Arrival at Ulm University
Ulm - situated in the eastern part of Baden-Württemberg at the border to Bavaria - is easy to get to and very well connected to the transportation infrastructure. Several motorways (Autobahnen) and highways (Bundesstraßen) pass through Ulm or run directly past it. Numerous railway lines (Eisenbahnlinien) meet in Ulm - e.g. the high-speed train (ICE) Stuttgart - Munich, which is part of the main European traffic artery Paris - Budapest. The major airports Stuttgart, Munich and Frankfurt are easily reachable by train. There are closer regional airports in Memmingen and Friedrichshafen that are serviced regularly by public transport.
Details on transport connections
| A7 | Flensburg - Hamburg - Hannover - Kassel - Fulda - Würzburg - Ulm - Memmingen - Kempten - Füssen/Reutte (Tirol) |
| A8 | Karlsruhe - Stuttgart - Ulm - Augsburg - München - Salzburg |
| B10 | Pirmasens - Karlsruhe - Stuttgart - Ulm/Neu-Ulm - Nersingen (- Augsburg) |
| B19 | Eisennach - Würzburg - Ulm/Neu-Ulm - Kempten - Oberstdorf |
| B28 | Strasbourg - Freudenstadt - Tübingen - Reutlingen - Ulm |
| B30 | Ulm - Biberach (Riß) - Ravensburg - Friedrichshafen |
| B311 | Ulm - Ehingen - Tuttlingen - Geisingen (-Donaueschingen) |
| Source: Wikipedia |
| Europa-Magistrale Main European traffic artery | Paris - ... - Stuttgart - Ulm - Augsburg - München - ... Budapest |
|---|---|
| Filstalbahn Filstal line | Ulm - Geislingen - Göppingen - Plochingen - Stuttgart |
| Württembergische Südbahn Southern line of Baden-Württemberg | Ulm - Biberach (Riß) Aulendorf - Ravensburg - Friedrichshafen |
| Donautalbahn Danube Valley line | Donaueschingen - Tuttlingen - Sigmaringen - Ehingen (Donau) Ulm - Donauwörth - Ingolsstadt - Regensburg |
| Illertalbahn Iller Valley line | Ulm - Memmingen - Kempten - Oberstdorf |
| Brenzbahn Brenz line | Ulm - Heidenheim - Aalen (- Ellwangen - Crailsheim) |
| Source: Wikipedia |
| Distance to Ulm | Travel time of quickest train connection | |
| Frankfurt - FRA | ca. 280 km | ca. 2 1/4 h |
| München - MUC | ca. 160 km | ca. 2 1/4 h |
| Stuttgart - STR | ca. 80 km | ca. 1 3/4 h |
| Friedrichshafen - FDH | ca. 100 km | ca. 1 h |
| Memmingen - FMM | ca. 60 km | ca. 1 h |
By train
You can find the best connection for you via the DB Navigator.
You can also enter the bus/train stop "Universität Süd" here; of course, you can also enter any of the other 5 public transport stops on campus. Since the names of the stops also occur in other cities, you should add ", Ulm" to the stop name.
Ulm main station - OSM-location - is a point of intersection
- for numerous train lines (see above: Details on transport connections). It is
- frequented by several bus lines and
- currently one tram and tram lines and
- serves as central bus station (ZOB) for regional bus lines.
This makes it the most important public transport hub in the city.
Tram line 2 and bus line 5 both connect the main station with the campus.
- Travel time is approx. 10 to 20 minutes. Your specific destination on the ca. 1.5 km long campus determines which of the 5 stops is best for you, and thus your travel time.
- Both lines serve all stops.
- Both lines run every 10 minutes on workdays; during lecture periods tram line 2 even runs every 3-5 minutes during peak hours.
Overview of the various stops at the main station (download)
With the free DING-App for iPhone and android you can check the departure times of each line at individual stops.
| Name of the stop* | Approximate target area on campus |
| Universität Süd | Uni East | South entrance |
| Botanischer Garten | Uni-East | access areas from East; University Administration; Botanical Garden |
| Kliniken Wissenschaftsstadt | university hospital, military hospital (BWK), rehabilitation hospital (RKU) |
| Universität West | Uni West | Albert-Einstein-Allee 37 to 43 |
| Manfred-Börner-Straße | Uni West | Albert-Einstein-Allee 43 to 47 |
| *linked to OSM |