Travel to the Institute of Farm Economics

The headquarters of the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (vTI) are located on the western limits of the city of Braunschweig
(Bundesallee 50, Tel.: +49 (0)531 596-0).

Position on Google Maps

Travelling by car
Braunschweig is accessible from both the German Autobahn A 2 Berlin-Dortmund (East-West) and the A 39 Braunschweig-Salzgitter (North-South).

• Coming from Dortmund (A 2): Exit the Autobahn at Braunschweig-Watenbüttel heading towards Braunschweig . Continue on the B 214 to Watenbüttel, make a right at the second light, and follow the road for about 2 km, then you will find the entrance gate on the right.
• Coming from Berlin (A 2): Exit the Autobahn at Braunschweig Nord onto the A 391 heading toward Kassel. Exit the A 391 at Braunschweig-Lehndorf, turn right and follow the street for about 3 km. Then you will see the entrance gate straight ahead.
• Coming from Kassel (A 7) and Salzgitter (A 39): Exit the Autobahn from Kassel at the Dreieck Salzgitter onto the A 39 towards Berlin/Braunschweig. At the Dreieck Braunschweig-Südwest exit to the A 391 to the Braunschweig-Lehndorf Exit, travel toward Lehndorf. After about 3 km you will see the entrance gate straight ahead.

A travel guide with map of Braunschweig as PDF for Download

A map of the vTI campus as PDF for download

Travelling by train
Travel to the Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof (main train station). Travel Information for the German Railroad is available here.

Continue your trip from the main train station with a taxi or public transportation (public buses require about 30 minutes).

The bus lines M11 towards "Lamme" and the 461 towards the "PTB" run regularly from Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof . Exit the bus at the "Bundesallee" stop. The bus stop is located directly at the entrance to the vTI. Since the vTI headquarters are very large, either plan for a long walk or arrange for your host to pick you up a the main entrance. A walk from the main entrance to Forum, the main location for events, requires about 15 minutes.

Schedules for the public buses of Braunschweig can be found here.

Travelling by plane
Hannover Airport, transfer to main train station and then continue by train (hourly ICE and IC connections to Braunschweig ).

Berlin Tegel or Berlin Schönefeld , transfer to main train station and then continue by train (hourly ICE connections to Braunschweig ).