Information Systems for Sustainable Society
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ketter
Universität zu Köln
Pohligstr. 1 / Gebäude 411 (4. OG)
50969 Köln

Arrival by car from the north:

• At Kreuz Köln-Nord take the A57 (direction: Zentrum).
• Exit at “Köln-Lindenthal/-Sülz”.
• You will be on the Innere Kanalstraße. Follow this road for about 5 km; the name changes first to Universitätsstraße, later to Weißhausstraße, and about 500 m further (after a railway underpass) to Pohligstraße.
• At the second intersection after the underpass, you will find the Pohlighaus (six-story building).

Arrival by car from the west/south:

• If coming via the A3, change at Dreieck Heumar to the A4 (direction Aachen).
• If coming via the A1, change at Kreuz Köln-West to the A4 (direction Olpe/Frankfurt).
• Take the exit “Köln-Klettenberg” and drive toward the city center. You are now on Luxemburger Straße, which you follow for about 2.7 km until you reach an intersection where you see the Uni-Center, a massive ~30-story residential building.
• Signs point right toward Köln-Zollstock. Turn right into Weißhausstraße. After about 500 m (after a railway underpass), this road becomes Pohligstraße.
• At the second intersection after the underpass, you will find the Pohlighaus (six-story building).

Arrival from Cologne Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) by public transport:

• Inside the main station, follow the signs to “Dom/City” and “U-Bahn”. You will arrive at the main entrance hall of the station. From there, go down to the underground station and follow the signs “Direction Neumarkt / Barbarossaplatz”.
• Take tram line 16 or 18 toward “Neumarkt / Barbarossaplatz”. A ticket of fare level 1b can be purchased at machines on the platform or inside the tram.
• Get off at the 4th stop, “Barbarossaplatz”, and from there take tram line 12 toward “Zollstock”. It runs every 10 minutes.
• Continue for 3 more stops to “Pohligstraße”. The tram stops directly at the Pohlighaus (six-story building). Total travel time: approx. 15–20 minutes.
• Note: Timetable and route information is available from Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG.

Arrival from Cologne/Bonn Airport:

By taxi:
The trip costs around €45. Give the destination as “Pohligstraße 1 in Köln-Zollstock (near Südstadion)”.

By public transport:
Go to the S-Bahn station at the airport and take the S 13 (direction Hansaring) or RE 8 (direction Mönchengladbach) to Cologne Central Station.
For the trip, please purchase a ticket of fare level 1b. It is valid for the entire journey to the Pohlighaus. The ride to the central station takes about 15 minutes.