Travel Directions

From Frankfurt Airport:

  1. Using the Airport Transfer and Limousine Service (TLS; Tel. +49 6221 770077, recommended). Depending on which airline you are using, you will be picked up at the Meeting Point at either Terminal 1 or 2. TLS will take you directly to the IWH or to your hotel. As advance reservation is required, inform the organizers of your arrival and departure times, airline and flight numbers.
  2. By Lufthansa Airport Bus. The bus stops at the Meeting Point in Terminal 1 B 3/Arrivals level. It will take you to the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Kurfürstenanlage 1-3) in Heidelberg (price EUR 19.00). From there, you can take a taxi to the IWH or to your hotel.
  3. By Railway to Heidelberg Main Station (Hauptbahnhof).
    Follow these directions:

By Railway: Arrival at Heidelberg Main Station (Hauptbahnhof)

  1. Take a taxi to your accommodation.
  2. Take the S-Bahn (S1, S2 - destination Osterburken), getting off at "Altstadt" (formally known as "Karlstor"). Travel time: 4 minutes. It is a 3-minute walk to the IWH from there.
  3. Take Bus 33 (direction "Köpfel") from the stop in front of the train station. Get off at the "Karlstor" stop. Travel time: approx. 17 minutes. It is a 2-minute walk to the IWH from there.

By Car:

  1. Take Autobahn A5 to exit 38 ("Heidelberg Mitte").
    At the end of the Autobahn, get in the left lane and take local road B37 towards Eberbach/Mosbach along the Neckar river. At "Karlstor", the second traffic light after the old bridge ("Alte Brücke"), turn right into "Hauptstraße" (narrow street). The IWH is on your left. The nearest parking opportunities are "Parkhaus 13" (parking garage 13) at the "Karlsplatz" (16,30 € per day) and "Parkhaus 12" (parking garage 12) at the "Kornmarkt" (10,- € per day). A fee is charged. It is a 3-minute walk from there to the IWH. If you stay in the hotel "Vier Jahreszeiten", then contact the hotel in advance to allocate a free parking slot there!
  2. Take Autobahn A6 to the "Sinsheim" exit.
    Turn onto local road B37 towards Neckargemünd and drive to Heidelberg along the Neckar River. At "Karlstor", turn left into "Hauptstraße". Follow the directions 1 from there.