Contact us / How to find us

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
Branch Office Helmholtz Institute Jena­
Fröbelstieg 3
07743 Jena
Germany

Phone: +49 3641 947-601
Fax: +49 3641 947-602
E-Mail: sekretariat(at)hi-jena.gsi.de

How to get here:

By plane

  • Long-distance trains connect Berlin airport to Jena West via Erfurt, and to Jena Paradies via Leipzig or Halle. The airports Frankfurt and Munich are connected to Jena West via Erfurt.
  • Proceed as described in the By car and By train sections.

By car

  • Take highway A4 to the exit Jena-Zentrum (54) and change to B88 toward Jena-Zentrum / Naumburg / Jena-Lobeda.
  • Follow B88 for about 7 km/4.5 mi.
  • Turn left onto B7 / Fürstengraben toward Weimar.
  • After 1.5 km/1 mi, turn right onto Am Steiger.
  • After 150 m take the first right onto Lessingstraße, then turn left onto Fröbelstieg.
  • You are facing the institute’s building at the end of the road.

By train

  • You arrive in Jena either at the Jena West or Jena Paradies train stations.
    • From Jena West, take the 10 or 15 bus (towards Stadtzentrum or Rautal) to Teichgraben, then walk about 100 m down the street to the Holzmarkt bus stop.
    • From Jena Paradies, take the 5 tram (towards Ernst-Abbe-Platz) to Holzmarkt.
    • Walking distance from Jena West to Holzmarkt is about 10 min, from Jena Paradies about 5 min.
  • At the Holzmarkt bus stop, board the 16 bus (towards Isserstedt) for two stops to Am Steiger.
  • Walk about 30 m down the street and turn right onto Am Steiger. After another 150 m, keep right onto Lessingstraße, then turn left onto Fröbelstieg (total walking time is about 6 min.)
  • You are facing the institute’s building at the end of the road.