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The building Samelsonplatz of the University of Hildesheim, where the institute of computer science is located, is a little outside of the center of Hildesheim. It can be reached either by car or by public transport. An area map of the institute building Samelsonplatz can be found at google maps

Arrival by car

From direction Hannover or Kassel on expressway A7

Leave the highway at exit “Hildesheim” (no. 62). Follow state road B1 to Hildesheim center until you reach the roundabout. Take the third exit from the roundabout in direction Goslar (B6). Drive straight ahead at the next junction, do not follow state road B6. Follow the signs “Marienburger Höhe” or “University” for some time. Look for the sign “Institutsgebäude Samelsonplatz”, turn right into Schillstraße. You will reach Samelsonplatz after a few hundred meters on the left.

From direction Hannover on state road B6

Follow state road B6 in direction Goslar/Autobahn. Take the second exit from the roundabout in direction Goslar (B6). Drive straight ahead at the next junction, do not follow state road B6. Follow the signs “Marienburger Höhe” or “University” for some time. Look for the sign “Institutsgebäude Samelsonplatz”, turn right into Schillstraße. You will reach Samelsonplatz after a few hundred meters on the left.

From direction Hameln on state road B1

Follow state road B1 through the city center to the roundabout. Take the first exit from the roundabout in direction Goslar (B6). Drive straight ahead at the next junction, do not follow state road B6. Follow the signs “Marienburger Höhe” or “University” for some time. Look for the sign “Institutsgebäude Samelsonplatz”, turn right into Schillstraße. You will reach Samelsonplatz after a few hundred meters on the left.

From direction Braunschweig on state road B1

Follow state road B1 in direction Hildesheim center until you reach the roundabout. Take the third exit from the roundabout in direction Goslar (B6). Drive straight ahead at the next junction, do not follow state road B6. Follow the signs “Marienburger Höhe” or “University” for some time. Look for the sign “Institutsgebäude Samelsonplatz”, turn right into Schillstraße. You will reach Samelsonplatz after a few hundred meters on the left.

From the direction Seesen / Osterode on the B243

Approximately 1 km after the village Egenstedt at the first junction, turn right towards “Marienburg / Itzum”. Follow the main road. At “Scharfe Ecke”, shortly after the Innerste-bridge follow the main road to the left. After the city sign “Hildesheim” and some 100 meters you pass the main university buildings on your right. At the next junction turn left into Schillstraße. You will reach Samelsonplatz after a few hundred meters on the left.

Arrival by public transport

You can reach Hildesheim by ICE or regional passenger rail with approximately hourly connections. At the web sites of Deutsche Bahn you can find further information on traveling by train and you can book tickets online.

From the main station in Hildesheim the city bus line 3, direction “Marienburger Höhe / Itzum“, will drive directly to the university (journey time approx. 15 minutes). From downtown, bus stop “Schuhstraße“, bus line 4, direction “Itzum“ also goes directly. (journey time approx. 7 minutes). Get off at the bus stop “Schillstraße“. After exiting the bus, turn right into Schillstraße and after about 300m Samelsonplatz is on the left side. (google maps route)

Information about departure times of buses can be found at Stadtverkehr Hildesheim (SVHI).

One bus ticket costs 2,10 Euro, is valid for 60 minutes and can be purchased from the bus driver. You can also buy multiple tickets (5 at once) for 9,45 EURO (=1,89 EURO per ticket) at special shops, for instance at the tobacco shop inside the main train station. These tickets have to be stamped when entering the bus. It is also possible to purchase a group ticket. A group ticket is valid for a maximum of 5 persons and costs 6,40 Euro. It is valid for 60 minutes like a single ticket. Finally day tickets exist. They cost 4,40 Euro and are valid for one person until the end of the day.

Plane Arrival

The nearest airport to Hildesheim is located in Other large airports in Northern Germany are: At all airports, there is the possibility to travel with the Deutsche Bahn to Hildesheim. As an alternative to rail it is also possible to rent a car at the airports.

The most convenient route is through Hannover airport and then either
  • By taxi to Hildesheim (ca. 40 minutes; ca. 90 EUR, our secretary can arrange special rates for ca. 55 EUR for you) or
  • By local train to Hildesheim (ca. 60-70 minutes; ca. 10 EUR). (plus a taxi from Hildesheim station to the hotel, ca. 7 minutes, ca. 10-15 EUR).
Hannover airport is not large, if you catch a direct connection (from Heathrow, Stanstead, Milano etc.) it is the fastest, though. Alternatively go through
  • Frankfurt airport and then
  • high speed train (ICE) to hildesheim (ca. 2:45 h, ca 80 EUR)

Hotel Information

Below we summarize some Hotel Information. The hotels are – with the exception of “Gästehaus Klocke” close to the city center of Hildesheim. Travel time by taxi to the University is roughly 5-10 minutes. Bus lines 3 and 4 go every quarter of an hour to the University (direction "Marienburger Höhe" or "Itzum") and need about 10 minutes. “Gästehaus Klocke” is a small family-run house. From there it is five minutes by taxi to the University.

Here you find a map in which the various hotels are shown.
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Hotel Bürgermeisterkapelle Rathausstraße 8, 31134 Hildesheim Tel.: 05121 / 179 29 0 Fax: 05121 / 179 29 99 single rooms 57,00 Euro (incl. breakfast) WIFI free of charge Hotel Stadtresidenz Steingrube 4, 31134 Hildesheim Tel.: 05121 / 69 79 89 2 Fax: 05121 / 69 72 14 0 single rooms 75 Euro (breakfast 10 Euro p.P.) WIFI free of charge
Schweizer Hof Hindenburgplatz 6, 31134 Hildesheim Tel.: 05121 / 3 90 81 Fax: 05121 / 3 87 57 single rooms 68 Euro (incl. breakfast) WIFI free of charge Van der Valk Hotel Hildesheim Markt 4, 31134 Hildesheim Tel.: 05121 / 300 0 Fax: 05121 / 300 444 single rooms 80 Euro (breakfast buffet 15 Euro p.P.) WIFI free of charge
Gästehaus Klocke Humboldtstr. 11, 31134 Hildesheim Tel.: 05121 / 17921-3 Fax: 05121 / 17921-40 single rooms 52 Euro (incl. breakfast) Telekom hotspot for WIFI Novotel Hildesheim Bahnhofsallee 38, 31134 Hildesheim Tel.: 05121 / 17 17 0 Fax: 05121 / 17 17 700 single rooms 62 Euro (incl. breakfast) WIFI is charged (9 Euro per day)