Max Planck Institute for Chemistry Otto Hahn Institute

Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1 55128 Tel. +49 6131/305-0

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Travel directions

The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry is located on the campus of the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz, , Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz (Entrance Koblenzer Straße).

1 How to reach MPI for Chemistry by bus and : Leaving Mainz station (Hauptbahnhof) through the main hall, you have several options:

• Bus-Stop A Tram 51 (direction Lerchenberg) • Bus-Stop L Tram 53 (direction Lerchenberg) Exit „Friedrich-v.-Pfeiffer-Weg“ or „Plaza (Fachhochschule)“

• Bus-Stop E Bus 54 (direction Klein Winternheim) Bus 55 (direction Finthen) Bus 56 (direction Wackernheim) Exit „Friedrich-v.-Pfeiffer-Weg“

• Bus-Stop O ORN Bus 75 (direction Ingelheim) ORN Bus 650 (direction ) Exit „Friedrich-von-Pfeiffer-Weg“ or „Hochschule Mainz“

Bus and tram stops in front of Mainz main station.

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Max-Planck- Institut für Chemie

By Plane There are two airports located in the vicinity of Mainz: 1. (in the -Main region) Continue your journey by train or S-Bahn to Mainz main station: • From Frankfurt / Flughafen Fernbahnhof, tickets cost about EUR 8.00, travel time: about 20 minutes. Trains: Eurocity (EC), Intercity (IC), (ICE) • From Frankfurt / Flughafen Regionalbahnhof, tickets cost about EUR 4.00, travel time: about 30 minutes. Trains: S-Bahn , Regional Railway (RB), Regional Express (RE)

2. Frankfurt Hahn Airport (in the Hunsrück region) Continue your journey by bus: The ORN bus leaves from Terminal 3 every three hours for Mainz main station. Tickets cost about EUR 10.00, travel time: about 1.5 hours.

By train Mainz Hauptbahnhof is serviced daily by several Intercity (IC), Eurocity (EC), Intercity Express (ICE) trains or the S8. Please buy tickets before boarding!

Please note: Tickets need to be bought before entering the train. Tickets are sold at the RMV vending machines or at the Service Center . Tickets are NOT available on the train!

By Car From the south via the "Autobahn" A60. Take exit Mainz-Lerchenberg (exit 20). Turn right onto "Koblenzer Straße" and keep the left lane. Before the fifth traffic light, turn right in the direction "Universität" to arrive at the main entrance of the university. Please register at the main gate of the university. Then turn left after passing the main entrance and follow “Duesbergweg”. After ~500 meters the MPIC is located on the left hand side (orange building).

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From the north via the "Autobahn" A60. Take exit Mainz-Finthen (exit 19) and follow the sign "Innenstadt". After passing the roundabout "Europaplatz" take the next left in the direction of "Bretzenheim" and "Universität". Turn left at the traffic light and again at the next traffic light to arrive at the main entrance of the university. Please register at the main gate of the university. Then turn left after passing the main entrance and follow “Duesbergweg”. After ~500 meters the MPIC is located on the left hand side (orange building).

If you use an electronic navigation system enter “Duesbergweg, 55128 Mainz”, because the “Hahn-Meitner-Weg” may not be contained yet in the data base.

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