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Getting to Siegen
Should you be traveling to
Siegen from a nearby country, we encourage using the train or
coach connections. Check this website to compare various methods of
transport for your travel route.
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Please note: You can use the
so-called Deutschlandticket for
the train ride from the airport to Siegen. With
this online ticket for €49 monthly you can use all
public transport (with the exception of the
high-speed trains IC and ICE) in the whole of
Germany.
The ticket can be purchased from various transport companies or directly on the website of the Deutsche Bahn (see here). Please note that you will need a bank account with an IBAN as well as a BIC and one that is SEPA-compatible to purchase the ticket directly from the Deutsche Bahn. An alternative would be to buy the Deutschlandticket from this transport company or in their app. There you can also use your credit card or PayPal. Enrolled PhD students automatically have a Deutschland-Semesterticket, which is covered by the semester fee and can be used for the journey from the airport to Siegen, should you arrive during the official semester times. However, this ticket must be activated before travelling. Please keep in mind that the activation process can take a few days. A guide on how to install and activate the Deutschland-Semesterticket can be found here. Please also note that registration is only possible within certain time periods. |
For those who are traveling to Germany by plane, there are four airports located not too far from Siegen.
Frankfurt am Main Airport
(FRA)
Frankfurt am Main Airport is Germany's largest commercial
airport and the fourth largest airport in Europe. To get
from Frankfurt to Siegen, there are different types of
transportation you can use.
The cheapest option is to travel by coach. The Flixbus, for instance, takes you from
the airport to Siegen in 2.5 hours. Tickets are available
from €8.99 and it runs twice a day.
Train
tickets are available from €17.90 but can be
significantly more expensive depending on the connection
and the date of booking. However, there are numerous
connections throughout the day, which will get you to
Siegen in approx. 2–2.5 hours.
The quickest (01:50 h) but also most expensive way to get
to Siegen is by taxi. There are also companies specializing in transfer services from Frankfurt Airport. These companies offer more affordable rates compared to taxis. Please
let us know if you need further information on providers
and bookings.
Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN)
Cologne/Bonn Airport is an international commercial airport
located between the cities Bonn and Cologne (Bonn being the
former capital city of Germany). There are 23 airlines
flying from Cologne Bonn airport, and it used to be
certified for landings of the NASA space shuttles.
To get to Siegen from the airport the quickest and easiest
way is by train, which takes approx. 1.5 hours. Tickets
are sold at around €24.70 and there is a connection once an
hour at xx:18 h.
Traveling by taxi is substantially more expensive but will
get you to Siegen within approx. an hour, if there is no
traffic. Please let us know if
you need further information on providers and
bookings.
Dusseldorf Airport (DUS)
DUS Airport is North Rhine-Westphalia’s largest airport. A
number of different international airlines fly to more than
100 destinations from here. Düsseldorf Airport also has the
largest tower of all German airports, which has a height of
87 meters.
Traveling to Siegen from Düsseldorf by train
will take approx. 2.5 hours and the cheapest tickets are
available for €38.60.
Traveling by taxi is also an option, albeit more expensive
and not much, if at all faster than traveling by train.
Dortmund Airport (DTM)
Dortmund Airport is the third largest airport in North
Rhine-Westphalia and is located 10 km outside of Dortmund.
It serves the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, the largest urban
area in Germany.
Traveling from Dortmund Airport to Siegen by train
takes approx. 3 hours and tickets are sold from €23.80
upwards.
Taking a Flixbus is also an option. As they
leave from Dortmund Central Station, you need to take the
airport bus (AirportExpress, 25 min non-stop, €9.50) first and
then take the Flixbus from there. This takes approx. 2
hours in total.
The quickest but also most expensive way to get to Siegen
is to travel by taxi (2 hours).
Please let us know if you need
further information on providers and bookings.