By Bus and/or Train:

From main station ("Hauptbahnhof") take subway line U2 (red line, direction  Niendorf-Nord) to Schlump station (7 minutes). After a 10 minute walk, you reach the back entrance of DKRZ on "Laufgraben".

From railway station "Dammtor" you may want to use a bus, line No. 5 or 4 (direction  "Niendorf-Markt" or "Wildacker"). Leave the bus at station "Grindelhof" (2 stops) and take a 5 minute walk to the DKRZ's main entrance on "Bundesstraße".

The bus stop "Zoologisches Museum" of line X35 is located in the "Bundesstraße" - directly in front of the main entrance of DKRZ. In the direction of Rahlstedt (Ost), the X35 bus goes via the Hamburg Messe station to the DKRZ office located in Fuhlentwiete and to the main train station ("Hauptbahnhof")/ZOB.

By Airplane:

From Hamburg Airport take train S1 to "Ohlsdorf". Change to subway line U1 (direction "Jungfernstieg") to station "Kellinghusenstraße". Change to subway line U3 (direction "Schlump/Hauptbahnhof") to "Schlump" station. After a 10 minute walk you reach the back entrance of DKRZ on "Laufgraben".

By Car

It can be quite hard to find a parking spot near DKRZ. Furthermore parking is only allowed for residents or with a parking ticket. So we recommend that you leave your car at one of the Park+Ride parking lots of HVV and then take public transport to Schlump station. After a 10 minute walk you reach the back entrance of DKRZ on Laufgraben.

Lodging

DKRZ is located in the vicinity of the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology. You can book any of their recommended hotels for your visit at DKRZ.

List of hotels