Arrival by plane
You have two choices: either you take a flight directly to
Stuttgart, or you take a flight to Frankfurt and a train to
Stuttgart.
Flight to Stuttgart airport (STR)
Follow the green signs of the S-Bahn (subway) — the
station is one level below the airport terminal.
- Take one of the trains S2 or S3 in the direction Stuttgart, and
get off at Universität. The trip takes 16
minutes.
For the subway you need to buy a ticket for 2 zones (either type
in the number 002 for "2 zones" or the number 240 for
"Universität").
- After getting off the S-Bahn, follow the instructions in the
section on the campus.
Flight to Frankfurt airport (FRA)
- Take the ICE (InterCity Express) train from the railway station
at Frankfurt airport to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (Hbf)
(main station). The trip takes about 1 hour and 15
minutes. The ICE leaves Frankfurt about twice every
hour.
- For Lufthansa passengers, there is a special service called AIRail, where your luggage is automatically
checked through to Stuttgart and can be picked up at the
Lufthansa counter at the main station.
-
Follow the green signs of the S-Bahn (subway) — the
station is two levels below the main station.
- Take one of the trains S1 (to Herrenberg), S2 (to Filderstadt),
or S3 (to Flughafen/Airport or Vaihingen) or and get off at
Universität. The trip takes 10 minutes.
For the subway you need to buy a ticket for 2 zones (either type
in the number 002 for "2 zones" or the number 240 for
"Universität").
- After getting off the S-Bahn, follow the instructions in the
section on the campus.
