Travel to EMBL Heidelberg
Heidelberg is centrally located in Germany and Europe in general and is easily reached by car, train or plane. EMBL is located in Heidelberg's neighbourhood of Boxberg, which is approximately 10 minutes by car from Heidelberg's city centre.
Airports
Frankfurt International Airport
Frankfurt International airport is the closest (about 80 km) and most convenient airport for Heidelberg.
Frankfurt Hahn Airport
Frankfurt Hahn airport is a small airport west of Frankfurt International Airport. It offers cheap air fares.
There are Shuttle Buses running to and from several cities. Travel time from and to Heidelberg is approximately two hours.
Baden-Airpark Karlsruhe Baden-Baden
Baden-Airpark is a small airport near Baden-Baden, about one hour south of Heidelberg. It offers cheap air fares and can be reached easily by car being situated close to motorway A5 (Basel-Karlsruhe).
Stuttgart Airport
Stuttgart Airport is an international airport located 13 km south of Stuttgart city centre and about an hour and a half south of Heidelberg. It offers cheap air fares and can be reached easily by car being situated close to the motorway A8 (Munich-Karlsruhe)
Airport Shuttles
An Airport Shuttle Service (door-to-door) is the most convenient way to get to Heidelberg. You will be picked up at the airport and taken directly to your hotel or EMBL. Please book 2-3 days in advance and be sure to let the company know the place of departure, flight number and arrival time. Please check with the respective company for fares.
York Airport Service
Tel: +49 6226 990135
Fax: +49 6226 990345
E-mail: york-airport-service@t-online.de
A&S Airportservice
Tel: +49 6229 93 08 55
Mobile: +49 172 74 48 85 6
Fax: +49 6229 93 08 58
E-mail: info@as-airportservice.de
www.as-airportservice.de
Express Drive
Tel: +49 7223 / 80 83 89-0
24h Hotline: +49 (0) 172 / 723 50 50
Fax: +49 7223 / 80 83 89-7
Email: airport@expressdrive.de
www.expressdrive.de
The Lufthansa Bus to Heidelberg leaves from Terminal 1 on the Arrivals Level, Exit B4. It leaves once an hour, seven days a week. It costs EUR 18,00 one way (EUR 32,00 return ticket) and it arrives in the Heidelberg Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kurfürstenanlage 1–3 (city centre). You do not need to be a Lufthansa passenger in order to use this service.
Please reserve your seat three days in advance.
Lufthansa Bus Schedule
Train
Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof (main train station) is located in the city centre. There are express services to all countries in Europe by fast national and international trains as well as regional trains.
Car
From the motorway A5 (Karlsruhe-Frankfurt), take the exit Heidelberg-Schwetzingen and head for Heidelberg-Boxberg-Emmertsgrund. Go up the hill, turn left at the Aral petrol station into Boxberg and go straight through the Boxberg residential area, keeping left after the EMBL guesthouse. EMBL is located in Meyerhofstraße in the forest on your right, shortly after you have left Boxberg.
From the motorway A6 (Mannheim-Heilbronn), take the exit Wiesloch–Rauenberg. Follow the signs to Heidelberg (B3). You will finally reach a fork in the road where you stay on the right, direction of Boxberg–Emmertsgrund. Go up the hill, turn left at the Aral petrol station into Boxberg and go straight through the Boxberg residential area, keeping left after the EMBL guesthouse. EMBL is located in Meyerhofstraße in the forest on your right, shortly after you have left Boxberg.
Public Transportation
Bus timetables from 12 June 2011
Schnellbus F (travelling directly to EMBL)
|
Mornings |
Afternoons |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Leaving Bismarck- |
Alois-Link-Platz |
Arriving at EMBL |
Leaving EMBL |
Alois-Link-Platz |
Arriving at Bismarck- |
|
14.11 |
14.23 |
14.27 |
|||
|
06.33 |
06.37 |
06.49 |
16.11 |
16.23 |
16.27 |
|
07.33 |
07.37 |
07.49 |
17.11 |
17.23 |
17.27 |
|
08.33 |
08.37 |
08.49 |
18.11 |
18.23 |
18.27 |
|
09.33 |
09.37 |
9.49 |
19.11 |
19.23 |
19.27 |
Click on the links at below to view the exact times for the stops between Bismarckplatz and EMBL.
Timetable for Schnellbus F to and from Bismarckplatz
Direct bus from Bismarckplatz to EMBL and back
Timetable for bus 39
Bus 39 runs from Bismarckplatz to the Königstuhl stopping at the MPI bus stop on the way.
Timetable for RufTaxi 1004
The RufTaxi starts running once the bus service has stopped from 20.51 and every hour (except 0.21) until 0.51 from MPI bus stop. You need to call 06221 30 20 30 at least 30 minutes before the departure times. A single ticket into Heidelberg with the Ruf-Taxi costs 1.50 Euros or free when using a job ticket.
Note: The Ruftaxi will start from EMBL from 12 June from 20.54 every hour until 0.54.
Taxi
Taxis are available outside the Heidelberg main train station or can be telephoned at 06221 302030. The journey to EMBL from the train station / city centre will cost between EUR 10,- and 15,-.