Travel
By plane
Four airports - Dortmund, Münster/Osnabrück, Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf - are within a reasonable distance of the Ruhr University. Düsseldorf Airport, however, is not only the largest, but also the most easily accessed: there are direct connections between the airport and Bochum’s main train station up to eight times per hour, and the journey only takes a good half an hour.
Getting from Düsseldorf Airport to Bochum Hauptbahnhof
Upon arriving at the airport follow the signs to the DB (Deutsche Bahn) train station. Buy your train ticket to Bochum (Ticket needed: Preisstufe D, €15,70) at the airport before boarding the monorail which takes you to the train station. There are trains travelling directly to Bochum Hauptbahnhof frequently and the trip takes about 35 to 45 minutes depending on which train you take. The ticket Preisstufe D is a ticket provided by the public transportation system VRR and it is only valid in regional trains and S-Bahn. If you take an ICE, IC or EC you need a more expensive ticket for long-distant trains.
Getting from Dortmund Airport to Bochum Hauptbahnhof
Take the shuttle bus from the Airport Terminal to Holzwickede train station. From Holzwickede you take the train to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof (central station) and then change trains to Bochum Hauptbahnhof.
By train
Bochum Hauptbahnhof (central station) is served by ICE, IC, EC, regional and suburban trains at a high frequency. Take a look at this website for a suitable connection.
Getting from Bochum Central Station to Ruhr University
From there, you can reach us easily by taking the underground line U35 straight to the Ruhr University, which has its own station named after it. The U35 (direction Bochum Hustadt/Querenburg) runs at five-minute intervals on weekdays and takes just ten minutes to get to the university.
Getting from the U-Bahn station "Ruhr-Universität" to the venue:
From the train station of the U-35 ("Ruhr-Universität", the "U" at the top of the Campusplan), turn right on the pedestrian bridge and walk towards the university. Your route takes you directly to the building of the university library ("UB" on the Campusplan). Keep on the right of the library and go down the stairs and continue straight ahead to further stairways. This way you pass the Audimax and the Mensa (the canteen). Just continue going down every stairway you come across while walking straight ahead until you get to the back of the building (still being on the second or third floor above the ground, where it says "VZ" on the Campusplan). Turn to the left and follow the signs where to enter the building and to "Saal 4". Notice that this walk across the campus will probably take 5-10 minutes.