Travel & Contact TUM Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS) Lichtenbergstraße 2 a 85748 Garching Tel. +49 89 289 10550, Email: info@tum-ias.de
Getting there By Underground From Munich main station (Hauptbahnhof), proceed to the underground (U-Bahn). You can either take U1 direction Mangfallplatz or U2 direction Messestadt Ost and disembark at the stop Sendlinger Tor. At Sendlinger Tor change to U6 direction Garching Forschungszentrum. From the city center, take the U6 from Marienplatz also to Garching Forschungszentrum. Disembark at the final destination. Upon arrival, once you get off the U-Bahn, use the stairs to your left or the elevator to get to the street level. From there, proceed to your right until the end of the road (about 200 m), the glass building in front of you is then the Institute. Walking distance about 3 minutes. Overall travel time approx.: 30-40 min. By Suburban Train Coming from north (e. g. Freising main station or airport Munich) take the S-Bahn S1 direction Neufahrn, then change to Bus 690. Disembark at the final destination Garching Forschungszentrum. Please note that the Bus 690 only runs from Monday to Friday, not on weekends. Alternatively, you can take the S-Bahn S8 from the airport to Ismaning and then change to Bus 230, which runs frequently from Monday to Sunday. Travel time approx.: 30 min. * Suburban and Underground network * Please click here to find the right ticket: Ticket Navigator 2
Overview Public Transport Munich and Surroundings 3
From the airport From Munich Airport, you can reach the Garching research center (campus) via the A92 (toward Munich). Take the Neufahrn interchange toward Munich (A9) and exit at Garching Nord. Alternatively, you can reach the Garching research center via B11 Bundesstraße (Federal Highway). From the airport, take A92 as above, then exit at Freising Süd and drive toward Munich until you reach the Garching research center. By taxi From the airport : approx. 20-30 min., 30-40 From Ismaning: approx. 10 min., 12-15 From the city center: approx. 20-30 min: 25-35 4
By car You can reach the Garching research center via the A9 Autobahn. Exit at Garching Nord and follow the signs to the research center. Alternatively, you can reach the Garching research center via B11 Bundesstraße (Federal Highway). Parking TUM-IAS does not have any own parking sites! East of the Campus, there are enough official parking sites available, access via Ludwig-Prandtl-Straße. From there, it is about 10 minutes walking distance to the Institute. Please note that most of the parking sites are at cost! There is one free-of-charge parking area right before the Leibniz Rechenzentrum (LRZ). When entering the Campus from Garching this parking area can be found to the left at the beginning of the Ludwig-Prandtl-Straße*. 5
Campus Garching Orientation The Institute is about 3-5 minutes walking distance from the Underground and bus station. When you are in front of the station with view to the Campus, the Institute is on the right-hand side, located at the main road. Parking Sites TUM-IAS does not have any own parking sites! East of the Campus, there are enough official parking sites available, access via Ludwig-Prandtl-Straße. From there, it is about 10 minutes walking distance to the Institute. Please note that most of the parking sites are at cost! There is one free-of-charge parking area right before the Leibniz Rechenzentrum (LRZ). When entering the Campus from Garching this parking area can be found to the left at the beginning of the Ludwig-Prandtl-Straße*. IAS * 6