How to reach us

Address

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT
Schloss Birlinghoven
53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany

Phone +49 2241 14-3333
Fax +49 2241 14-3700
info@fit.fraunhofer.de

FIT headquarters are part of the Fraunhofer Institute Center Birlinghoven Castle located between Bonn and Sankt Augustin. Bus stop and parking facilities right at the entrance.

By car

To get to the Fraunhofer Institute Center Birlinghoven Castle

from the West, e. g., from Bonn via Kennedy Bridge,

  • take Bundesstrasse B 56 eastbound to Sankt Augustin-Hangelar. Follow the road signs to 'Schloss Birlinghoven' and 'Bonn-Hoholz', turning right into Konrad-Adenauer-Strasse. Take Konrad-Adenauer- Strasse for about 2 kilometers to the entrance of the Fraunhofer Institute Center Birlinghoven Castle (left-hand side on the hilltop).

from the North, e. g., from Cologne airport,

  • follow Autobahn A 59 southbound (direction Bad Honnef). Take the 'Beuel / Hangelar' exit and turn right into Bundesstrasse B 56, direction Sankt Augustin and Siegburg. Continue as indicated above.

from the South,

  • go north on Autobahn A 3. At the 'Bonn / Siegburg' intersection, change to Autobahn A 560, direction Bonn / Sankt Augustin. Take the 'Sankt Augustin' exit and turn left into Bundesstrasse B 56 westbound (direction Mülldorf / Bonn). In Sankt Augustin-Hangelar, follow the road signs to 'Schloss Birlinghoven' and 'Bonn-Hoholz', turning left into Konrad-Adenauer-Strasse. Continue as indicated above.

Public transport

From Bonn Hbf (main station)

  • Streetcar STR66 to Siegburg until stop 'Hangelar Ost'; bus 636 to 'Schloss Birlinghoven', leaves every 30 minutes, schedule.
  • Taxi to Birlinghoven Castle ('Schloss Birlinghoven'): the ride takes about 15 minutes.

From Siegburg/Bonn train station (on the ICE line Cologne – Frankfurt

  • Streetcar STR66 to Bonn until stop 'Hangelar Ost', bus 636 to 'Schloss Birlinghoven', leaves every 30 minutes, schedule.
  • Taxi to Birlinghoven Castle ('Schloss Birlinghoven'): the ride takes about 15 minutes.

From Cologne airport

  • Taxi to Birlinghoven Castle ("Schloss Birlinghoven"): the ride takes about 25 minutes.
  • Bus SB60, destination Bonn Hbf, leaves every 20 minutes and takes 35 minutes to Bonn Hbf.

From Düsseldorf airport or Frankfurt airport

  • IC or ICE trains to Bonn Hbf or to Siegburg/Bonn.