Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA
By car
Take the A8 autobahn (the highway that runs from Karlsruhe to Munich) until you reach the Stuttgart autobahn intersection (Autobahnkreuz Stuttgart). Turn onto the A 81/A 831 and follow signs to ”Stuttgart-Zentrum” until you reach the ”Universität” exit. Turn left at this exit into the road ”Universitätsstrasse”, which subsequently turns into ”Nobelstrasse”.
By taxi
Distance from the airport to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institute Center: approx. 13 km.
Distance from the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) to the Institute Center: approx. 12 km.
By public transport
From Stuttgart‘s main railway station or Stuttgart airport, take the S-Bahn (suburban train) lines S1, S2 or S3 in the direction of Vaihingen. Exit the train at the ”Universität” stop. Leave the station via the ”Wohngebiet Schranne / Endelbang” exit and continue some 900 m on foot to reach Fraunhofer IPA.