Travel

Public Transport

Tickets for the public transport within the city of Bochum can be booked in advance at vrr.de". Unfortunately, this website is only available in German. All recommended hotels can be reached with the ticket "Preisstufe A". Tickets can also be bought at the ticket machines at every station. There you can also buy single tickets or day tickets.

How to get to Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)

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Airplane

The closest and best connected airport is "Dusseldorf International (DUS)".

Important Note: There are two train stations at this airport. Do not proceed to "Dusseldorf Flughafen Terminal / Terminal Rail Station" but take the "SkyTrain" to its final stop which is "Dusseldorf Flughafen / Airport Rail Station" (about 5 minutes journey). Take a train there (either local or long-distance) in the direction of destinations such as Essen, Bochum, Dortmund, or Berlin and leave it at "Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Hbf)" after about 35 minutes.

You can buy the train ticket at the train station and do not need to order it in advance. Train connections can be found online.

Public Transport

How to get to Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)

Airplane

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