Travel & Accomodation
Hotels
We can recommend the following hotels which are near the university. The air-line distance to the university is given in km, and the prices are meant for single rooms per night (no guarantee, so please check the price with the hotel before booking!).
A good overview for B&B-offers can be found on the following Sites:
http://bedandbreakfast.de/bochum/index.php?lang=en
http://www.bedandbreakfastruhr.de/index_1.htm
| Hotel Schmerkötter Auf dem Aspei 70, 44801 Bochum Telefon: +49 (0)234/338440 http://www.hotelschmerkoetter.de |
1,1 km from 56,00 EUR |
| Hotel Charlottenhof Alte Wittener Str. 37, 44803 Bochum Telefon: +49 (0)234/93539500 http://www.hotelschmerkoetter.de |
2,7 km from 48,00 EUR |
| Minotel Schmidt-Mönnikes Drusenbergstrasse 164, 44789 Bochum Telefon: +49 (0)234/33396-0 |
3,5 km from 68,00 EUR |
| art Hotel Tucholskya Viktoriastraße 73, 44787 Bochum Telefon: +49 (0)234/96436-0 http://www.art-hotel-tucholsky.de |
4,5 km from 56,00 EUR |
| IBIS Hotel Karl-Schumacher-Platz 13-15, 44787 Bochum Telefon: (+49)234/91430 http://www.ibishotel.com |
4,8 km, from ca. 57 EUR |
| Excelsior Bochum Max-Greve-Strasse 32-34, 44791 Bochum Telefon: +49 (0)234 95 550 http://www.excelsior.homepage.t-online.de |
4,8 km from 55,00 EUR |
| Jugendherberge Bochum (Youth Hostel) Humboldtstraße 59-63, 44787 Bochum http://www.lvb.westfalen.jugendherberge.de |
4,9 km, from 48,70 EUR |
| Kolpinghaus Bochum Maximilian-Kolbe-Str. 14-18, 44793 Bochum Tel.: 0234/60190 Fax: 0234/65852 E-Mail:hotel-kolpinghaus-bochum@arcor.de |
5 km, from 27,00 EUR |
| Hotel City West Klarastraße 10, 44793 Bochum Telefon: +49 (0)234/66101 http://www.city-west.net |
5,1 km from 30,00 EUR |
| ACHAT Hotel Bochum Kohlleppelsweg 45, 44791 Bochum Telefon: +49 (0)234/92590 http://www.achat-hotel.de |
5,4 km from 55,00 EUR |
| Ramada Hotel Stadionring 22, 44791 Bochum Telefon: +49 (0)234/92566-0 http://www.ramada.de |
5,5 km from 69,00 EUR |
| Hotel Aleppo Nordring 30, 44787 Bochum www.hotel-aleppo.de |
5,8 km, from 37,00 EUR |
If you wish to stay closer to the university than in the city of Bochum, then we recommend this place.
Laerholzstraße 84
44801 bochum
Tel.: +49(0)234 6874-0
Website: www.lsi-bochum.de
To get there from Bochum Hauptbahnhof (central station) you can either take the tram to the Ruhr-University Bochum and then the bus no. 372 or take the bus no. 356 directly from the main train station. Both buses stop at a bus stop called "Auf der Papenburg" which is almost directly across from the LSI.
Finding us
Getting from the U-Bahn station "Ruhr Universität" to our labs and offices
From the train station of the U-35 ("Ruhr-Universität") go up the pedestrian bridge and walk towards the university. Your route takes you directly to the building of the university library. Keep right of the library and go down the stairs and continue straight ahead to a second stairway. Go down these stairs and turn right. In front of you to your left you will see 3 tall yellow buildings. The first of these is GA. Enter the building and go through the first glass doors to your right and take the elevator down to floor 04.
Siteplan: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/universitaet/campus-und-kultur/orientierung/lageplan/index.html
Getting from Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) to the Ruhr-University Bochum
From Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) take the U35 towards Bochum Querenburg (Hustadt) and get out at stop "Ruhr Universität". (Ticket needed: Preisstufe A, €2,30 as of 21.12.10). On weekdays the subway U35 leaves every 5 minutes and reaches the university within 9 minutes. Other transport connections reach and leace the university directly. Timetables are available on the website of the local transportation company "Verkehrsverbund Reihn-Ruhr (VRR)".
Website: http://www.vrr.de
Getting from Düsseldorf Airport to Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
Upon arriving at the airport follow the signs to the DB (Deutsche Bahn) train station. Buy your train ticket to Bochum (Preisstufe D, €10,90 as of 21.12.10) at the airport before boarding the monorail which takes you to the train station. There are trains travelling directly to Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) frequently and the trip takes about 35 to 45 minutes depending on which train you take.
Getting from Dortmund Airport to Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
Take the shuttle bus from the Airport Terminal to Holzwickende train station. (Tickets cost €1,50 and are bough on the bus). From Holzwickende you take the train to Dortmund Hauptbahnhog (central station) and then change trains to Bochum Hauptbahnhof (central station)