Getting to Weimar

Just a few minutes' walk from the city centre, you'll find the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and its historical Main Building, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The campus is adjacent to the picturesque »Park an der Ilm«.

Visiting Address

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 8
99423 Weimar
Germany

We hope you enjoy your visit and we look forward to seeing you!

University’s Visitor and Information Centre

Bauhaus.Atelier | Info Shop Cafè
in the courtyard behind the Main Building
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6a
99423 Weimar

phone: +49 (0) 36 43/58 30 00

By Train

Weimar’s train station is approximately 2 km north of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. To get to campus, you can either take a 30-minute walk through the historic part of town or simply get on the bus line 1 toward Belvedere/Ehringsdorf/Taubach. Within ten minutes, you will reach the stop »Bauhaus-Universität« at Marienstraße next to the Mensa am Park (student dining hall).

» Individual Train Connections

By Bus

Many long-distance buses stop at the Weimar bus station (August-Fröhlich-Platz, 99423 Weimar) located near the city centre.

By Car

The culturally rich, university town of Weimar is just a ten minute drive off the A4.

A4 Autobahn Dresden - Frankfurt am Main
Exit Weimar
approx. 4 km to the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

A9 Autobahn Berlin - Munich
At the Hermsdorfer Kreuz junction, exit onto the A4 toward Frankfurt am Main. The Weimar exit is about 50 km past Hermsdorfer Kreuz.

B7
Kassel -  Eisenach - Erfurt - Weimar - Jena - Gera 

B85
Bayreuth - Kulmbach - Kronach - Saalfeld - Rudolstadt - Weimar - Kyffhäuser

» Plan your route here

By Plane

The closest Airports are:

  • Weimar-Umpferstedt (airfield only for private planes, up to 2 t net weight): 8 km
  • Erfurt-Weimar: 30 km
  • Leipzig/Halle: 130 km
  • Frankfurt am Main: 275 km
  • Berlin: 285 km