How to get to the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (PBH)

Hauptstraße 5, D-53604 Bad Honnef, Germany
Tel: +49 2224 9232-0, -13, -14, FAX -50
Email: gomer@pbh.de

City Map and information on Bad Honnef .

A. If you arrive at Frankfurt airport (170 km from Bad Honnef)

IC and ICE trains run from the AIRail Terminal for long distance trains to the main railway station in Bonn (left side of the river Rhein). Duration ~1 h 40 min. See further sections C and D.

B. If you arrive at Köln-Bonn airport (38 km from Bad Honnef)

1. take a taxi to the Physikzentrum (38 km, fare about Euro 40), or,
2. take a taxi to the main railway station in Porz/Rhein (5 km) and from there take a train to Bad Honnef (right side of the river Rhine). Duration ~35 min, see section D.3, or ,
3. take the airport bus (labeled 'FL') to the main railway station in Bonn (Bonn Hauptbahnhof). See Köln-Bonn airport traffic links: buses to and from Bonn. Than section C.

C. If you arrive at Bonn Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) (18 km from Bad Honnef)

1. take a taxi from the front of the railway station to the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (distance 18 km, fare about Euro 25), or,
2. take the subway/commuter train No. 66 destination Bad Honnef. Follow the blue "U"-sign "Stadtmitte/Stadtbahn" to the underground station (level -2, platform 4: "Bad Honnef üb. Regierungsviertel"). Departure every 10 min (10 min or 20 min on Saturday, 30 min on Sunday and in the evening), duration 35 min. The train station "Am Spitzenbach" is in walking distance (400 m, brigde over highway and left-of-way, cross the public garden) to the Physikzentrum. Attention: every second train goes only to "Röndorf". Just wait for the next train going to "Am Spitzenbach". The train ticket is still valid. Alternatively, from Röndorf you can take a taxi (distance 1.5 km) or take the bus 566. The train ticket is also valid for the bus. Get off the bus at the 3rd stop "Messbeuel" in front of the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef.

D. By train

1. from the north: possibility to get off the train at Köln for direct connection to Bad Honnef (right side of the river Rhine).
2. from the south (e.g. from Frankfurt AIRail Terminal to Bonn): possibility to get off the train at Koblenz for direct connection to Bad Honnef, duration ~ 45 min.
3. Leave the train at 'Bad Honnef Hauptbahnhof' (some trains also stop at the station 'Rhöndorf'; see section C.2). Take a taxi (distance 2.5 km) to the Physikzentrum. Phone for taxis: 2121 or 2222.

E. By car (see the map below)

1. from the north: motorway A3 to "Autobahn-Dreieck Heumar" than motorway A59 direction "Bonn/Köln Airport" or "Bonn/Königswinter". A59 continued as B42 to Bad Honnef, exit "Rhöndorf". Follow the "Rhöndorfer Straße" to "Hauptstraße", after 2 km you will see a nice estate on the left side. Attention: radar speed control -max. 50 km/h- in Rhöndorf.
2. from the south: motorway A3 Frankfurt-Köln exit "Bad Honnef/Linz". After about 10 km in the forest turn to the right at the first intersection with traffic lights and follow the valley down to Bad Honnef. Attention: radar speed control -max. 60 km/h- before entering Bad Honnef. Cross the city in northern direction (see City Map ) and find 'Hauptstraße 5' on the right side.