Location Aachen

Location Aachen German Research School for Simulation Sciences GmbH Schinkelstr. 2a 52062 Aachen \| Germany

Visit us By car • From Cologne (Köln) (A4), Düsseldorf (A44), Belgium (A44) go to the motorway junction Autobahnkreuz Aachen • Continue your travel on A4 towards Heerlen/Antwerpen • Turn off at the exit Aachen/Laurensberg • At the end of the exit drive to the right hand side in the direction of Aachen/RWTH (Roermonder Straße) • Follow the signposts for RWTH and Aachen-Zentrum to the traffic light at the big junction (at Ponttor / Pontwall) • Turn right at this traffic light into Pontwall Parking Possibilities • If you come by car and want to park close to the GRS, please ask at the secretary's office (room 204) for a guest parking badge. With this badge you can park your car in the big blueish car park in Prof.-Pirlet-Straße signposted with RWTH logo at Prof.-Pirlet-Straße (follow Pontwall, then Turmstraße and turn the second street right into Prof.-Pirlet-Straße). Car spaces should be available any time. From there it is just a five minutes walk to our building: Walk Turmstraße (crossing railway), then take the steps down to Geschwister-Scholl-Straße and turn left and walk for another minute until you reach the German Research School at Schinkelstraße 2a on your left-hand side. Please remember to return the guest parking badge when you leave. • For disabled people: When you are at Pontwall take the first left into Wüllnerstraße and the next right which will lead you to the parking area close to our building. Please be aware that the street makes a sharp turn. You can get a parking batch from the secretary; please ask for it beforehand.
By bus Nearest bus stops to the German Research School are in Turmstraße at Audimax (lines 3A and 3B, 7, 33; line 3B goes to the main station and takes about 13 minutes) and at Technische Hochschule (line 13A and 13B; both lines go to the main station and take about 20 minutes). Information about the public transport in Aachen can be found at the website of ASEAG. For a map, see here.
By train Aachen is linked to the international railway network. Every two hours, the high-speed train THALYS operates between Paris and Cologne via Aachen. In between, ICE trains run from Frankfurt to Brussels via Aachen. There are good regional connections to the cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf. An hourly connection to Heerlen (which takes approx. 30 minutes) links Aachen to the Dutch railway system. • Aachen West This is the nearest station to the German Research School, however not all trains stop here. The exit lies in an underpass. In the underpass turn to the left and directly after the underpass turn right into Geschwister-Scholl-Straße. Follow the road; the institute is located 100m after the viaduct in Schinkelstrasse 2a on the left hand side (approx. 5 minutes walk from the station). • Aachen Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) The easiest way to the institute is to take a taxi. It is also possible to take a bus (line 13b) from the station (the bus stop is located on the opposite side of the road to the station’s entrance) to bus stop „Technische Hochschule”. Schinkelstraße is on the opposite side of the road.
By plane The nearest airports to Aachen are Cologne (approx. 1 h by car or 1,5 h by train), Dusseldorf (approx. 1 h by car or 1,5 h by train) and Maastricht (NL, approx. 35 minutes by car). The Brussels Airport is approximately a two-hour journey away. • Düsseldorf International Airport It is possible to travel by train from Dusseldorf Airport to Aachen and vice versa – you do not have to change the train. • Cologne (Köln) / Bonn Airport It is also possible to take the train to Cologne airport. Here you have to change the train at Cologne main station. • Maastricht Airport (NL) Connections of the public transport system are not so good. A taxi might be the better choice. • Brussels Airport If you take the train from / to Brussels Airport you need to change the train in Bruxelles Midi. The journey by train from Aachen to Brussels airport takes approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes (at least if you take the Thalys between Aachen and Bruxelles Midi).