How to get to Jülich

Map of Jülich
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By car

Coming from Cologne (Köln) take the A 4 motorway (Cologne - Aachen), leave the motorway at the Düren exit, and then turn right towards Jülich (B 56). After about 10 km, turn off to the right onto the L 253, and follow the signs for "Forschungszentrum".

Coming from Aachen take the A 44 motorway (Aachen - Düsseldorf) and leave the motorway at the Jülich-West exit. At the first roundabout turn left towards Jülich, and at the second roundabout turn right towards Düren (B 56). After about 5 km, turn left onto the L 253 and follow the signs to Forschungszentrum.

Coming from Düsseldorf Airport take the A 44 motorway (towards Mönchengladbach). Change to A52 motorway at junction Neersen (towards Aachen). Change to A 61 motorway at junction Mönchengladbach (to Aachen, Koblenz). Continue until you reach Dreieck Jackerath where you should take the A 44 towards Aachen. Continue as described in Coming from Düsseldorf.

Coming from Düsseldorf on the A44 motorway (Düsseldorf - Aachen) you have two options:

1. (Shorter route but more traffic) turn right at the Jülich-Ost exit onto the B 55n, which you should follow for approx. 500 m before turning right towards Jülich. After 200 m, before the radio masts, turn left and continue until you reach the Merscher Höhe roundabout. Turn left here, drive past the Solar Campus belonging to the University of Applied Sciences and continue straight along Brunnenstrasse. Cross the Römerstrasse junction, continue straight ahead onto Wiesenstrasse and then after the roundabout and the caravan dealers, turn left towards "Forschungszentrum" (signposted).

2. (Longer but quicker route) drive until you reach the Jülich-West exit. At the first roundabout turn left towards Jülich, and at the second roundabout turn right towards Düren (B 56). After about 5 km, turn left onto the L 253 and follow the signs to Forschungszentrum.

Navigation systems

In your navigation system, enter your destination as Wilhelm-Johnen-Strasse. From there, it is only a few hundred metres to the main entrance - simply follow the signs. The Research Centre itself is not part of the network of public roads and is therefore not recognised by navigation systems.

From neighbouring airports by train:

From Cologne Bonn Airport

From the railway station at the airport, take the S13 to Cologne main train station (Hauptbahnhof) and then continue with the regional express to Düren, or go to Köln-Ehrenfeld by regional express and then take the S12 to Düren.
Continue from Düren as described in By train.

From Düsseldorf International Airport

From the railway station at the airport, travel to Cologne main train station and then continue on to Düren. Some trains go directly to Düren whereas other connections involve a change at Cologne main train station.
Continue from Düren as described in By train.

By train:

Take the train from Aachen or Cologne to Düren's main train station (Hauptbahnhof). Then take the local train to Jülich (Rurtalbahn) and get out at the "Forschungszentrum" stop. From here, you need to keep right and walk towards the main road before turning right towards the Research Centre. The main entrance of the Research Centre is about 20 minutes on foot.

 

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