Travel and Arrival

Since Marburg is not far from Frankfurt Main, it is easy to travel to Marburg from international destinations by plane and train.

Journey Descriptions (for printing)

Map of Marburg City (PDF / 145 KB)

How to find us (PDF / 30 KB)

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Getting to Marburg by car

If you are driving to Marburg from Frankfurt, you take the highway A5, following the signs directing you towards the city Kassel. This will take you to Marburg via Gießen, where you will get on the highway A485 and follow the signs directing you towards Marburg. This highway leads into the through-road B3 (keep left) which then goes directly to Marburg.

If you are coming from Kassel, you will also need to get on the through-road B3 (depending on your departure location, first the A49 then the B3), and follow the signs directing you to Marburg.

Once you are on the B3 and have reached Marburg

Take the exit “Marburg-Mitte” and follow the signs to the “Stadtmitte”
This will take you over a bridge covering the river Lahn.
Keep in the right lane when going over the bridge and follow the road to the right. This will take you to downtown Marburg and the university.

Getting to Marburg by train

It is easy to travel to Marburg from most major cities in Germany. You will probably have to travel via Frankfurt or Kassel, or at least in that direction with Marburg en route. Once you have arrived in Marburg main station (this is the station “Marburg/Lahn”, not “Marburg/Südbahnhof”), you must cross the main street (cross the lanes traveling in both directions) and go to the bus stop on the right side of the road. You can reach the center of town and the university easy from the train station: The buses with the numbers 1, 3, 5, 6 und 7 will take you into the city. To get to the university, you would exit the bus at the station "Am Rudolphsplatz".

Travel by plane and car

You should plan your flight to Frankfurt/Main airport – this is the German airport closest to Marburg. The route to Marburg is about 100 kilometers away from Frankurt and takes about a 70 minute drive.

When you leave the airport area, follow the signs towards Würzburg (A3) and Kassel/Basel (A5) – both city names are on the one sign
Continue on this highway until your reach the highway connection “Anschlussstelle Frankfurt a. M.-Flughafen-Nord” and follow the signs to get on the highway intersection “Frankfurter Kreuz”
Take the highway A5 and follow the signs directing you to Kassel (the sign says: Kassel/Frankfurt-West)
Stay on the highway A5 until you reach the sign: Gambacher Kreuz
Here you will leave the highway A5 and exit onto the highway A45 by following the signs to go in the direction of Dortmund, which is also the direction towards Marburg (the sign says: Dortmund/Wetzlar/Marburg/Gießen)
Stay on the highway A45 until you reach the signs for Gießener Südkreuz
Then get onto the highway A485 by following the signs for Marburg (the sign says: Langgöns (B3)/Marburg/Gießen/Linden)
Stay on the highway A485 which leads you to the B3 road to Marburg (keep left)
When you arrive in Marburg, get off at the exit Marburg-Mitte (Marburg Middle/Center) and make the right turns to follow the signs to the “Stadtmitte”
Keep going straight until you go over the bridge crossing the river Lahn. You will want to stay in the right lane going over the bridge
After the bridge take a right turn to get on the Biegenstrasse, which is the street where the Welcome Center is located.

Travel by plane and train

The Frankfurt Airport (Flughafen Frankfurt) has an integrated train station enabling train travel to local, regional and long-distance destinations. When choosing a train, please note that several kinds of trains may go in the same direction you wish to travel: long-distance trains are usually faster, but in turn more expensive than regional trains.

Regional trains
The station for regional trains (Regionalbahnhof) is located in Terminal 1, on the level (-1). Here you can take local trains (S-Bahn), or regional and short-distance trains. You may need to take an S-Bahn to Frankfurt Main Station and then go from there to Marburg.

Information and tickets: You can find information about which trains to take and how to buy tickets at the information point for regional traffic, located under the airport main floors ("RMV-Mobilitätszentrale unterm Flughafen") in Terminal 1, area B, level 0 (Ankunft/Arrivals).
You can purchase your ticket for regional trains using the automated machines (Fahrkartenautomaten des RMV) located in this area. Please note that you must purchase your ticket before entering the train. If you use inter-city-connections (trains labelled IC and ICE), additional fees may apply.

You must look for a train or S-Bahn that will take you to Frankfurt main station (Hauptbahnhof), where you will then take a connecting train to Marburg. You depart the train at the station “Marburg/Lahn”, not “Marburg Süd”. From the Marburg main station you can take a bus to the city center (using the bus stop across from the train station, i.e. you must cross the main roads to get to the other side), using bus numbers 1, 3, 5, 6 und 7. You get off the bus at the bus stop "Am Rudolphsplatz".
For train schedules and route information: Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV)
Tel.: 01805/768 46 36 (0,12 Euro cents/minute from a home phone or phone booth)

Long-distance travel

The train station for long-distance travel is located at the "AIRail Terminal" near Terminal 1; tracks 4 – 7 are available for arrivals and departures.

Information and tickets: You can find information about which trains to take and how to buy tickets at the information point for long-distance travel, located in Terminal 1, area B, level 0 (Arrivals) or at the AIRail Terminal on level 3. You can also find service assistance at the "DB Service Point", located in Terminal 1, area B, level 0 (Arrivals), open 24 hours a day.
For train schedules and route information: Die Bahn