Directions
By car:
By car from Nuremberg: Take Exit Allershausen from interstate A9. From there, drive toward Freising. Arriving in Freising, turn right to exit to Lise-Meitner Strasse (street). Travel about 550 yards to reach the parking lot of the institute (the building in the back of the lot with the glass facade).
Coming from the village of Deggendorf: Travel Interstate A92 and take Exit Freising-Mitte (Freising Center). After exiting, go about 880 yards on Ismaninger Strasse, then turn left in the direction of Freising. After crossing the river Isar, turn right on through-road 11 (Münchner Strasse) toward Freising/Landshut. Upon arriving in Freising, turn left at the traffic light into Saarstrasse (Saarstrasse will turn into Johannisstrasse). At the junction, turn left toward Weihenstephan taking Vöttinger Strasse for about 220 yards. Turn right onto Thalhauser Strasse. Travel slightly less than 1 mile (1.5 km). At the end of the town of Freising turn left onto Griessfeldstrasse; after about 220 yards turn right onto Lise-Meitner Strasse. Travel about 550 yards to reach the parking lot of the Institute building.
Traveling by car from Salzburg (Austria): From Interstate A99 at the motorway junction Munich North take Interstate A9 toward Nuremberg. At the motorway junction Neufahrn, take Interstate A92 toward Deggendorf. Take Exit Freising South on Interstate A92 toward Freising (Highway 11) and drive to Freising (in Freising: Münchner Strasse). Upon arriving in Freising, turn left at the traffic light into Saarstrasse (Saarstrasse will turn into Johannisstrasse). At the junction, turn left toward Weihenstephan taking Vöttinger Strasse for about 220 yards. Turn right onto Thalhauser Strasse. Travel slightly less than 1 mile (1.5 km). At the end of the town of Freising turn left onto Griessfeldstrasse; after about 220 yards turn right onto Lise-Meitner Strasse. Travel about 550 yards to reach the parking lot of the Institute building.
Coming from Stuttgart: Travel Interstate A8 until reaching three-leg motorway interchange (Autobahndreieck) München Eschenried. Then take Interstate A99 toward Salzburg until reaching three-leg motorway interchange München-Feldmoching (Munich-Feldmoching). At the motorway interchange turn left onto Interstate A92 toward Deggendorf. Take Exit Freising-South on Interstate A92 toward Freising (Highway 11) and drive to Freising (in Freising: Münchner Strasse). Upon arriving in Freising, turn left at the traffic light into Saarstrasse (Saarstrasse will turn into Johannisstrasse). At the junction, turn left toward Weihenstephan taking Vöttinger Strasse for about 220 yards. Turn right onto Thalhauser Strasse. Travel slightly less than 1 mile (1.5 km). At the end of the town of Freising turn left onto Griessfeldstrasse; after about 220 yards turn right onto Lise-Meitner Strasse. Travel about 550 yards to reach the parking lot of the Institute building.
Arriving in Freising by plane:
From the airport Munich (Franz Josef Strauß Airport, MUC) you may want to take a cab directly to the Institute. This will set you back about EUR 40.00. Alternatively, you may opt to take bus line 635 to train station Freising. At the train station, switch to bus line 638 (destination 'Hittostrasse'). Exit this bus at the stop 'Am Mitterfeld' and walk across the pedestrian overpass to the Institute, passing the 'Vöttig' School on the left. Alternatively, you may catch bus line 639 toward 'Lange Point' at the railway station and exit at stop 'Forstzentrum'. A 550-yard walk from the Forstzentrum stop on Lise-Meitner Strasse will bring you to the Institute.
Trip by bus or train:
From the Munich Central Railway Station take the local train (departs from the station concourse, trip: 23 minutes) or take subway line S1 (departs from the lower concourse: trip 41 minutes) to the Freising Railway Station. At the Railway Station Freising take bus line 638 toward 'Hittostrasse'. Exit this bus at the stop 'Am Mitterfeld' and walk across the pedestrian overpass to the Institute, passing the 'Vöttig' School on the left. Alternatively, you may catch bus line 639 toward 'Lange Point' at the railway station and exit at the stop 'Forstzentrum'. A 550-yard walk from the Forstzentrum stop on Lise-Meitner Strasse will bring you to the Institute.
You find additional travel information in the route network plan for Regional Trains and Rapid Transit Trains published by the Munich Public Transportation Association [Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (MVV)].