How to reach the MPI-P

By car

• from direction Köln/Bonn
  Follow the highway A60 past the "Autobahn-Dreieck Mainz" in the direction of Darmstadt.
  Leave the highway at the exit "Mainz-Finthen."
  Follow the road sign "Saarstraße/Innenstadt" straight ahead past the circle "Europaplatz" to the exit "Universität".
  
• from direction Würzburg/Darmstadt
  Follow the highway A60 past the "Autobahn-Dreieck Rüsselsheim"
  or from the highway A63 past the "Autobahnkreuz Mainz" onto the A60 to Bingen
  Leave the highway at the exit "Mainz-Finthen."
  Follow the road sign "Saarstraße/Innenstadt" straight ahead past the circle "Europaplatz" to the exit "Universität".
  
• from direction Kassel
  Follow the highway A66 past the "Schiersteiner Kreuz" onto the highway A643 in the direction of Mainz.
  Follow the highway to the "Autobahn-Dreieck Mainz", pass onto the highway A60 in the direction of Darmstadt.
  Follow the road sign "Saarstraße/Innenstadt" straight ahead past the circle "Europaplatz" to the exit "Universität".
  

By taxi

From the airport
The fare from the airport to Mainz is approximately 50 Euro (travelling time ca. 30 min).

From the train station
In front of the main station there are taxis on the left hand side of the main exit.
The fare is approximately 10 Euro (travelling time ca. 10 min).

There is a taxi stand in front of the Institute.

By bus, from the train station to the Institute

The bus station is in front of the train station "Mainz Hauptbahnhof".

Tickets can be bought at the ticket machine or from the bus driver.
The RMV-tickets from the airport to Mainz are also available for the bus.
All other tickets must be stamped at the automat in the bus.

Bus number 68 (Lerchenberg-ZDF)
Bus number 68 drives directly to the bus stop "Ackermannweg".
The institute is on the other side of the street.

Bus numbers 54, 55 und 58
Bus numbers 54, 55 or 58 stop at "Friedrich-von-Pfeiffer-Weg".
Walk over the pedestrain bridge to the university and follow the street to the right. After about 100 m there is a left curve.
After the Mensa (campus cafeteria) follow the footpath to the right through the "park".
After the "park" cross the west parking place. The white building is the institute.

The walk from the footpath to the Institute takes about 15 minutes.

At the main entrance (the cylindrical part of the building) is the reception. Please announce your arrival there.
If you arrive during non-office hours you can phone your contact person from there.
There is a phone-directory at the entrance.

By train

Mainz is located fairly centrally at the junction between two major German railway lines.
From experience, US travel agencies tend to have problems in gaining access to European train schedules.

Once arrived at "Mainz Hauptbahnhof", continue by taxi or by bus.

By plane

At Frankfurt airport there are two train stations:
  a) the regional station at the underground of terminal 1
  b) the long distance station, to which there is a 10-minute walk


The "Sky Train" (free) travels between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. From there the way to the stations is signposted.
We recommend you take an S-train (S8), the Regional express or the City Express from the regional station in the direction of Mainz main station.
At the basement of terminal 1 and at the long distance station there is a German Railway counter.
A travel agency is in the arrival area of Hall B.

From the station for regional trains:
From the long distance station (platform 3) the train
(S-train "S8" with destination Wiesbaden, RE- and SE-train to Mainz Hbf) takes 20-25 minutes.
The tickets can be bought at the Verkehrsverbund (RMV) ticket machine.
This tickets are also valid for the bus in Mainz (shortkey with destination Mainz/Wiesbaden or "Waben"-number: Mainz/Wiesbaden=65).
It is not possible to buy tickets in the trains.

From the station for long-distance trains:
The IC/EC und ICE-trains which start from the station for long distance trains (platform 6 and 7) take 15 minutes to Mainz.
Tickets can be bought at DB-ticket machines, DB-counters or inside the train. Due to the additional fee they are more expensive.

Once arrived at "Mainz Hauptbahnhof", continue by taxi or by bus.

Have a safe trip !