Arrival by Plane
From Cologne Bonn Airport
Arrival at Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
All regional trains from the airport to the city stop at the station "Köln Messe/Deutz".
From the station "Köln Messe/Deutz" walk approx. 5 minutes to the subway/tram stop "Deutz Bahnhof Deutz/Messe LANXESS Arena". From there, take subway/tram line 9 in the direction of Sülz Hermeskeiler Platz. Get off at the "Universität" stop. From there it is about a 5-minute walk to the main university building.
A taxi ride costs about 45 Euro (approx. 20 km).
From Düsseldorf International Airport
Arrival at Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS):
Take the SkyTrain to "Düsseldorf Flughafen" station. From there you can take the regional express RE5 (direction: Koblenz). Take the RE5 to the station "Köln-Süd". The journey takes about 50 minutes. From there you can either walk to the main university building (about 20 minutes) or take the underground/tram line 9 from the stop "Dasselstrasse/Bahnhof Süd" and go one stop further to "Universität". From there it is about a 5 minute walk to the main university building.
Alternative:
Take the regional train (RE 1 or 5) from the airport to the station "Köln Messe/Deutz". From the station "Köln Messe/Deutz", walk approx. 5 minutes to the underground stop "Deutz Bahnhof Deutz/Messe LANXESS Arena". Take the underground/tram line 9 in the direction of "Sülz Hermeskeiler Platz". Get off at the stop "Universität".
2nd alternative:
Take the SkyTrain to "Düsseldorf Flughafen" station, then take a regional train (RegionalExpress 1 or 5) or an IC/ICE to "Köln Hauptbahnhof". From the main station, take underground/tram line 16 or 18 to "Neumarkt", from there take underground/tram line 9 to the "Universität" stop.
The journey time of the direct connection is approx. 40 minutes.
A taxi ride costs about 120 Euro (approx. 50 km).
From Frankfurt Airport
Arrival at Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
Take an intercity/intercity express (IC/ICE) to Cologne Central Station. The ICE travel time is about 60 minutes.
The entire journey takes about 85 minutes.
From Cologne Central Station, take the subway/tram lines 16 or 18 to the stop Neumarkt, from there take subway/tram line 9 in the direction “Sülz” to the stop Universität.
From the Airport Düsseldorf/Weeze
Arrival at the Airport Dusseldorf/Weeze (NRN)
Take the bus to to Weeze station, from there by regional train (RB10 change to RB 7 at Krefeld Hauptbahnof) to "Köln Messe/Deutz".
The journey takes about 2.5 hours and costs about 30 € for a single ticket.
Take subway/tram line 9 in the direction “Sülz” to the stop "Universität".
To the University Hospital, continue on subway/tram line 9 in the direction “Sülz” to the stop "Lindenburg".
A taxi from the station "Köln Messe/Deutz" to the university costs approximately 20 €.
From the Airport Frankfurt/Hahn
Arrival at the Airport Frankfurt/Hahn (HHN)
Take the bus to "Koblenz Hauptbahnhof" (KoblenzCentral Station). From there ake the train to "Köln Hauptbahnhof" (Cologne Central Station).
The journey takes about 3 hours (approx 190km).
From Cologne Central Station, take the subway/tram lines 16 or 18 to the stop "Neumarkt", from there take subway/tram line 9 in the direction “Sülz” to the stop "Universität".