How to reach us

To get to the Fraunhofer Institute Center Birlinghoven Castle

from the West, e. g., from Bonn via Kennedy Bridge,

• take Bundesstrasse B 56 eastbound to Sankt Augustin-Hangelar. Follow the road signs to 'Schloss Birlinghoven' and 'Bonn-Hoholz', turning right into Konrad-Adenauer-Strasse. Take Konrad-Adenauer- Strasse for about 2 kilometers to the entrance of the Fraunhofer Institute Center Birlinghoven Castle (left-hand side on the hilltop).

from the North, e. g., from Cologne airport,

• follow Autobahn A 59 southbound (direction Bad Honnef). Take the 'Beuel / Hangelar' exit and turn right into Bundesstrasse B 56, direction Sankt Augustin and Siegburg. Continue as indicated above.

from the South,

• go north on Autobahn A 3. At the 'Bonn / Siegburg' intersection, change to Autobahn A 560, direction Bonn / Sankt Augustin. Take the 'Sankt Augustin' exit and turn left into Bundesstrasse B 56 westbound (direction Mülldorf / Bonn). In Sankt Augustin-Hangelar, follow the road signs to 'Schloss Birlinghoven' and 'Bonn-Hoholz', turning left into Konrad-Adenauer-Strasse. Continue as indicated above.

From Bonn Hbf (main station)

• Streetcar STR66 to Siegburg until stop 'Hangelar Ost'; bus 636 to 'Schloss Birlinghoven', leaves every 30 minutes, schedule.
• Taxi to Birlinghoven Castle ('Schloss Birlinghoven'): the ride takes about 15 minutes.

From Siegburg/Bonn train station (on the ICE line Cologne – Frankfurt

• Streetcar STR66 to Bonn until stop 'Hangelar Ost', bus 636 to 'Schloss Birlinghoven', leaves every 30 minutes, schedule.
• Taxi to Birlinghoven Castle ('Schloss Birlinghoven'): the ride takes about 15 minutes.

From Cologne airport

• Taxi to Birlinghoven Castle ("Schloss Birlinghoven"): the ride takes about 25 minutes.
• Bus SB60, destination Bonn Hbf, leaves every 20 minutes and takes 35 minutes to Bonn Hbf.

From Düsseldorf airport or Frankfurt airport

• IC or ICE trains to Bonn Hbf or to Siegburg/Bonn.