The following trains depart from the main station forecourt in the direction of KIT:

- S4 in the direction of Heilbronn
- S7/S8 in the direction of Tullastraße
- Str 2 in the direction of Wolfartsweier
- STR 3 in the direction of Rintheim

Take one of these trams and get off at the stop "Durlacher Tor / KIT Campus-Süd". From there you can already see a large green building with the KIT logo, this is the institute building (building 10.23). Now follow Kaiserstraße for about 200 meters until you reach this building.

More information about public transportation is provided under Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV). 

From the Northwest:
as described under "from the north"

From the North:
Take the A5 towards Karlsruhe/Basel and get off at the Karlsruhe – Durlach exit. Continue driving towards Karlsruhe (first exit). Follow the four-lane road until you reach the sign that says "KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)" and then turn to the right.

From the East:
Take the A8 towards Karlsruhe until you reach the Karlsruhe junction. Proceed from there towards the A5 to Frankfurt. Take the Karlsruhe – Durlach exit and continue as described under "from the north."

From the South / Southwest:
Take the A5 towards Frankfurt, take the Karlsruhe – Durlach exit, and continue as described under "from the north."

If you arrive by car and want to drive onto the campus, please use the Eastern entrance (the main entrance; see map) and ask for a permit at the gate.

From Stuttgart:
Information about the Stuttgart airport can be found here. When you arrive at Stuttgart Airport, proceed as described under "by car" or "by train." (There is a shuttle bus from the airport to the main station in downtown Stuttgart. To find a train connection, use the train schedule of the German railway and enter "Stuttgart Flughafen" (airport) or "Stuttgart Hbf" (city center) as your city of departure.

For more information, call +49 (0)711 / 948 33 88

From Frankfurt:
When you arrive at the Frankfurt airport, proceed as described under "by car" or "by train." (Some trains leave directly from the Frankfurt airport. To find a train connection, use the train schedule of the German railway and enter "Frankfurt Main Flughafen" (airport) or "Frankfurt Main Hbf" (city center) as your city of departure.


From Baden-Baden:
Information about the Baden Airpark can be found here. When you arrive there, take the bus 205 direction Merkurwald, to the railway station Baden-Baden (30 min). From Baden-Baden, you take the train to Karlsruhe main station (20 min). To find a train connection, use the train schedule of the German railway. To know how to get to KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technolgy), have a look at the part "by train". If you travel by car, follow the information given above in the part by car (from south/southwest).