Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).

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Experimental physics with ultracold quantum gases

Welcome to the ultracold quantum gas group at TU Dortmund. We work with ultracold atoms and utilize them to explore the fascinating world of quantum many-body physics.

We are always looking for motivated team members from Bachelor and Master students to PhD students and Postdoc. Please contact Christof Weitenberg if you are interested in joining our quest for quantum science.

Proposal for a phase-space microscope for quantum gases

In a new article, we studied the possiblity of measuring phase-space observables in synthetic quantum systems of ultracold atoms.

Teil einer Skizze des Verfahrens zur Abbildung des Impulses auf eine Hilfsdimension zur Realisierung eines 1D Husimi-Q-Phasenraummikroskops.

A new and experimentally feasible observable for anomalous Floquet topology

In a new article, we introduce a new and experimentally feasible observable for anomalous Floquet topology.

Spektrum eines periodisch getriebenen Systems mit der Quasienergie als Funktion des Quasiimpulses mit den Bändern in grau und den chiralen Randzuständen in blau. Das Spektrum ist periodisch in der Energie und erlaubt daher Randzustände in den zusätzlichen Bandlücken.

Proposal for a many-body phase microscope

In a new article, we propose a many-body phase microscope for accessing the phase coherence in quantum many-body systems in relevant physical…

A Phase Microscope for Quantum Systems

In collaboration with the University of Hamburg, researchers of TU Dortmund have developped a new microscopy method, which allows for direct imaging…

Bilder des Phasenmikroskops für ein bosonisches Superfluid aus ultrakalten Atomen in einem optischen Dreiecksgitter. Die obere Zeile zeigt die Rohdaten, die untere Zeile die daraus bestimmten Phasenprofile. Mit zunehmender Temperatur des Systems werden die Phasenfluktuationen stärker.

Christof Weitenberg awarded ERC Advanced Grant

Prof. Christof Weitenberg has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for his project "InToCold" amounting to 3.5 million…

Gruppenleiter Prof. Christof Weitenberg

Adiabatic realization of anomalous Floquet topological systems

In a new article, we introduce an new way to realize anomalous Floquet topological systems via adiabatic sweeps.

Parameterraum der durchstimmbaren hexagonalen Gitter mit den Differenzen der Tunnelelemente J1, J2, J3 entlang der drei Bindungsrichtungen und dem Versatz Delta zwischen den beiden Untergittern

International Summer School on Driven-Dissipative Many-Body Systems

The International Summer School on Driven-Dissipative Many-Body Systems will be held from 22–26 June 2026.

Visualisierung eines offenen Quantensystems

Anomalous condensate fluctuations

In a new study, we explored anomalous fluctuations of atomic Bose-Einstein condensates.

Skizze eines Bose-Einstein-Kondensats in einem dreieckigen Gitter.

Review on nonstandard geometries

We have written a review on the status of quantum simulation of exotic geometries, impossible to find in the real world.

Künstlerische Darstellung einer fraktalen Geometrie, die als Sierpiński-Dichtung bekannt ist.