By Plane...

The nearest airports are Stuttgart and Friedrichshafen in Germany, plus Zurich in Switzerland. Please note that in December 2008 Switzerland joined the European Unions passport-free travel zone as defined by the Schengen Agreement. However, Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, and you need to pay special attention to regulations related, e.g., to customs.

... Train ...

There are regular train connections from Stuttgart, Friedrichshafen and Zurich to Konstanz. In order to coordinate your flight schedule with the train connection please check the information provided by the German and Swiss railway.

... and Bus

There are direct bus connections between Konstanz central station and the university. The easiest connetions are with lines 9A and 9B. Taking two different routes, these buses stop at the main entrance of the university. Bus tickets can either be purchased in the bus or at the ticket machines at several bus stops. However, if you stay in a hotel you can ask at the reception desk for a "Kurkarte", which can be used as a free bus ticket.

If you want to know more about Konstanz the most useful address is the tourist information. General information about Konstanz is provided at the city's webpage here.

By Car

With the help of e.g. Google Maps you can download instructions on how to get to Konstanz by car.

You finally arrived at the university?

Finding the Department of Linguistics

The offices and laboratories of the Department of Linguistics are mainly concentrated in section G but also in section H, level 1. All over the university you will find information indicating the way to the different buildings and sections.