The conference will take place in lecture hall HF in the physics building ("Physikum") in the south of Erlangen. You can find a description how to get there below as well as a map with an overview of the campus/lecture hall/etc. Don't hesitate to contact us under phydine@fau.de if you need further assistance.
By train
Exit at "Erlangen" station. Buses no. 287 and 293 (or no. 20 from “Arcaden” bus stop) take you to the “Südgelände”. Get off at “Sebaldussiedlung” (287, 293) or at “Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str.” (20). This bus stop is right in front of the institutes for biology and physics (see map link above). From here, it shall take you only 3 minutes to reach the lecture hall.
Timetables can be downloaded from the VGN webpage:
Bus no. 287
Bus no. 293
Bus no. 20
You can also take a taxi from the railway station to the Südgelände, which costs about 9,00 / 11,- Euro.
To find a suitable train connection, please visit Deutsche Bahn AG.
By car
There are two motorways around Erlangen – A3 (Würzburg-München), A73 (Nürnberg – Bamberg). Here is how to reach us:
- Motorway A3: Leave the motorway at “Erlangen-Tennenlohe” in the direction of Erlangen (Bundesstraße B4). Get off the B4 at “Gräfenberg / Universität-Südgelände” and follow the signs. Keep straight on, pass by Cauerstraße and Erwin-Rommel- Straße. Turn left into Staudtstraße at the traffic light (sign: “Universität Physik / Biologie”). Take the second street to your left. The multi-storey car park is in front of you.
- Motorway A73: Leave the motorway at “Erlangen-Bruck” and turn right in the direction of Gräfenberg (Bundesstraße B4). Get off the B4 at “Gräfenberg / Universität-Südgelände” and follow the signs. Keep straight on, pass by Cauerstraße and Erwin-Rommel-Straße. Turn left into Staudtstr. at the traffic light (sign: “Universität Physik / Biologie”). Take the second street to your left. The multi-storey car park is in front of you.
By plane
The nearest airport is Nuremberg airport. From here you can …
- go by bus: Take the no. 33 bus to “Fürth Hauptbahnhof”. Change in “Am Wegfeld” to bus no. 20 to “Erlangen” or to bus no. 30 to “Erlangen”, the latter sometimes also leaves directly from the airport. For bus no. 20, get off at “Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str.”; this bus stop is right in front of the institutes for biology and physics (see the map). From here, it shall take you only 3 minutes to reach the lecture hall. For bus no. 30, get off at “Erlangen Süd”. From here it is a good walk to the physics building (it should require approx. 20 min.). The bus station “Erlangen Süd” is located South of the physics building (see map link above). Please walk up Egerlandstraße and then up Erwin-Rommel-Straße. On the right side of Erwin-Rommel-Straße, near the bus station “Sebaldussiedlung”, you will find the institutes for biology and physics. The bus journey takes up to 30 minutes. Make sure to buy a ticket for 3 zones (for approx. 3,70 Euro) or ask the bus driver for a ticket to Erlangen.
- take a taxi: It takes about 30 minutes to reach us (charges vary from 25,- to 30,-Euro).
Timetables can be downloaded from the VGN webpage:
Bus no. 33
Bus no. 20
Bus no. 30