How to find us

A map (PDF) of the city of Kaiserslautern is available for local orientation.

The individual buildings can be seen on the site plan.

Travelling with your own vehicle

Kaiserslautern is connected to the motorway network via the A 6 (Mannheim - Saarbrücken), the A 63 (Mainz - Kaiserslautern) and three federal highways. The RPTU is signposted at the main junctions.

Travelling by public transport

Every hour to Kaiserslautern: The journey time with TGV / ICE / IC or RE from the ICE hub Mannheim main station is approx. 45 minutes. Long-distance and regional buses stop at the Kaiserslautern bus station in front of the main railway station.

From the main railway station to the campus it takes about 10 minutes by regular buses, about 5 minutes by taxi, about 15 minutes by rental bike and about 20 minutes on foot.

The current timetables for bus connections to and from the RPTU are always available on the SWK website.

Click here to go to the SWK website!

Travelling by plane

Frankfurt am Main Airport (car journey time approx. 90 minutes, train journey time approx. 2 hours), Saarbrücken-Ensheim Airport, Mannheim City Airport and Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.

Visitor address & postal address

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

Phone: +49 (0)6341 280-0

Travelling with your own vehicle (campus)

From north and south:

Leave the A 65 at the Landau-Nord junction and follow the B 10 for approx. one kilometre. Leave the B 10 on the right towards Edesheim/Landau/LD-Nußdorf and turn right at the traffic lights onto the L 512 towards Landau. Leave the roundabout at the second exit and follow Neustadter Straße, continuing into Godramsteiner Straße. At the second set of traffic lights, turn left into Hindenburgstraße. After the zoo, turn right towards the university and follow the priority road into Fortstraße.

From the west:

Coming from the B 10, turn right into Godramsteiner Straße at the Landau-Zentrum junction. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right into Hindenburgstraße. After the zoo, turn right towards the university and follow the priority road into Fortstraße.

Car parking facilities:

The location of the university's own car park can be found on the Landau campus map. Alternatively, you can use the Alter Messplatz car park (subject to a charge).

Travelling by public transport

By train: Travel to Landau/Pfalz main station. You can use the Deutsche Bahn timetable information service to plan your journey.

From the main railway station to the campus: At www.vrn.de you can search for bus connections using an electronic timetable information system. Enter Landau, Universität as your destination.

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

Travelling by plane

Frankfurt Airport (distance approx. 125 km)

Terminal 1 is connected to the regional and long-distance railway stations. The train journey to Landau takes approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes via Mannheim and approx. 1 hour and 45 minutes via Karlsruhe. You will also find branches of all major car hire companies at the airport. The journey by car takes approx. 70 minutes.

Hahn Airport (distance: approx. 160 km)

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is mainly served by the airline Ryanair. There are bus connections to Mainz, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe. You will also find branches of all major car hire companies at the airport. The journey by car takes about 90 minutes.

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (distance approx. 75 km)

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport is mainly served by the airline Ryanair. From the Baden-Airpark terminal, you can reach Baden-Baden railway station by bus in around 25 minutes. From the railway station you need about 60 to 80 minutes (usually change in Karlsruhe). You will also find branches of all major car hire companies at the airport. By car, you will need just under an hour.

Saarbrücken Airport (distance approx. 100 km)

You can reach Saarbrücken main station from the airport in just under half an hour on the regional bus line R 10. From the main railway station it takes about 2 hours (change in Kaiserslautern and Neustadt or Pirmasens). You will also find branches of all major car hire companies at the airport. By car you need approx. 90 minutes.

Stuttgart Airport (distance approx. 115 km)

From the airport (Terminal 1) you can reach Stuttgart main station in just under half an hour by S-Bahn S2 or S3. From the main railway station you need about 1 1/2 hours (change in Mannheim or Karlsruhe). You will also find branches of all major car hire companies at the airport. By car you need about 70 minutes.