General Information
| Address | Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy Administrative Office Egerlandstraße 3 D-91058 Erlangen, Germany |
|---|---|
| Phone | +49.9131.85 27649 |
| Fax | +49.9131.85 28307 |
| dcp@chemie.uni-erlangen.de | |
| GEO-Information | 49.575, 11.028 |
Travelling to Erlangen:
... by plane:
The airport Nürnberg is located in the north of Nürnberg, about 6 km from the city center and the main railway station Nürnberg. The distance between the airport and town of Erlangen is approximately 15 km. From Nürnberg airport take the underground line U2 to the main railway station in Nürnberg and then continue by regional train RE or S1 to Erlangen.
... by train:
The station in Erlangen is located in the city center. IC and ICE (Inter-City), IR (inter-regional), RE (Regional Express), and RB (regional train) trains stop here.
...Tickets for local public transport:
Tickets can be bought from on the red VGN/VAG ticket machines at the airport or the train station. If you will be staying in a hotel in Nürnberg and have to travel to Erlangen every day, we suggest that you buy a "7-Tage Mobicard" (7 day-travel-pass) for 4 Zones (Tarifstufe 4). This ticket entitles you to use all means of transport (undergrund = U-Bahn; busses, trams and regional trains RE and RB from Deutsche Bahn) in Nürnberg, Fürth and Erlangen. This ticket costs appr. 40.00 Euros.
If you stay at a hotel in Erlangen, you will only need a single ticket (Einzelfahrschein) for 4 Zones in order to travel from Nürnberg Airport to Erlangen. Erlangen itself is small and almost all destinations can easily be reached by foot. A single ticket for 4 Zones (Preisstufe 4) from Nürnberg to Erlangen costs 3.80 Euros. A one-day ticket within Erlangen costs 3.40 Euros. They are valid on undergrund (U-Bahn), trams (S-Bahn) and busses, but you may only use them on regional RE and RB trains from Deutsche Bahn, not on IC or ICE trains!
Travelling within Erlangen:
You can reach the buildings of the Organic Chemistry (Henkestr. 42) and Food Chemistry / Medicinal Pharmacy (Schuhstr. 19) from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) within 10 minutes by walking distance. The buildings of the institutes of Inorganic, Bioinorganic, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (Egerlandstr. 1-3) and Pharmaceutics (Cauerstr. 4) are about 20 minutes away from the Hauptbahnhof (driving time). You can travel there by bus (lines 293 or 287, in direction "Sebaldussiedlung").