Address:
Main buildingLudwigstrasse 23
35398 Giessen
Travel to Gießen
Gießen is easy to reach from all directions - by plane, by car or by public transportation means - because of its central location and good transport connection. Please click on the images below to enlarge map:
Travel by plane
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Rhein-Main
(approx. 72 km south of Gießen)
Gießen can easily be reached by train via Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof or by car via autobahn
A5 direction Kassel/Hannover (see below).
Please refer to the local information desks for further help.
Timetable information of Deutsche Bahn
Travel by car
Connection to the autobahn
Exit "Reiskirchen", junction via B49 (approx. 12 km)
Exit "Fernwald", junction via B457 (approx. 10 km)
Exit "Gambacher Kreuz" (approx. 20 km), via A45 to "Gießener Südkreuz" (approx. 10 km), junction via A485
Exit "Gießener Südkreuz", junction via A485 (approx. 10 km)
Exit "Gambacher Kreuz" (approx. 20 km), via A45 to "Gießener Südkreuz" (approx. 10 km), junction via A485
Please find a collection of online route planners using this link (german language) or use this english version.
Travel by train
Rail connection
Depending on the area you are coming from you can either travel via Cologne, Siegen towards Gießen
or via Cologne, Frankfurt towards Gießen.
Timetable information of Deutsche Bahn