From Leipzig main station (“Hauptbahnhof”)
Leave the main station via the Westhalle, cross the street and Willy-Brandt-Platz (the green area is on your left). Follow Nikolaistraße
for about 500 meters until it crosses Grimmaische Straße. Turn right onto Grimmaische Straße, and at the next intersection walk Neumarkt to the left. Now follow Neumarkt for about 200 meters. On your right you will find the visitor entrance of Fraunhofer IMW, at Neumarkt 20.
From Leipzig/Halle airport
From the airport, catch the over-ground train (“S-Bahn”), lines 5 or 5X toward Altenburg or Zwickau, until you reach “Hauptbahnhof Leipzig” (Leipzig's main train station). Then follow the above directions to walk to our offices from the station.
Via the A14 coming from Dresden
Leave the A14 at exit 25 Leipzig-Nordost and turn left onto the B87 (Leipziger Straße / Torgauer Straße, which then becomes Wurzner Straße). Turn right onto Lilienstraße after approximately 5.5 km; then left onto Kohlgartenstraße after 500 meters and shortly afterwards, take a sharp right turn onto Dresdner Straße, which then becomes Johannisplatz and later Grimmaischer Steinweg. After about 1.5 km, turn left onto Augustusplatz (which becomes Grünewaldstraße). At the next intersection, turn right onto Universitätsstraße, and then left onto Schillerstraße. Finally, turn right again onto Neumarkt. You will find the institute approximately 200 meters down the road on the right-hand side, in Haus B of the Städtisches Kaufhaus building courtyard.
Via the A14 coming from Berlin/Halle
Leave the A14 at exit 23 Leipzig-Mitte. Follow the B2 (Maximilianallee, which further along turns into Rackwitzer Straße) towards Leipzig-Mitte. After around 7 km, turn right onto Brandenburger Straße (B2/B6/B87), which then turns into Lagerhofstraße and later into Ludwig-Erhard-Straße (B2). After 1.5 km, turn right onto Dresdner Straße (which then becomes Johannisplatz and further on Grimmaischer Steinweg). After approximately 1 km, turn left onto Augustusplatz (which becomes Grünewaldstraße). At the next intersection, turn right onto Universitätsstraße, then left onto Schillerstraße and finally right again onto Neumarkt. You will find the institute about 200 meters down the road on the right-hand side, in Haus B of the Städtisches Kaufhaus building courtyard.
Via the A9/A38 from Hermsdorfer Kreuz
Keep to the right at junction 19 Kreuz-Rippachtal, then enter onto the A38 motorway towards Leipzig-Süd. After 25 km, leave the A38 at exit 31 Leipzig-Süd and move onto the B2 towards Markkleeberg (road name changes several times: Wundtstraße, Dufourstraße, Floßplatz, Harkortstraße). You will reach the city center after about 12 km. Turn right onto Martin-Luther-Ring / Roßplatz. At the second intersection, turn left onto Universitätsstraße, then left onto Schillerstraße and finally right again onto Neumarkt. You will find the institute about 200 meters down the road on the right-hand side, in Haus B of the Städtisches Kaufhaus building courtyard.
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