Travel Guide
This page is intended to help you find your way to and around Osnabrück.
Map of university buildings – please click to enlarge
The registration office is in the English and American Studies building. It is situated at Neuer Graben 40, 49069 Osnabrück and has the building-number 41. The workshops will be held in the main part of the Schloss. It is situated at Neuer Graben 29, 49069 Osnabrück and has the building-number 11. The buildings are marked by yellow circles in the map above. You can also find it on Google Maps and consult a larger map of the university.
Should you be flying into Münster/Osnabrück airport and taking the airport bus into the city on the day of registration, you should get off at the “Neumarkt” bus stop in the center of Osnabrück. From there you can walk within minutes to the Institute for English and American Studies where registration will be taking place.
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Flying to Münster / Osnabrück Int. Airport (FMO)
Although no transatlantic carriers land directly at the Münster Osnabrück airport (FMO) itself, there are numerous domestic carriers that fly regularly from most major German cities (e.g. Frankfurt, Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich), as well as many continental European locations. You can download the most current flight schedule from the airport’s website.
Your travel agent and/or any online flight search engine will also have the most current information for available and connecting flights to Osnabrück in August. We strongly recommend seeing what the comparative search engines Kayak (kayak.com) and Mobissimo (www.mobissimo.com) can find connecting to FMO.
Air Berlin (www.airberlin.com) often has very cheap flights to FMO from cities in Germany, Europe and North America.
Flying to Bremen Int. Airport (BRE)
The Bremen International Airport is also close to Osnabrück, but it also has no direct transatlantic flights. Many discount airlines — such as Ryan Air — fly to Bremen from cities around Europe. The Bremen Airport is a sixteen minute tram ride on the S-6 to the Bremen main train station (Hauptbahnhof). Regional trains (RE) leave hourly from the main train station to Osnabrück and take approximately 60 minutes.
Reaching Osnabrück with the Train from Major International Airports
(ranked in order of the travel time it takes to reach Osnabrück)
- If you arrive via Hannover Airport (HAJ):
Take the local commuter train S5 (S-Bahn) to Hannover Hauptbahnhof (main train station). The S5 leaves the airport every 30 minutes, and takes 15 minutes to reach Hannover From Hannover Hauptbahnhof, intercity trains (IC) leave hourly for Osnabrück. IC train time to Osnabrück: approx. 1 hour. - If you arrive via Düsseldorf Airport (DUS):
Take the sky train in the terminals to the Düsseldorf Flughafen Bahnhof. From Düsseldorf Flughafen Bahnhof, intercity trains (IC) or regional trains (RE) with connections leave hourly to Osnabrück. IC train time to Osnabrück: btwn. 2 and 2.5 hours, depending on connections. - If you arrive via Hamburg Airport (HAM):
The S1 local commuter train (S-Bahn) now leaves directly from the airport terminal with trains every ten minutes to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Hamburg central station). The S1 takes approximately 25 minutes to reach Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. From Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, take an intercity (IC) or intercity express (ICE) train to Osnabrück. Trains to Osnabrück leave every 40-50 minutes. IC / ICE train time to Osnabrück: 2-2.5 hours. - If you arrive via Cologne / Bonn Airport (CGN):
Take the S13 local commuter train (the S-Bahn) to Köln Hauptbahnhof (Cologne central station). The S13 leaves the airport approximately every 20 min., and takes 15 minutes to reach Köln Hauptbahnhof. From Köln Hauptbahnhof, intercity trains (IC) leave hourly for Osnabrück. IC train time to Osnabrück: approx. 2.5 hours. - If you arrive via Berlin Tegel (TXL):
Take Bus “TXL” from Berlin Tegel to Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central station). Bus TXL leaves the airport every 10 minutes, and takes 20 minutes to reach Berlin Hauptbahnhof. From Berlin Hauptbahnhof, intercity trains (IC) leave hourly for Osnabrück via Hamburg or Hannover. IC train time to Osnabrück: btwn. 3 and 4 hours, depending on connections.
- If you arrive via Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS):
Take an intercity train (IC) that leaves directly from Shiphol Airport. IC trains with connections to Osnabrück leave the airport hourly. IC train time to Osnabrück: 3.5- 5 hours, depending on connections. - If you arrive via Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
Take an intercity express train (ICE) or intercity train (IC) that leave directly from Frankfurt Airport train station (“Fernbahnhof”). ICE trains with connections to Osnabrück via Cologne or Dortmund leave the airport every 30 ICE train time to Osnabrück: btwn. 3 and 4.5 hours, depending on connections. - If you arrive via Munich Airport (MUC):
Take the S1 or S8 local commuter train (S-Bahn) to München Hauptbahnhof (Munich central station). Both the S1 and S8 go to Hauptbahnhof, and leave the airport every 10 From München Hauptbahnhof, intercity express trains (ICE) leave hourly for Osnabrück. ICE train time to Osnabrück: btwn. 5.5 to 7 hours, depending on connections.
Traveling within Germany
The German train system (Deutsche Bahn) has a timetable and website in English. It is wide-ranging, usually reliable, and relatively cheap. Traveling within Germany is probably easiest by train.
Getting to Osnabrück from Münster / Osnabrück Int. Airport (FMO)
The X150 Express Bus travels to Osnabrück – the journey takes under 40 minutes, and costs € 9.80. Please consult the following website for departure times from the airport:
You should take the X150 to the “Neumarkt” bus stop in the center of Osnabrück, and from there you can walk to the Institute for English and American Studies where registration will be taking place.
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
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