Contact
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Secretariat
Monika Fink
Chair of Experimental Physics (Astro Particle Physics)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-70722
- Email: monika.fink@physik.uni-erlangen.de
Heike Wilhelm
Chair of Experimental Astro Particle Physics
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-70720
- Email: heike.wilhelm@fau.de
Management
Dr. Kay Graf
Chair of Experimental Physics (Astro Particle Physics)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-27265
- Email: kay.graf@fau.de
Visitors and Shipping Address:
Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 2
D-91058 Erlangen
Germany
Directions
The ECAP Laboratory is conveniently reached by bus, bike, e-scooter and taxi – it is right next to the bus station Staudtstraße
(hosted by buses 20 from downtown Erlangen going to/from Nuremberg, and 280 going to the S-Bahn station ‘Paul-Gossen-Straße’).
Erlangen is a biking city, there are different rental companies e.g. VAG Rad (via https://www.nextbike.de ) but also many e-scooter companies.
Arrival by train
Informations about the train connections to Erlangen can be found on the pages of the Deutsche Bahn . The nearest bus stop Staudtstraße
is just outside the main entrance of ECAP Laboratory, alternatively the bus stop `Sebaldussiedlung` is just a 5 mins walk away.
Some choices:
At the train station, take bus 287 (direction ‘Sebaldussiedlung’) and ride to the end of the line (Sebaldussiedlung, ride time 15-20 min), you can then walk through the campus to the ECAP Laboratory.
From Arcaden, you can take the bus 20 to Staudstraße
.
Alternatively, you can use the ‘S1’ from Nuremberg central station and change at the station ‘Paul-Gossen-Straße’ into the bus 280 that takes you to ‘Staudtstraße’, right next to the ECAP Laboratory.
The bus schedule is available online on the pages of the VGN (Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg). Use the stops ‘Bahnhofplatz’ and ‘Sebaldussiedlung’ or ‘Staudtstraße’ in Erlangen to get information about the bus connections.
Arrival by car
- From the West/North-West (A3/E45 from Würzburg/Frankfurt)
Drive A3 to interchange ‘Fürth-Erlangen’
Take A73 direction Erlangen
Leave A73 at exit ‘Bruck’ (first exit after interchange)
Continue with (4) - From the North (A73 from Bamberg)
Leave A73 at exit ‘Bruck’
Continue with (4) - From the South/South-East (A3/E45 from Munich)
Leave A3 at exit ‘Tennenlohe’
Continue with (5) - From exit ‘Bruck’ (A73)
Drive B4 eastwards
Up to the 3. traffic light (after Ford/Jaguar-car dealer on the right side))
Turn left (two turning lanes, keep right)
You are now on Gebbertstr., take the first turn right
You are now on Breslauer Str., drive all the way to the end (30 km/h-zone)
Drive alle the way to the end (90-degree-left turn), on the right side, parking lot of the ECAP - From exit ‘Tennenlohe’ (A3/E45)
Drive B4 northwards (direction Erlangen)
Turn right after approx. 1.5km
Take the second exit in the roundabout, towards “Gräfenberg/Erlangen-Ost/Universität-Südgelände”
You are now on Kurt-Schumacher-Streetße
Drive to the street sign ‘Naturwissenschaftliche Faultät’ and turn left on the Staudtstraße. Take the next street to the left (‘Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße’) and you will immediately reach the ECAP Laboratory (parking lot on the Southern main entry).
Arrival by plane
Information about flight connections can be found on the pages of the Airport Nürnberg.
Upon arrival, there are two possibilities to get to the ECAP:
- By Taxi
The fare will be around 30 Euro, the time of travel around 30 Minutes. Advise ‘Erlangen, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße’ as your destination. - By public transport
There are a number of connections, all of which require a change.
Details can be found on the pages of the VGN (Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg). Use ‘Ort=Nürnberg’ and ‘Haltestelle=Flughafen’ as departure location von and ‘Ort=Erlangen’ and ‘Haltestelle=Sebaldussiedlung’ or ‘Haltestelle=Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße’ as arrival location nach an. The riding time will be roughly three quarters of an hour. A single fare will be around 4 Euros.