====== How to find the Institute for Theoretical Physics ======
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Alternative: [[https://goo.gl/maps/ciZVgsYkk2J2|navigation via Google Maps]] or the [[https://www.kit.edu/campusplan/index_en.php?id=30.23|interactive campus plan]]
===== By plane from another country to Germany =====
The preferred nearest airport is [[https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en.html|Frankfurt Airport]]. From there, you can reach Karlsruhe by an hourly connection via ICE. Other airports that are nearby are [[https://www.baden-airpark.de/en/|Baden Airpark]] and [[https://www.stuttgart-airport.com/|Stuttgart Airport]]. From there, you can reach Karlsruhe by train, as described below.
===== By train from another city to Karlsruhe =====
You can plan your trip to Karlsruhe by train with the [[https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en|Travel Service of Deutsche Bahn]]. The preferred station in Karlsruhe is the main station ("Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof"). Another possible option is the train station in Durlach ("Bahnhof Karlsruhe-Durlach"). From there, you can travel to KIT via public transport as described below.
===== By tram within Karlsruhe to KIT =====
You can use the [[https://www.kvv.de/en/plan-trip/journey-planner.html|Journey Planner of KVV]] for planning the trip from the main station or Durlach station to KIT.
If you arrive at the main station of Karlsruhe ("Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof"), you can take the trams
* no. 2 with direction "Wolfartsweier" or "Durlach",
* no. 4 with directions "Jägerhaus" or "Waldstadt",
* no. S1 with directions "Neureut" or "Hochstetten",
* no. S4 with directions "Bretten", "Eppingen" or "Heilbronn",
* no. S7 with direction "Tullastraße",
* no. S8 with direction "Tullastraße".
The two tram stations closest to KIT are "Kronenplatz" (Fritz-Erler Str. //or// Kaiserstr.) and "Durlacher Tor / KIT Campus Süd".
If you arrive at the train station in Durlach ("Bahnhof Karlsruhe-Durlach"), you can take the trams
* no. S7 with direction "Karlsruhe Hbf",
* no. S5 with direction "Wörth",
or from the nearby tram station "Auer Str./Dr. W. Schwabe", you can take the trams
* no. 1 with direction "Oberreut" or
* no. 2 with direction "Siemensallee".
Again, the two tram stations closest to KIT are "Kronenplatz" and "Durlacher Tor / KIT Campus Süd".
===== By car =====
Leave the federal motorway A5 at the exit 44 "Karlsruhe-Durlach" in direction Karlsruhe. Always keep driving straight ahead on the "Durlacher Allee" (direction "Stadtmitte") until you find signs saying "Universität". From Monday to Friday before 5:30 p.m., driving onto the campus is restricted. If you plan to drive on the campus by car, [[renate.weiss@kit.edu|please contact our secretary beforehand]]. Alternatively, you can park at the [[https://goo.gl/maps/YPP9WQTqar62|"Waldparkplatz"]] from which you can reach ITP by foot in a few minutes.
===== Location of ITP on KIT (Campus Süd) =====
The Institute for Theoretical Physics is located on the 12th floor of the physics highrise ("Physikhochhaus"), building no. 30.23. You find the exact location on the campus map of KIT [[https://www.kit.edu/campusplan/index_en.php?id=30.23|here]].