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How to find us

Travelling to the Saarland University and State Library by train

  • From the north via Koblenz/Trier. From the east via Mannheim or via Karlsruhe. From the west via Metz and from the south via Straßbourg. For more information contact Deutschen Bahn (German Railways)
  • The bus routes 102, 111 or 124 run by the Saartal Bus Company (to "Dudweiler-Dudoplatz" or "Uni-Campus") will take you from Saarbrücken Central Station to the University, as will a number of other bus services run by companies within the Saarland Public Transport Association (VGS).
    For more detailed information, please refer to either the Saarbrücken Bus Timetables, which provides travel information on the Saarbahn (the Saarbrücken urban railway) and the bus services run by the Saartal Bus Company, or to the VGS Online Travel Information System VGS Online Travel Information System, which supplies information on bus rail services run by companies within the Saarland Public Transport Association (VGS).
    There are two bus stops "Uni-Campus" and "Uni-Mensa" within the University campus .

Travelling to the Saarland University and State Library by car

GPS-Coordinates::

N 49° 15' 32,0"
E 07° 02' 25,4"

  • via the A1 motorway from the north (Trier)
  • via the A6 from the east (Kaiserslautern)
  • via the A620 from Luxembourg and
  • via the A4/E50 when approaching from either Metz/Paris or Straßbourg

  • Approaching from the east (Mannheim/Karlsruhe): A6 Mannheim-Paris motorway as far as the exit "Ausfahrt St. Ingbert West". Follow road signs to the main entrance of the University ("Universität").
  • Approaching from the north (Koblenz/Trier):  Follow the A1 as far as the junction "Autobahnkreuz Saarbrücken", then take the A8 as far as the junction "Autobahnkreuz Neunkirchen". From there proceed towards Saarbrücken (see: "Approaching from the east"). This is a detour, but it will save you a lot of searching and slow-moving traffic in the centre of Saarbrücken.
  • Approaching from France:  Take the Paris - Mannheim motorway as far as the exit "Ausfahrt St. Ingbert West". Follow road signs to the main entrance of the University ("Universität").
  • Approaching from Luxembourg:  Follow the A620 towards Saarbrücken, as far as the exit "Ausfahrt Bismarckbrücke". Follow road signs to the main entrance of the University ("Universität").



Interactive Map of the Saarbrücken Campus: The Saarland University and State Library, Building B 1 1