 55n, which you should follow for approx. 500 m before turning right towards Jülich. After 200 m, before the radio masts, turn left and continue until you reach the "Merscher Höhe" roundabout. Turn left here, drive past the Solar Campus belonging to the University of Applied Sciences and continue straight along Brunnenstrasse. Cross the Römerstrasse junction, continue straight ahead onto Wiesenstrasse and then after the roundabout and the caravan dealers, turn left towards "Forschungszentrum" (signposted).
2. (Longer but quicker route) drive until you reach the "Jülich-West" exit. At the first roundabout turn left towards Jülich, and at the second roundabout turn right towards Düren (B 56). After about 5 km, turn left onto the L 253 and follow the signs to "Forschungszentrum".
Navigation systems
In your navigation system, enter your destination as "Wilhelm-Johnen-Strasse". From there, it is only a few hundred meters to the main entrance – simply follow the signs. The Research Centre itself is not part of the network of public roads and is therefore not recognised by navigation systems.
Address
From neighbouring airports by train:
From Cologne Bonn Airport
From the railway station at the airport, take the S13 to Cologne main train station (Hauptbahnhof) and then continue with the regional express to Düren, or go to Köln-Ehrenfeld by regional express and then take the S12 to Düren.
Continue from Düren as described in "By train".
From the railway station at the airport, travel to Cologne main train station and then continue on to Düren. Some trains go directly to Düren whereas other connections involve a change at Cologne main train station.
Continue from Düren as described in "By train".
By train
Aachen - Jülich bus connection
The SB11 bus line connects the Research Centre to the local public transport system. Commuters from Aachen travelling to the Research Centre have 19 options every day of reaching their destination and 18 in the other direction to get back to Aachen.
