Location & approach

By Car

The campus of Dortmund University is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. 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 public transport

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

By 'H-Bahn'

The H-Bahn, an elevated railway, is one of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Centre 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, it takes just over 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station with the AirportExpress and from there to the university with the S-Bahn. Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometres away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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Location & approach

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Student Assistant

Joana Rutz

Contact:
joana.rutz@tu-dortmund.de

Bachelor's Degree: Sociology

Project: SFB 1567 Virtual Lifeworlds

Areas of Interest:

Science & Technology Studies
Qualitative Research
Economics & Communication - Political Science

About the Person

Career History

After completing my apprenticeship as an industrial clerk with a specialization in marketing, I worked in corporate press communications until my subsequent studies in sociology sparked my interest in STS and qualitative and ethnographic research. Since October 2026, I have been working as a student assistant on the “Virtual Repairs” subproject of SFB 1567 in cooperation with the RUB.