Goethe University Locations

Westend Campus

Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 1,
60323 Frankfurt

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The new Westend Campus with its park-like ambiance and beautiful travertine-faced buildings is one of Germany's most attractive. In addition to state-of-the-art lecture rooms, the campus has a beer garden, and several light-filled restaurants and cafes.

With public transport

The nearest stops (Holzhausenstraße and Miquel-/Adickesallee) are about a five-minute walk.

Underground (U) and suburban (S) rail

  • Frankfurt Central Station: S1 – S9 train via Taunusanlage -> Hauptwache -> U1, U2, U3, U8 train via Eschenheimer Tor and Grüneburgweg -> Holzhausenstraße or Miquel-/Adickesallee
  • Frankfurt Airport: S8, S9 train via Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof and Taunusanlage -> Hauptwache -> U1, U2, U3, U8 train via Eschenheimer Tor and Grüneburgweg ->Holzhausenstraße or Miquel-/Adickesallee

By bus

  • No. 36 bus to Uni Campus Westend (IG Farben Building) from Westbahnhof (via Bockenheim Campus) or Sachsenhausen Hainer Weg
  • No. 64 bus to Bremer Platz (IG Farben Building) or Bremer Straße (Gisèle-Freund-Platz) from Hauptbahnhof Südseite in the direction of Ginnheim
  • No. 75 bus from Bockenheimer Warte to Max-Horkheimer-Straße (Seminar Building, PEG Building, ExNO)
  • No. 32 bus from Westbahnhof or Ostbahnhof to Miquel-/Hansaallee (Seminar Pavilion)

Taxi

  • Use the address ″Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 1“ (formerly Grüneburgplatz 1)

Riedberg Campus

Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt

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Campus Riedberg is a home for the natural sciences at Goethe University — geo-sciences/ geography, physics, biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacy, and biology. Modern buildings offer state-of-the-art facilities and laboratories. The new Otto Stern Center forms the heart and center of the campus, providing not only a library and lecture hall center, but a place for students and faculty to gather.

With public transport

The Uni Campus Riedberg stop is north of the campus.

Underground (U) and suburban (S) rail and trams

  • Frankfurt Central Station: S1–S9 via Taunusanlage -> Hauptwache -> U8 in the direction of Riedberg ->Uni Campus Riedberg
  • Frankfurt Central Station: No. 16 tram via Bockenheimer Warte in the direction of Ginnheim -> U9 in the direction of Nieder-Eschbach -> Uni Campus Riedberg
  • Frankfurt Airport: S8, S9 via Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof and Taunusanlage -> Hauptwache -> U8 in the direction of Riedberg -> Uni Campus Riedberg 
  • Nordwestzentrum (underground station): U9 in the direction of Nieder-Eschbach -> Uni Campus Riedberg

By bus

  • No. 29 bus (Nordwestzentrum -> Nieder-Erlenbach) halts at Uni Campus Riedberg.
  • No. 251 bus (Nordwestzentrum -> Kronberg, Berliner Platz) halts at Geozentrum and Max-Planck-Institut/FIZ.

Niederrad Campus

Theodor-Stern-Kai 7,
60590 Frankfurt

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Set directly on banks of the River Main, Niederrad Campus is the seat of the Medical Faculty and the University Hospital. It is also undergoing reconstruction and expansion, and offers a mix of modern, new buildings and charming old ones.

With public transport

Convenient stops are Universitätsklinikum (main entrance) and Heinrich-Hoffmann Straße / Blutspendedienst for the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Orthopaedics, and the Department of Infectiology in Building 68.

Suburban (S) rail and tram:

Frankfurt Central Station: No. 12 tram in the direction of Rheinlandstraße or No. 21 tram in the direction of Stadion -> Universitätsklinikum or Heinrich-Hoffmann Straße / Blutspendedienst.

Südbahnhof: No. 15 tram in the direction of Haardtwaldplatz -> Universitätsklinikum or Heinrich-Hoffmann Straße / Blutspendedienst.

Frankfurt Airport: S8, S9 in the direction of Hanau -> Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof -> No. 12 tram in the direction of Rheinlandstraße or No. 21 tram in the direction of Stadion -> Universitätsklinikum or Heinrich-Hoffmann Straße / Blutspendedienst.

Bockenheim Campus

Senckenberganlage 31,
60325 Frankfurt

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The former main campus in Bockenheim is scheduled to be closed within a couple years.

With public transport

The nearest bus stop and underground/suburban rail station is Bockenheimer Warte.

Underground (U) and suburban (S) rail and trams

  • Frankfurt Central Station: U4 via Messe in the direction of Bockenheimer Warte -> Bockenheimer Warte No. 16 tram via Messe in the direction of Ginnheim -> Bockenheimer Warte
  • Hauptwache or Konstablerwache: U6, U7 in the direction of Praunheim Heerstraße or Hausen ->Bockenheimer Warte
  • Frankfurt Airport: S8, S9 in the direction of Hanau -> Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof -> U 4 via Messe in the direction of Bockenheimer Warte -> Bockenheimer Warte

By bus

  • From F-Westbahnhof with No. 32 or No. 36 bus in the direction of F-Ostbahnhof or Sachsenhausen Hainer Weg -> Bockenheimer Warte
  • From F-Ostbahnhof with No. 32 bus in the direction of F-Westbahnhof -> Bockenheimer Warte
  • The No. 75 bus can also be taken to travel between the Bockenheim Campus (Bockenheimer Warte). and the Westend Campus (Uni Campus Westend, Bremer Straße).

Ginnheim Campus

Ginnheimer Landstraße 39,
60487 Frankfurt

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With public transport

The Frauenfriedenskirche station is about 300 m from Ginnheim Campus.

The Universitätssportanlagen stop is immediately outside the campus.

Underground (U) and suburban (S) rail and trams

  • Frankfurt Central Station: No. 16 tram via Messe in the direction of Ginnheim -> Frauenfriedenskirche
  • Hauptwache/Konstablerwache: U6, U7 from Praunheim Heerstraße or Hausen -> Kirchplatz -> No. 34 bus in the direction of Bornheim Mitte -> Universitätssportanlagen
  • U1, U2, U3, U8 from Ginnheim, Gonzenheim, Hohemark or Riedberg: -> Dornbusch -> No. 34 bus in the direction of Gallus Mönchhofstraße -> Universitätssportanlagen
  • Frankfurt Airport: S8, S9 in the direction of Hanau -> Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof -> No. 16 tram via Messe in the direction of Ginnheim -> Frauenfriedenskirche

 By bus

  • No. 34 bus from F-Rödelheim Bahnhof in the direction of Bornheim Mitte -> Universitätssportanlagen
  • No. 34 bus from Bornheim Mitte in the direction of Mönchhofstraße -> Universitätssportanlagen