Location & approach

By car

The campus of the TU Dortmund University is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the A45 crosses the B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by the bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund main station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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New Wood Pellet System

An Important Step on the Path Toward Sustainable Heat Generation

02/18/2026 -

TU News

Photo: A large technical component is being lifted by a crane through an opening in a concrete building. — The components of the enormous boiler were lifted into the heating plant at Emil-Figge-Straße 71 using a crane, where they will contribute to sustainable heat generation in the future.

TU Dortmund University aims to produce more of its own electricity and heat from renewable energy sources in the future. As the first of three planned measures, a new pellet boiler weighing 33 tons was delivered in mid February. By the start of the next heating season at the latest, it is expected to provide up to two megawatts of combustion heat output. Only wood residues from industry will be used as fuel.