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How to Get to Giessen and Public Transport

 

 
 Here you can find out how to get to Giessen and what transport options are available to you.

How to Get to Giessen


...via the Frankfurt airport (Main/Hahn)

Frankfurt/Main Airport is well connected to the city of Frankfurt am Main via S-Bahn and regional trains (Frankfurt/Main Airport Regional Station). You can easily reach Frankfurt am Main Central Station with one of the regional trains.

The "Deutschlandticket", which you receive when you enrol at JLU, covers all local transport journeys throughout Germany (further information can be found at the bottom of this page).

From Frankfurt am Main Central Station, you can reach Giessen with the following train lines: 

  • RE 98-99
  • RB 40-41
  • RB 37
  • RE 30

More information regarding train schedules can be found here.


...via car/Autobahn

A5: Frankfurt – Kassel

  • Exit Reiskirchener Dreieck, connected via A480 (ca. 12 km)
  • Exit Reiskirchen, connected via B49 (ca. 12 km)
  • Exit Fernwald, connected via (ca. 10 km), Richtung Gießen
  • Exit Gambacher Kreuz (ca. 20 km), via A45 until Gießener Südkreuz (ca. 10 km), connected via A485

A45: Dortmund – Hanau/Würzburg (“Sauerlandlinie”)

  • Exit Wetzlar-Ost, connected via B49 (ca. 15 km)
  • Exit Gießener Südkreuz, connected via A485 (ca. 10 km)
  • Exit Gambacher Kreuz (ca. 20 km), über A45 bis Gießener Südkreuz (ca. 10 km), connected via A485

A3: Köln – Frankfurt

  • Exit Limburg-Nord, connected via B 49 (ca. 50 km)

"Gießener Ring"

Giessen is surrounded by an urban motorway ring road formed by the A480 (in the north), A485 (in the east), B429 (in the west) and B49 (in the south) feeder roads. Various exits allow you to reach your destinations in the city quickly and easily.

Getting around in Giessen

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Trains

Giessen is well connected to Europe’s rail network. All European train connections to and from Giessen can be found in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Polish, and Turkish on www.bahn.de.

Buses

Giessen has a dense network of city bus routes. As Giessen is also part of the Rhine-Main Transport Association (RMV), you can also travel to Giessen by public transport from more distant locations such as Frankfurt or Wiesbaden.

Information about bus connections in Giessen and the surrounding area is available from Stadtwerke Giessen.
You can reach more distant destinations using the RMV connection information service.

 

 

The "Deutschlandticket"

Students enrolled at JLU automatically receive the Deutschlandticket. This is considered a new semester ticket and is primarily available in digital form. With the Deutschlandticket, all public transport can be used nationwide, including buses, regional trains, trams and underground trains. Important note: long-distance transport (ICE, EC, IC) is excluded. Separate tickets must still be purchased for these.
All important information about the Deutschlandticket for students can be found here.

The ticket is available digitally and can also be added to the Google Wallet app. You can access the ticket via the following link:

Click here to access the ticket platform (login for the Deutschlandticket): 

Ticket platform

 

Bannerbild: freepik
Logos: Deutsche Bahn, Rhein-Main-Verkehrsbund