directions
...how to find us in Giessen
By car
Coming from Kassel
Take the A5 and exit at "Reiskirchen", then follow road B49 to "Berliner Platz (Stadtmitte) (= town centre). On the right you will see Giessen 's new town hall and the theater in front of you. Turn right at Approximately 200 meters (220 Ostanlage .) ahead you will see other THM buildings housing THM 's departments as well as Our Information Center (INFO) in Building A22.
Coming from Marburg
Take road B3 and then at the " Gießen er Nordkreuz" interchange turn onto the A485 (" Gießen er Ring") to Frankfurt. Take the "Ursulum" Exit and then turn left at sign that read "Fachhochschule (TH Mittelhessen)". Follow "Eichgartenallee" for about 1,000 meters (0.6 miles) into town. Then turn right onto "Ringallee". On the left you will see buildings housing THM 's departments as well as our Information Center (INFO) in Building A22.
Coming from Büdingen, Hanau or Würzburg
Take the A45 and turn onto the A485 to Gießen at the " Gießen er Südkreuz" interchange. At exit 33 (" Gießen he Südkreuz") turn onto the A485 and get into the lane to Marburg/ Gießen /Linden. Then take exit B457 to "GI-Licher Straße/Stadtmitte". Follow "Licher Straße" to the "Grünberger Straße" intersection and keep going straight. After the intersection, "Licher Straße" is called "Moltkestraße". Follow "Moltkestrasse" to " Ostanlage ". THM 's Information Center (INFO) in Building 22 as well as the buildings housing the university departments will be on the right.
Coming from Butzbach, Frankfurt or Friedberg
Take the A485 and exit as "Schiffenberger Weg". Follow this street to the town centre. Eventually "Schiffenberger Weg" turns into "Bismarckstrasse" (same street, but different name). Continue following this street to "Südanlage" and then turn right. You will see the theater on the left and the congress hall on the right. Continue driving straight at the traffic light. On the right you will see Buildings B10 and B11, in which the President's office is located. Approximately 200 meters (220 yds) ahead you will see other buildings housing THM 's departments as well as our Information Center (INFO) in Building A22.
Coming from Wetzlar or Herborn
Drive on road B49 and take the " Gießen -West" exit. Follow "Rodheimer Straße" and turn right after the railway overpass onto "Westanlage". After driving under a pedestrian overpass, "Westanlage" turns into "Südanlage" (same street, but different name). Continue following this street. At the "Berliner Platz" intersection you will see the theater on you left and the congress hall on your right. Continue driving straight at the intersection. On the right you will see Buildings B10 and B11, in which the President's office is located. Approximately 200 meters (220 yds.) ahead you will see other buildings housing THM 's departments as well as our Information Center in Building A22.
Parking
There are public parking spaces all around the THM campus. To part in one of these spaces, which are typically part of restricted parking zones, you will either have to use a parking disc or pay for a ticket at a parking meter. Both the disc and the parking meter ticket must be displayed in clear view on the dashboard behind the steering wheel. There are also car parks on the THM campus that can be accessed by using a special card to open the barrier. THM visitors can also use these car parks by pushing the button at the barrier to call an attendant to request access. Parking zones are indicated on the campus map.
By Public Transport
If you take the train to Giessen , you can get to THM from the train station via bus line 2 (get out at the "Berliner Platz" bus stop) or bus line 5 (get out at the "Behördenzentrum" or "Landgericht" bus stop).
When exiting at the "Berliner Platz" bus stop
When you get off the bus at this bus stop, the THM campus is a four-minute walk. At the traffic light turn right and follow " Ostanlage ". From here the THM campus is 350 meters (380 yds.) straight ahead.
When exiting at the "Authority Center" bus stop
This bus stop is in the immediate vicinity of the THM campus. On the right in the direction of traffic you will see the Buildings B10 and B11, in which the President's office is located. Approximately 250 meters (275 yds.) ahead you will see the department buildings in "Wiesenstrasse" as well as the Information Center (INFO) in Building A22.
When exiting at the "Landgericht" bus stop
When you get off the bus at this bus stop, the THM campus is a four-minute walk. Walk back, that is, against the flow of traffic and you will see the THM campus on your left after about 400 meters (0.25 miles). Turn left onto "Wiesenstraße" and you will see the department buildings as well as the Information Center in Building A22.