How to reach Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich is easily reachable with several train stations and airports nearby. A shuttle service is provided from the train station in Düren as well as from the city of Aachen.
From neighbouring airports by train
From Cologne Bonn Airport
From the railway station at the airport, please take the overground line S 12 ("S-Bahn") to Düren. Continue from Düren as described in "By train".
From Düsseldorf International Airport
From the railway station at the airport, travel to Cologne main train station and then continue on to Düren. Some trains go directly to Düren whereas other connections involve a change at Cologne main train station. Continue from Düren as described in "By train".
By train from Cologne and Aachen
Take the train from Aachen or Cologne to the train station in Düren. From here, take the local train ("Rurtalbahn" [RTB]) for Jülich and get out at the "Forschungszentrum" stop. To make sure that the train stops at "Forschungszentrum" you should press the request stop button (Haltewunsch) in good time after the "Selgersdorf" stop. From the train stop, a shuttle service will bring you to the campus (for all trains arriving between 6 am and 7 pm, for the timetables, please see "Aachen - Jülich bus connections" below).
Shuttle bus timetable of line 219 between Rurtalbahn stop and Research Centre (PDF, 23 kB)
If you walk, it will take you approximately 20 minutes to reach the main entrance. The distance is about 1.3 kilometres.
Timetables Rurtalbahnn
Find out more on the website of the Forschungszemtum Jülich.
