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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Transformation in Focus

Understanding Change, Shaping the Future

02/19/2026 -

TU News

Photo: Two people sit at a table and show the magazine “mundo”.

The new issue of TU Dortmund University’s science magazine is now available. In this “mundo,” everything revolves around one central topic of our time: transformation. It permeates all areas of life – technology and the economy, the environment and society, as well as personal experience. Through their work, researchers at TU Dortmund University help to understand, accompany, advance, and actively shape transformations. Eight compelling articles on topics such as digitalization, the climate crisis, and social conflicts illustrate how the researchers investigate complex interrelationships, design future scenarios, and develop practical solutions to make knowledge effective in society.