Arrival

Spring 2012

Arrival day is Thursday, February 23, 2012.

If you would like to arrive before the official arrival date, you must find alternative accommodation, for example the Youth Hostel or a hotel in Marburg (recommendations provided on request). 

Arrival by Plane

Destination airport: Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)

If you arrive at Terminal 1:

• Pick up your checked baggage
• Follow the signs to the Regional Train Station (Regionalbahnhof)
• Buy a train ticket to Marburg an der Lahn (max. EUR 20) in the Travel Center (Deutsche Bahn Reisezentrum)
• Take the S-Bahn to Frankfurt Main Train Station ("Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof") (approx. 10 - 15 min.).  All trains departing from platform 1 (Gleis 1) of the Regionalbahnhof go to the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.
• Change trains to go to Marburg, following the itinerary given to you by the Deutsche Bahn Reisezentrum.
   

If you arrive at Terminal 2:

• Pick up your checked luggage
• Take the "Skyline" or the shuttle bus to Terminal 1 and proceed to the Regional Train Station (Regionalbahnhof)
• Buy a train ticket to Marburg an der Lahn (max. Euro 20) in the Travel Center (Deutsche Bahn Reisezentrum)
• Take the S-Bahn to Frankfurt Main Train Station ("Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof") (approx. 10 - 15 min.).  All trains departing from platform 1 (Gleis 1) of the Regionalbahnhof go to the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof
• Change trains to go to Marburg, following the itinerary given to you by the Deutsche Bahn Reisezentrum.

Train to Marburg

The train ride from Frankfurt's Main Train Station ("Hauptbahnhof") to the Marburg Hauptbahnhof lasts roughly one hour. In order to find the train suitable for you, please visit the website of the German railway company,  "Die Bahn".

Whatever you do, do not board the train without a valid ticket! You will be fined, no exceptions.  Also, please do not exit the train at the Marburg South train station ("Marburg Süd"), but continue on to the next stop, which is the Marburg Lahn Main Train Station ("Hauptbahnhof").

Once in Marburg

On arrival day, please wait at or come to Marburg's Hauptbahnhof. We will pick you up at the station.  Be on the lookout for someone bearing the IUSP sign.  If you do not see anyone right away, do not panic, and just wait for a moment.

Emergency telephone when dialing from within Germany:  0160 - 265.57.42.

Please arrive at the Hauptbahnhof in Marburg prior to 6 pm (18 hrs).

The first days

Your stay will begin with a placement test for the German language course. We have organized an Orientation Program that will help you cut some red tape, such as opening a local bank account, taking out a German health insurance policy or getting your existing foreign health insurance recognized, and simply finding your way around Marburg.