Travel Information

Getting to Bochum

Bochum is centrally located in Germany and well-connected.

(Plane) Airports reasonably close to Bochum are Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), Köln Bonn Airport (CGN), Dortmund Airport (DTM), and Frankfurt Airport (FRA).

The most convinient airport is probably Düsseldorf (DUS), which is a 30 min train ride from Bochum. DUS is often the best choice if you are travelling from Europe.

Frankfurt (FRA) is a central hub in Europe and well connected to every part of the world. There are direct high-speed trains from FRA to Bochum which take about 2 hours, making FRA often the best choice when travelling to Bochum from outside Europe.
(Train) Bochum is well connected to the German high-speed train network. For planning your journey please refer to the Deutsche Bahn AG.
(Car) Motorists can also easily reach Bochum via the dense network of motorways in Germany and especially in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Getting to the Venue

The conference will take place in the event center of the university. Further information how to reach the campus can be found here.

By public transport

The easiest way to get to the Ruhr University is by subway. Just go to the basement of the Bochum Central Station and take the subway U35 "CampusLinie", direction "Hustadt", and get out after about 10 minutes at the stop "Ruhr-Universität".

By car

The quickest route is via the motorway junction Bochum/Witten, where the A43 and A44 meet. Simply take the exit Bochum-Querenburg, follow the signs "Ruhr-Universität". Leave "Universitätsstr." at exit "Fachhochschule". Drive towards "Fachhochschule" or "Hochschule Bochum" (same direction, two names) and leave your car at one of the parkings there. Walk towards the university.