How to reach us

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 Holz" and change there to the A 44/61 toward Aachen/Koblenz. At the Jackerath interchange, 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 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".

In your navigation system, enter your destination as "Leo-Brandt-Straße". From there, it is only a few hundred metres 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.

From Cologne Bonn Airport

From the railway station at the airport, please take the overground line S 12 ("S-Bahn") to Düren.
Continue from Düren as described in "By train".

From Düsseldorf International Airport

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".

Take the train from Aachen or Cologne to the train station in Düren. From here, take the local train ("Rurtalbahn" [RTB]) for Jülich and get out at the "Forschungszentrum" stop. To make sure that the train stops at "Forschungszentrum" you should press the request stop button (Haltewunsch) in good time after the "Selgersdorf" stop.

From the train stop, a shuttle service will bring you to the campus (for all trains arriving between 6 am and 7 pm, for the timetables, please see "Aachen - Jülich bus connections" below).

If you walk, it will take you approximately 20 minutes to reach the main entrance. The distance is about 1.3 kilometres.

Timetables Rurtalbahn

The SB 20, SB 35 and the 220 bus lines connect Forschungszentrum Jülich to the local public transport system.

time tables:

AVV website with timetables for bus routes (please chose "SB 20", "SB 35" or "220" in the field "Linie" to get the time tables of the buses to Jülich)

Several interregional cycle routes run around Forschungszentrum Jülich without any significant inclines. It is about five kilometres to the centre of Jülich, most of which can be covered on safe paths. You can plan your route online using the free NRW cycle route planner, which provides information on the route conditions and elevation profile. For more information, visit: www.radroutenplaner.nrw.de.

From the Forschungszentrum Jülich stop on the Rurtalbahn railway line, a combined footpath and cycle path leads away from the main road directly to the campus – safe, well lit and with plenty of space for everyone. Bicycle racks are available at the train stop, making Bike & Ride easy.