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Car

Around the campus Holländischer Platz there are only very few parking spaces in the surrounding streets (Hentschelstraße, Mönchebergstraße). All parking spaces are subject to a fee.

A 7: Hamburg – Kassel – Frankfurt am Main or Würzburg/München

A 44: Köln/Dortmund – Kassel – Erfurt

A 49: Kassel – Marburg/Gießen – Frankfurt am Main

From A7: Exit the motorway at „Kassel-Ost“ (Kassel East) and follow the route B7 in the direction towards Kassel centre. At the crossing/tram stop „Katzensprung“ turn right into „Weserstraße“. At the next traffic light turn left (uphill) into „Ysenburgstraße“. At the crossing „Ysenburgstraße” and „Mönchebergstraße“, turn left into „Möncheberstraße“ and take the next street on the right through the big blue gate into Georg-Forster-Straße.

From A44/49: Exit the motorway at „Kassel-Auestadion“ and follow the B3 crossing the city centre (about 5 km). At the tram stop „Weserspitze“ leave the B3 and turn left (uphill) into „Ysenburgstraße“. At the crossing „Ysenburgstraße” and „Mönchebergstraße“ turn left into „Mönchebergstraße“ and take the next street on the right through the big blue gate into Georg-Forster-Straße.

Train Connections

The long-distance train station is Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe. You can also reach Kassel-Hauptbahnhof by regional train. Train connections are available at www.bahn.de.

Public transport campus Holländischer Platz

Stops:

  • „Holländischer Platz/Universität": tram lines 1, 5; Regio-Tram RT1, RT4, Bus line 52
  • „Katzensprung": tram lines 3, and 7
  • Alternative: tram line 3, 4 or 7 to stop „Am Stern", change there to tram line 1, 5, RT1, or RT4 or walk the short distance to Holländischer Platz.

Public transport from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe trainn station

  • Tram line 1 (direction Holländische Straße/Vellmar), get off at tram stop „Holländischer Platz/Universität“
  • Tram line 3 (direction Ihringshäuser Straße) or 7 (direction Wolfsanger), get off at tram stop „Katzensprung/Universität“
  • Bus line 52 (direction Sandershausen), get off at tram stop „Holländischer Platz/Universität“

Airports

The nearest airports are: Kassel-Calden, Frankfurt, Hannover and Paderborn. From Kassel-Calden, you can get to Kassel city center by cab or bus line 130. You can get the exact timetable on the website of the Kasseler Verkehrsgesellschaft. There are train connections to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe from Frankfurt, Hanover and Paderborn.

From Frankfurt Airport, there is a direct train connection to Kassel-Wihelmshöhe. It takes about 90 minutes by InterCityExpress (ICE) trains and about 120 minutes by local trains.

From Hannover airport or Hamburg airport, shuttle busses or trams take you to the respective train stations within 20-25 minutes. ICE trains to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe from Hamburg take about 140 minutes and from Hannover about 50 minutes.

Long-distance Buses

Long-distance buses stop in Kassel at the Wilhelmshöhe bus station and at the P+R parking lot Kassel-Ost. You can use search engines to find suitable providers of long-distance bus trips.