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Travel Directions
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The Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik is situated on the TUM campus, in Garching, north of Munich.
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By Car:
From any direction you come by car, you reach our institute best by
the motorway Munich-Nürnberg (A 9)
- leave at exit "Garching Nord",
- follow signs "Forschungsinstitute"
- after 1 km you'll cross the state route B11 to Garching. Drive
straight on; there will be white road signs for Forschungsinstitute.
- After another 1 km, the road turns left sharply, but you leave
it by driving (slowly!) straight on.
- There are two parking lots and the right one is always open for
visitors. The first building you can see is ESO and opposite of ESO you'll find
our MPA building.
By Train:
Trains to Munich usually stop at Munich central station (Hauptbahnhof) or Ostbahnhof.
From there you can get to MPA via:
Public transportation:
- take any S-Bahn to MARIENPLATZ (city center)
- change to subway "U6" direction Garching-Forschungszentrum
- Get off at the end stop and exit the subway (direction "MPA, MPE, MPQ, ESO"
- The Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße meets the Boltzmannstraße
at its south-east end (MPA building is opposite of ESO)
(It takes approx. 25 minutes from Marienplatz to Garching Forschungszentrum)
By Airplane:
Munich airport is located about 30 km north of Munich and about 15 km
north of the Garching research area.
From there you can get to MPA via:
Taxi:
cabs are located just outside the terminals (ground
level); costs are about 30-35 €; duration depends on traffic and
ranges from 15 to 30 minutes.
Public transportation:
- take S-Bahn S8 direction Nannhofen (Munich)
(runs every 20 minutes)
- leave at third stop: "Ismaning"
- take Bus no. 230 to Garching, Technische Universität
(runs every 20-40 minutes most of the day (Mo.-Fr.)
- get off at the stop "Boltzmannstrasse" go straightforward and
you'll see ESO (opposite of ESO is our MPA building)
On weekends / holidays / evening stay in the S-Bahn
until downtown Marienplatz and then use the U-Bahn U6 (see description above).
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