The Center for Graduate Support and Academic Staff Development Landau ZGaPL is a central institution for the support of academic staff working on the Landau campus of RPTU. From doctoral candidates to senior professors - it offers all academic staff at the Landau campus support in the development of their careers through workshops and seminars, onboarding and offboarding, coaching and consulting services or mobility and research support.

The University in Landau has one central campus  and other locations in the urban area.

Address / Location (Campus)

Visitors address & postal address

Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
Campus Landau
Fortstraße 7
76829 Landau

Phone: +49 (0)6341 280-0

Arrival by air

Frankfurt Airport (distance: about 125 km)

Terminal 1 is connected to the regional and inter-city train station. The ICE train journey to Landau takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes via Mannheim and approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes via Karlsruhe. At the airport you will also find various car hire companies. By car the trip will take about 70 minutes.

Hahn Airport (distance: about 160 km)

Frankfurt-Hahn airport is mainly served by the airline Ryanair. There are bus connections to Mainz, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe. At the airport you will also find various car hire companies. By car the trip will take about 90 minutes.

Airport Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden (distance: about 75 km)
The Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airport is mainly served by the airline Ryanair. You can take the bus from Baden-Airpark terminal to the train station Baden-Baden. This will take about 25 minutes. From the train station you will need about 60 to 80 minutes to Landau (you will usually have to change trains in Karlsruhe). At the airport you will also find various car hire companies. The trip will take about an hour by car.

Saarbrücken Airport (distance: about 100 km)

From the airport you can reach the main station Saarbrücken with the regional bus line R 10 in less than half an hour. From the train station the trip takes about 2 hours (change trains in Kaiserslautern and Neustadt or Pirmasens). At the airport you will also find various car hire companies. The trip will take about 90 minutes by car.

Stuttgart Airport (distance: about 115 km)

From the airport (Terminal 1) you can reach Stuttgart’s main train station via S-Bahn S2 or S3 in less than half an hour. From the station you will need about 90 minutes (change trains in Mannheim or Karlsruhe). At the airport you will also find various car hire companies. The trip will take about 70 minutes by car.

Arrival by public transport

By train: Get off at the main train station Landau / Pfalz. For planning your travel, you can use the timetable provided by the German railway (Deutsche Bahn).

From the train station to the campus: From the central bus station (ZOB) at the main train station you can reach the campus by using the following bus lines:

• Lines 523, 542 and 543 leave from the central bus station to Uni/Messplatz. For current timetables, please visit https://qnv.de/fahrplan/Landau.
• Line 507 runs from the bus station to Zoo (turn-off Uni). For current timetables, please visit www.palatinabus.de.

On http://www.vrn.de/ you can search through a journey planner. As destination, please enter Landau, Universität.

From the central station to all other locations: From the central bus station (ZOB) at the main train station, line 537 (Landau city bus) runs between the sites of the university at regular intervals.

Arrival by car (Campus)

From the North and South:

Leave the A 65 at junction Landau-Nord and follow the B 10 for about one kilometer. Leave the B 10 and head for Edesheim / Landau / LD Nußdorf. At the traffic lights turn right onto the L 512 towards Landau. Leave the roundabout at the second exit and follow Neustadter Straße further on and into Godramsteiner Straße. At the second traffic light, turn left into Hindenburgstraße. Pass the zoo and then turn right towards the university. Now follow the priority/main road into Fortstraße.

From the west:

Coming from the B 10, turn right at the junction Landau-center into Godramsteiner road. At the next traffic light, turn right into the Hindenburg line. After the zoo, turn right towards the university. Then follow the priority/main road which then feeds into Fortstraße.

Parking:

You can find the university car parks on the Landau campus map, or use the car parks at Alter Messplatz (both at a fee).

Depending on your current situation, the duration of your stay and if you bring family, there are different housing options to choose from.

Doctoral candidates who enroll as a student can apply for an apartment in the student halls. Please, contact the Welcome Center if you plan on doing so.

Most doctoral candidates opt for housing on the private market. The following websites might be a good start for your search:
 
 www.wg-gesucht.de (basic information given in English)
 www.zwischenmiete.de (in German)
 www.studenten-wg.de (in German)
 
 All of these websites show adverts for apartments or a room in a flat-share from the private housing market. 
 
 On Facebook, you could join the public group "Wohnung Landau und Umgebung," which is in German and partly in English.
 
 Alternatively, you can also check the following (more general and more commercial) websites:
  www.immobilienscout24.de 
  www.immowelt.de 
  www.nestoria.de/immobilien/mieten/landau 
  www.immonet.de 
  www.meinestadt.de/landau-in-der-pfalz/immobilien/wohnungen 
  http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen 
  www.immo.rheinpfalz.de/mieten/wohnung/landau-in-der-pfalz 
 
Please, start looking early, since it can take time to find an accommodation.

Also consider the area around Landau, but check the train and bus connection before signing anything. Include Karlsruhe or Neustadt an der Weinstraße in your search. You can commute from these two cities.

Most accommodation in Germany is rented out without furniture. This means an unfurnished apartment sometimes does not even have a fitted kitchen. Therefore, please always double check if the apartment is furnished or what furniture is included.
 
To get a better impression of the person offering the accommodation and to present yourself, you could for example suggest a talk on the phone or meeting via skype. Most landlords in Germany would like to meet in person before they rent out an apartment - phone calls or skype talks might help you if you cannot be in Landau in person. 

If you come to Germany and have not found an accommodation yet, you might need short-term accommodation while searching for a permanent place. Please, contact the Welcome Center for contact details of short-term accommodation options.

Beware of scammers

Please be cautious if…

-          You are asked to transfer money via Western Union or to arrange similar international transfers (this usually means that it is extremely difficult to track those people who received the money).

-          The landlord says he will send the keys via mail. This is not common in Germany. Usually, you receive the keys when you have arrived and move in.