Arrival/Pick-Up Service
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August, 30 is the official arrival day. If you want to arrive earlier or depart later, you may contact the course office on housing possibilities.
It might be possible for you to stay in the student hall of residence (additional rent). If not, will give you contact details of youth hostels and hotels. Please note: As we start with the placement test on Friday, August 31, we strongly recommend that you arrive no later than August, 30! If you need a visa, please bear in mind that the application for a visa may take up to three months. Please contact your embassy or consulate as soon as possible. Pick-up Service:On Aug 30, 2012, the day of arrival, we will receive you at our JLU booth on platform 1, Giessen railway station, between 8.00 am and 7.00 pm. We will hand out your room keys and personally accompany you to the hall of residence. Please inform us in advance of your exact time of arrival: sommerkurs-aaa@admin.uni-giessen.de. In case of emergency, please call our mobile phone number +49 (0) 151 55 40 77 97. Travel Information:By plane:It is best to fly directly to Frankfurt Rhein/Main Airport (FRA) and not to Frankfurt Hahn Airport since Hahn is actually located in the Hunsrück Mountains, about 150 kilometers away from Frankfurt/Main and 200 km away from Giessen. If you still intend to arrive at Hahn, take the Airport Bus (click on "Frankfurt" on the map of these pages of Hahn Airport) to Frankfurt/Main Hauptbahnhof (main train station - 1 hour and 45 min.). Trains from Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof to Giessen leave every hour. Having arrived at Frankfurt/Main Airport, take either local S-Bahn or regional trains (RE) from Frankfurt Airport Regionalbahnhof at Terminal 1 to Frankfurt Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) or take fast InterCity (IC) and ICE trains from Frankfurt/Main Airport Fernbahnhof at Terminal 1 to Frankfurt Central Station (Hauptbahnhof). Trains leave every 15 min. Travelling to Giessen by train:Giessen is well connected to Europe’s rail network. All European train connections to and from Giessen can be found on www.bahn.de. Travelling to Giessen by car:
Giessen is also well connected to Germany’s/Europe’s Autobahn/Motorway system. Google Maps enables you to find the fastest route to Giessen.
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