Getting here

From Frankfurt-Main International Airport (FRA)

By bus

Take the Airliner bus from stop 14 outside Terminal 1. If you arrive at another terminal, take the free SkyLine train or shuttle bus to Terminal 1 first. The Airliner runs roughly every 30 minutes between 4 am and midnight. Departure times and fares are on the Airliner website. After about 30 minutes, get off at Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof (main station) and follow the walking directions below.

By train

The airport’s regional train station is on the lowest level of Terminal 1 (Level 0) and can be reached from all terminal areas (A, B, and C). Follow the signs for “Bahnhöfe S T” and then “Regionalbahnhof”. Take an S-Bahn (local train) from platforms 1 to 3 to Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, then change to the regional train or the S3 S-Bahn to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof. You can find other connections on the Deutsche Bahn website. 

From Hahn Airport (HHN)

Hahn Airport (formerly Frankfurt-Hahn Airport) is more than 120 kilometres from ESOC.  

Use the Bohr Omnibus coach service from bus stop 14 just outside Terminal B. The Bohr Omnibus coach service leaves from bus stop 14, just outside Terminal B, and stops at Mainz Central Station, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and the Frankfurt long-distance bus terminal. From any of these stops, you can continue to Darmstadt by train. Check the Deutsche Bahn website for the best connection. 

Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof is well connected to the German rail network DB - Deutsche Bahn) with frequent local, regional, IC (InterCity) and ICE (InterCity Express) connections from Frankfurt-Main, Frankfurt-Main Airport and other major cities. Timetables and tickets are available on the Deutsche Bahn website. From the station, follow the walking directions below. 

From Luisenplatz, Darmstadt’s central transport hub, take tram 4 or 9 toward Griesheim and get off at Maria-Goeppert-Straße. Alternatively, trams 2, 3 and 9 and buses H, F, FM, K and others stop at Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof. Timetables are on the RMV website. Walking directions from both stops are below. 

From Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof (about 10 minutes) 

Leave the station by the west exit (Weststadt) and cross Europaplatz diagonally to the left. Follow Lise-Meitner-Straße until the road bends left. After about 50 metres, turn right onto Robert-Bosch-Straße. The entrance is on your right. 

From Maria-Goeppert-Straße (about 5 minutes) 

Cross Maria-Goeppert-Straße and take the first left onto the pedestrian and cycle path. Then turn right onto Robert-Bosch-Straße. The entrance is on the opposite side of the street. 

There are a small number of bike parking spaces in the visitor car park at Robert-Bosch-Straße 2, opposite the main entrance. 

ESOC is easy to reach via the A5 and A67 motorways. For your satnav or map app, use this address: Robert-Bosch-Straße 5, 64293 Darmstadt. 

Visitor Parking

The visitor car park is at Robert-Bosch-Straße 2, opposite the main entrance. Space there is very limited, so we recommend using one of these nearby car parks:

• P&R Darmstadt Parkhaus, Robert-Bosch-Straße 15 

• Tiefgarage Hauptbahnhof P1, Poststraße 4-6