Getting here
The darmstadtium is conveniently located in the heart of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region with direct access to the A5 and A67 motorways. Frankfurt International Airport can be reached by car in 20 minutes and by rail or the AirLiner shuttle bus in about 30 minutes. The AirLiner stops directly in front of the darmstadtium and runs every 30 minutes. Darmstadt’s central railway station is only a few minutes away from the Science and Congress Centre and can easily be reached by both car and public transport.
During Darmstadt's Christmas market the bus stop “Kongresszentrum” will not be served up until december 23rd 2025. The AirLiner will depart to Frankfurt Airport from “Luisenplatz”.
We recommend a sustainable journey with Deutsche Bahn.
RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SUSTAINABLE ACCESS VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Darmstadt’s central railway station can be reached with regional services as well as IC/ICE. Public transport from the Darmstadt central railway station to the congress centre is direct and takes less than 10 minutes. The “Schloss” and “Luisenplatz” stops are immediately next to darmstadtium.
Plan your journey with Deutsche Bahn – you can use the DB Bahnhof live app, your digital travel companion that will assist you with your rail travel throughout Germany.
In addition to public transport and taxis, you can also use bicycles or even e-bikes to get around Darmstadt. You can rent e-bikes at the darmstadtium itself, and there is a “Call a Bike” station for bicycles to the side of the darmstadtium, next to the city wall.
HeinerLiner – a ride pooling service with environmentally friendly electric vehicles. The HeinerLiner schedule is as follows:
Monday through Wednesday: 6pm to 1 am
Thurday: 6pm to 2 am
Friday: 6pm to 5 am
Saturday: 9 am to 5 am
Sunday: 9 am to 1 am
Find out more at HeinerLiner.de.
You can also use the DarmstadtCard, a public transport card for conference attendees in Darmstadt. Just contact us for more details!
Green Arrival
Our recommandation: Travel sustainably and arrive relaxed – with Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn offers special rates for event organizers to enable affordable and eco-friendly travel. You will find more information about DB's event offers here.
The DB Event Ticket can be booked exclusively via a dedicated link on the respective event website. Please check with your event organizer to find out whether a DB Event Ticket is available.
Turn travel time into your time – to work, relax, or unwind – all while traveling with 100% green electricity on long-distance routes.
CAR
PARKING DIRECTLY UNDER THE CONGRESS CENTRE
The Science and Congress Centre has its own underground car park with spaces for 454 cars (including disabled parking spaces). There are an additional 2,000 parking spaces for visitors in other nearby underground car parks. Most of them are linked to the Science and Congress Centre’s parcing facilities. This applies in particular to the car park of the neighbouring Welcome Hotel.
Please note that Darmstadt has a large environmental zone that can only be entered by vehicles with a green disc. Darmstadtium is also located in this zone. In addition, there is strict ban on heavy traffic (3.5 t or more) passing through town as well as a ban on trucks driving between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. (with an exception for loading and unloading).
THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAT NAV
Address:
Schlossgraben 1, Darmstadt
How to access the underground car park:
Alexanderstraße or via Schlossgarage/Karolinenplatz (from there, the route to the darmstadtium underground car park is signposted)
Parking fees:
Per 60-minute period or part thereof: €2.40
Max. daily fee (7+ hours): €17.00
Loss of ticket: €51.00
Entry and exit: 24 hours a day
Entrance height: 1.95 m
Underground car park operator:
Q-Park darmstadtium
Alexanderstraße
64283 Darmstadt, Germany
You can find more information about the underground car park on the operator’s website.
New construction of bridge Rheinstraße
Traffic restrictions and timetable changes
Extensive construction work will be carried out around the Rheinstrasse bridge, part of the access road to Darmstadt, between spring 2023 and 2027. In order to meet the requirements of a sustainable traffic routing, the bridge will be rebuilt and the on- and off-ramps will be redesigned.
Unfortunately, the new construction of the Rheinstraße bridge is accompanied by restrictions for road users in Darmstadt. In particular, people arriving and departing by car must expect increased traffic volume and time delays on Rheinstraße.
- Since March 29, 2023, the detour for automobile traffic into the city runs over the Hilpertstraßenbrücke.
Please pay attention to the stop changes for the airport shuttle AirLiner.
For the latest information on changes to the public transport timetable, please visit the website of the local transport company HEAG mobilo.
Information on long-distance traffic can be found on the Deutsche Bahn website and app.
The city of Darmstadt provides information about the construction project and the current effects on public transport, rail and automobile traffic. Click here to go to the city's traffic project info page. Depending on the construction phase, changes are to be expected.
Further information
ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS
SIMPLY FILL UP ON ELECTRICITY
Are you traveling by electric car? We offer a free charging station thanks to ENTEGA in the 1st Parking Level inside our underground Parking.
Several charging stations for electric vehicles are located within walking distance of the darmstadtium.
- In about 4 minutes you can reach the charging stations at the western Mercksplatz, the parking area at the Jugendstilbad in Landgraf-Georg-Str. 31 as well as the charging station in Dieburger Str. 5.
- Additional charging stations are located at Bleichstr. 2-4, about 750 meters from the convention center.
An overview of charging stations in Hesse and the surrounding area can be found on the "Lademap Hessen" (Charing Map) of the Hesse State Energy Agency. Here you will find information on availability, charging capacity as well as service and costs of the individual charging stations.
CHARING MAP HESSE
AIRPLANE
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Frankfurt International Airport is about 20 minutes away. You can reach the darmstadtium in even less time from the regional airport in Egelsbach.
Every half hour, the AirLiner shuttle bus brings passengers from Frankfurt Airport (Terminal 1) directly to the Darmstadt Science and Congress Centre – with intermediate stops at Darmstadt Central Station and Luisenplatz. The Ticket for the AirLiner is only purchasable via cashless payment methods like Google Pay, Apple Pay, Credit Card and Debit Card.
During Darmstadt's Christmas market the bus stop “Kongresszentrum” will not be served up until december 23rd 2025. The AirLiner will depart to Frankfurt Airport from “Luisenplatz”.
Please note: Due to construction work at Frankfurt Airport and near Darmstadt Central Station, there are the following stop changes on the route of the AirLiner until 2026:
- The stop "Deutsche-Telekom-Allee" is cancelled in the direction of Darmstadt.
- The stop at Terminal 2 is cancelled.
- Passengers traveling to Terminal 2 are requested to use the free shuttle bus at Terminal 1. The shuttle departs every 10 to 15 minutes directly behind the AirLiner at station 15.
Plan your trip from Frankfurt Airport to us. Current information on the AirLiner service and timetable can be found here.