How to reach us
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) 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 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 neighbouring airports by train
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".
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 (bus line 219) will bring you to the campus (for all trains arriving between 6 am and 7 pm).
Time table for shuttle service bus line 2019 (between Rurtalbahn stop and Forschungszentrum Jülich)
If you walk, it will take you approximately 20 minutes to reach the main entrance. The distance is about 1.3 kilometres.
Bus connections
The SB 20, SB 35 and the 220 bus lines connect Forschungszentrum Jülich to the local public transport system.
Time tables:
Bus SB 20 Aachen - Forschungszentrum Jülich
SB 35 (Schnellbus Merzenich – Forschungszentrum – Merzenich, über Niederzier)
Bus 220 Aachen – Mariadorf – Aldenhoven – Jülich – FZ Jülich
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)
