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The institute building Samelsonplatz of the University of Hildesheim is located just outside the center of Hildesheim. It can be reached either by car or by public transport. A map of the institute building Samelsonplatz can be found here (alternatively on Google Maps).

By Car

From the direction of Hannover or Kassel via the A7

Leave the highway at the exit "Hildesheim" (No.62). Follow the B1 in the direction of Hildesheim-Zentrum until you reach the traffic circle. Leave the traffic circle at the third exit in the direction of Goslar (B6). At the next intersection, do not follow the B6 to the left, but continue straight ahead. For the time being, follow the signs to "Marienburger Höhe" or "Universität". Look for the sign "Institutsgebäude Samelsonplatz", turn right from Marienburger Straße into Schillstraße, Samelsonplatz is on the left after a few hundred meters.

From the direction of Hannover via the B6

Follow the B6 in the direction of Goslar/Autobahn. Leave the traffic circle at the second exit in the direction of Goslar (B6) and do not follow the B6 to the left at the next intersection, but continue straight ahead. For the time being, follow the signs to "Marienburger Höhe" or "Universität". Look for the sign "Institutsgebäude Samelsonplatz", turn right from Marienburger Straße into Schillstraße, Samelsonplatz is on the left after a few hundred meters.

From Hameln via the B1

Cross the city center on the B1 until you reach the traffic circle. Leave the traffic circle at the first exit with the B 6 in the direction of Goslar. At the next intersection, do not follow the B 6 to the left, but go straight ahead. For the time being follow the signs "Marienburger Höhe" or "Universität". Look for the sign "Institutsgebäude Samelsonplatz", turn right from Marienburger Straße into Schillstraße, Samelsonplatz is on the left after a few hundred meters.

From the direction of Braunschweig via the B1

Follow the B1 in the direction of Hildesheim-Zentrum until you reach the traffic circle. Leave the traffic circle at the third exit with the B6 in the direction of Goslar, but at the next intersection do not follow the B6 to the left, but drive straight ahead. For the time being follow the signs "Marienburger Höhe" or "Universität". Look for the sign "Institutsgebäude Samelsonplatz", turn right from Marienburger Straße into Schillstraße, Samelsonplatz is on the left after a few hundred meters.

From the direction of Seesen / Osterode via the B243

Approx. 1 km after the village of Egenstedt, turn right at the first intersection in the direction of Marienburg/Itzum. Follow the main road, at the "Scharfe Ecke", shortly after the Innerste bridge, turn left and follow the main road. After the place-name sign "Hildesheim" and a few 100 meters, leave the main buildings of the university on your right. At the next intersection, turn left from Marienburger Straße into Schillstraße. Samelsonplatz is on the left after a few hundred meters.

By Public Transport

You can reach Hildesheim by ICE or regional train with connections every hour or so. On the website of Deutschen Bahn you will find more information on how to get to Hildesheim by train, as well as the possibility to book tickets online.

From the train station in Hildesheim, the city bus line 4 goes in the direction of "Marienburger Höhe / Itzum" directly to the university (travel time approx. 15 minutes). You have to get off at the bus stop "Schillstraße". After getting off the bus, turn right into Schillstraße and after about 300m you will find Samelsonplatz on the left side. (Google Maps Route)

Information about the departure times of the city buses can be found at Stadtverkehr Hildesheim (SVHI).

A bus ticket costs 2.80 euros and can be purchased directly from the bus driver. It is valid for 60 minutes. For 9,00 Euro you can get 4-tickets at once. Available on the bus and at the customer center (at the customer center in Schuhstraße, at the customer service in Hermann-Roemer-Straße). It is also possible to buy a group ticket. A group ticket is valid for a maximum of 5 people and costs 9.80 euros. The day ticket costs 6.00 euros Both tickets (group ticket and day ticket) are valid until the end of the current day.

By Plane

The nearest airport is located in Hannover. Other major airports in northern Germany are:

  • Berlin Thegel (TXL)
  • Berlin Schönefeld (SXF)
  • Bremen (BRE)
  • Frankfurt (FRA)
  • Hamburg (HAM)
  • Münster / Osnabrück (FMO)

At all airports it is possible to travel to Hildesheim by train. Alternatively, you can rent a car at the airport and drive to Hildesheim.