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Frankfurt Flughafen
is the Germany's largest airport and is only about
110 km (about 69 miles) from Kaiserslautern .
A train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof to Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof
(Kaiserslautern central Rail station)
costs about 25 Euro and takes about 1½ hours.
Alternatively, one can arrive via Flughafen Saarbrücken, which is the closest airport to Kaiserslautern.
Taxis and bus number 27 connect Flughafen Saarbrücken to
Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof (Saarbrücken central Rail station),
from where frequent trains operate to Kaiserslautern.
A taxi costs about 25 Euro and takes about 20 minutes.
Bus number 27 connects Flughafen Saarbrücken to Brebach from where
one can then take the Saarbahn to Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof.
A train from Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof costs about 15 Euro and takes about 40 minutes.
Further information about the German trains schedules and rates are available via the DB Travel Planer
There are also airports in Frankfurt Hahn and Zweibrücken, which are geographical quite close. But it is difficult to reach Kaiserslautern
from there by public transportation. If you have any other means of transportation, i.e. car rental, you may get a bargain flight to Frankfurt Hahn,
which is the major hub of Ryainair in Germany. Please be advised, that Frankfurt Hahn is around two hours from Frankfurt Am Main.
Here is a road map to print, which illustrates the route to Kaiserslautern and the University of Kaiserslautern.
Take a train ( Deutsche Bahn AG, German Railroad Company) to
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof (Kaiserslautern central railway station).
From there, you can reach Kaiserslautern University by taxi or by bus.
A trip by taxi from the train station to the university campus costs about 6-8 Euro.
Tipping is included in the basic fare and not expected unless an extra service
is performed, such as carrying luggage.
Bus number 5 departs from the bus stop (direction Uni-Wohngebiet ) in front of the rail station, and operates all day, approximately every 30 minutes.
The most convenient way to reach building 42 of the university
is to get off at the bus stop Abzweig Universität, and cross the bridge.
The connections between the downtown area and the university campus are essentially operated by
three buses (5, 14 and 15).
All buses run about every 30 minutes during peak hours.
On Monday to Friday, bus service begins around 6:00 a.m and stops around
23:00 p.m.On Saturday and Sunday, the
bus service is more scarce.
Bus stops are identified by a yellow and green
H sign, which stands for
Haltestelle.
There are several bus
stops on campus,
Uni Ost,
Uni Süd,
Abzweig Uni, and
Davenport-Platz, which is near
the campus shopping area.
Connections from Rathaus ( the city hall ) to the university campus
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Bus number 5
(via Hauptbahnhof) direction Konrad-Adenauer-Str.,
Bus stops, Hermann-Löns-Str., Universität Ost
(close to building 52 ),
Universität Süd
(close to building 44. )
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Bus number 6,
direction Mölschbach,
bus stop Abzweig Universität.
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Bus number 7,
(via Hauptbahnhof) direction Casimirring,
bus stop Hermann-Löns-Str.
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Bus number 14,
direction Rauschenweg/Universitätswohngebiet,
bus stop Davenport-Platz.
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Bus number 15,
Rathaus, Post, bus stop Universität Süd
(close to building 44),
Universität Ost
(close to building 52),
Universität Sporthalle
(close to building 28)
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Connections from Hauptbahnhof to the university campus
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Bus number 5 departs from the bus stop (direction Uni-Wohngebiet) opposite of the rail station, and operates all day, approximately every 30 minutes.
The most convenient way to reach building 42 of the university
is to get off at the bus stop Abzweig Universität, and cross the bridge.
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For more information see the time table
The bus ticket costs 1,60 Euro, and you can buy it from the bus driver when you enter the bus.
Tickets for a whole week or month can be bought (among other places):
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at the central railway station(Hauptbahnhof) in the
tourist information center ( Richard-Wagner-Str.107).
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near the towm hall (Rathaus) and Schillerplatz
in the TWK-Infocenter (corner Fruchthallstr./Schneiderstr.).
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next to the University Campus at Kiosk Bezia (Davenportplatz 13).
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For an overview of Kaiserslautern, you may download two pdf-Files:
Map of Kaiserslautern
and
Kaiserslautern City Center.
The Interactive Campus Map give you an overview of the campus.
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