Directions
The University Library (Building 30) is located at Hohepfortestraße 38/Walther-Rathenau-Straße 19, between the Faculty of Computer Science, the Lecture Hall 1, the University Data Center, the Canteen, the student dormitories, and the Festung Mark (see campus plan).
Travelling by train (from Magdeburg main station)
There are various options here. Magdeburg main station has tram stops at both exits (main exit Willy-Brandt-Platz/South, Kölner Platz/East). You can choose either ‘Universitätsbibliothek’ (option 1) or ‘Askanischer Platz’ (option 2) as your destination stop.
Option 1 ‘Universitätsbibliothek’ (approx. 14 min.): From the eastern exit of the main station (Kölner Platz), take tram line 6 (direction Herrenkrug) to the stop ‘Allee-Center’ (2 stops) and then change to the ‘Alter Markt’ stop, from where you take line 2 (direction Alte Neustadt) to the stop ‘Universitätsbibliothek’.
Option 2 Askanischer Platz (approx. 14 min.): From the main exit of the railway station (Willy-Brandt-Platz), take tram line 9 (direction Neustädter See) to the ‘Opernhaus’ stop (4 stops). Change here to line 5 (direction Messegelände) and get off at ‘Askanischer Platz’ (2 stops). The underground station is located a few metres to the south.
For further information, please use the MVB timetable information or the INSA app.
Travelling on foot (from Magdeburg main station; approx. 27 min.)
Leave the main station via the main exit (Willy-Brandt-Platz/Süd) and orientate yourself on the left-hand side (tram stop) until you reach the main road ‘Ernst-Reuter-Allee’, onto which you turn right. Follow ‘Ernst-Reuter-Allee’ to the junction with ‘Otto-von-Guericke-Straße’ and turn left onto ‘Otto-von-Guericke-Straße’. Follow ‘Otto-von-Guericke-Straße’ northwards and continue straight ahead on ‘Erzbergerstraße’ (approx. 1 km in total) to the roundabout at Universitätsplatz, where you take the first exit ‘Walther-Rathenau-Straße’. At the Walther-Rathenau-Straße/Gustav-Adolf-Straße junction, continue straight ahead. After following ‘Walther-Rathenau-Straße’ for approx. 700 metres, you will reach the rear entrance of the University Library (corner of ‘Hohepfortestraße’). After a few metres on ‘Hohepfortestraße’ you will see the main entrance on the left-hand side.
Travelling by car
Via the A2 motorway (from Berlin, Hanover): Take exit 70 ‘Magdeburg Zentrum’ onto the B189. Take exit B1 in the direction of ‘Cityring-Nord/Zentrum’. Turn left onto Albert-Vater-Straße/Walther-Rathenau-Straße/B1. Keep left and stay on B1. Turn round at ‘Schleinufer’ and turn right onto ‘Hohepfortestraße’.
Via the A14 motorway (from Halle, Leipzig): Take exit 5 ‘Magdeburg- Sudenburg’ onto the B81 in the direction of ‘Magdeburg-Sudenburg/Magdeburg-Zentrum’. Take exit B1 in the direction of ‘Burg/Cityring Nord/Zentrum/Universität’. Turn left onto Albert-Vater-Straße/Walther-Rathenau-Straße/B1. Keep left and stay on B1. Turn round at ‘Schleinufer’ and turn right onto ‘Hohepfortestraße’.