Tübingen and Surroundings

The summer school will be held for the second time in Tübingen, a town with a historic city centre dating from 1500. Tübingen also hosts one of Germany’s oldest universities, and is the former residence of Kepler, Melanchthon, Hölderlin, Hegel, Hesse, and the current pope. The Max Planck campus is located on a hill overlooking the old town, and incorporates a common area and garden for informal interactions between speakers and students.

Tübingen

Where is it? Tübingen is located south of Stuttgart in Southern Germany. Here are some maps:

• Tübingen in Google maps
• Map of the Tübingen Region
• Map of Tübingen
• Map of downtown Tübingen

What is there to see? Some impressions of the historic centre. Close to Tübingen is also the monastery Bebenhausen and the Hohenzollern Castle.

 Maps of the campus are here:

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• Max Planck Campus on Google maps
• Map of downtown Tübingen
• Detailed Map of the MPI Campus

How to reach the MPI campus

by car:
Motorway A81 Stuttgart - Singen: exit Rottenburg or Herrenberg or motorway 8 München - Karlsruhe: exit Stuttgart-Echterdingen; continue the journey on street B 27 to Tübingen; in Tübingen (see map of Tübingen) follow the white signs and drive north in the direction of the “Kunsthalle” (exhibition hall): then follow the detailed map to the MPI Campus.

by train:
Most trains come from Stuttgart main station. After arrival in Tübingen opposite to the main station (see Map of Tübingen downtown) you will find taxi or a bus.
Take the bus no. 3 until the “Sternwarte” stop; or bus no. 4 until the “Corrensstr.” Stop, and walk up the stairs.

by plane:
From Stuttgart Airport (map of region Tübingen), 30 min. by taxi. The simplest alternative is to take the “Airportsprinter” shuttle bus (no. 828) directly to Tübingen, from the front of terminal 1 (see j07.pdf">timetable here). A slower and more expensive alternative is to take the S2 or S3 local trains to Stuttgart Rohr, change to the S1 to Herrenberg, and continue from there by train to Tübingen.

Online travel information in Baden-Württemberg (for connections from Stuttgart to Tübingen, and bus services in Tübingen)

Accommodation links

For students we have reserved places at the youth hostel of Tübingen. This option can be selected during the registration procedure. For other accommodation options please see the following links.

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• Hotels in and around Tübingen: Maps and price lists from the tourist information office in Tübingen.
• Online reservation @ CityInfoNetz: Find hotel information and book online.

Useful links about Tübingen

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• Tübingen Tourist Information (German)
• Tübingen news from CityInfoNetz (German)
• Tübingen homepage
• Tübingen University
• Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Images are ©Verkehrsverein Tübingen