Online maps
You can find the Department of Business Administration and Finance here.
You get an overview of the university's central position in the city map.
Further orientation help is offered by the campus maps, which include the builidngs´numbers within the intern guide system of the university. These maps are also downloadable as pdf-files.
Arrival by car
From Düsseldorf/Neuss
Take the highway (Autobahn) A57 to "Köln-Zentrum". Leave it turning right towards "Lindenthal". Follow the "Innere Kanalstraße" and its extensions which are labelled as “Universitätsstraße”, “Weißhausstraße”, “Pohligstraße” and “Am Vorgebirgstor”. Turn right into “Bremsstraße“ after the “Südstadion“. Follow the street for approximately 120 meters and then turn right into “Sibille-Hartmann-Straße“. The building is situated on the left.
From Oberhausen
Take the highway (Autobahn) A3 to the interchange "Leverkusen". Follow Autobahn A1 towards Aachen. At the interchange "Köln-Nord", follow Autobahn A57 towards "Köln-Zentrum" to its end in the city. Leave it turning right towards "Lindenthal". Follow the "Innere Kanalstraße" and its extensions which are labelled as “Universitätsstraße”, “Weißhausstraße”, “Pohligstraße” and “Am Vorgebirgstor”. Turn right into “Bremsstraße“ after the “Südstadion“. Follow the street for approximately 120 meters and then turn right into “Sibille-Hartmann-Straße“. The building is situated on the left.
From Wuppertal
Take the highway (Autobahn) A1 to the interchange "Leverkusen". Follow Autobahn A1 towards Aachen. At the interchange "Köln-Nord", follow Autobahn A57 towards "Köln-Zentrum" to its end in the city. Leave it turning right towards "Lindenthal". Follow the "Innere Kanalstraße" and its extensions which are labelled as “Universitätsstraße”, “Weißhausstraße”, “Pohligstraße” and “Am Vorgebirgstor”. Turn right into “Bremsstraße“ after the “Südstadion“. Follow the street for approximately 120 meters and then turn right into “Sibille-Hartmann-Straße“. The building is situated on the left.
From Olpe
Take the highway (Autobahn) A4 to the interchange "Köln-Ost". Follow Autobahn A4 / B55a towards "Köln-Zentrum". After crossing the river Rhine, follow the "Innere Kanalstraße and its extensions which are labelled as “Universitätsstraße”, “Weißhausstraße”, “Pohligstraße” and “Am Vorgebirgstor”. Turn right into “Bremsstraße“ after the “Südstadion“. Follow the street for approximately 120 meters and then turn right into “Sibille-Hartmann-Straße“. The building is situated on the left.
From Frankfurt
Take the highway (Autobahn) A3 to the interchange "Heumar"; follow Autobahn A3 towards Oberhausen to the interchange "Köln-Ost"; turn right towards "Köln-Zentrum". After crossing the river Rhine, follow the "Innere Kanalstraße" and its extensions which are labelled as “Universitätsstraße”, “Weißhausstraße”, “Pohligstraße” and “Am Vorgebirgstor”. Turn right into “Bremsstraße“ after the “Südstadion“. Follow the street for approximately 120 meters and then turn right into “Sibille-Hartmann-Straße“. The building is situated on the left.
From Bonn
Take the highway (Autobahn) A 555 to the interchange "Köln-Süd". Take the exit to the right and the A4 towards Aachen. Take the exit "Köln-Klettenberg". Turn right towards Cologne ("Köln"). You are now on "Luxemburger Straße" (B 265). Follow it until the “Universitätsstraße” (approximately 3 kilometers). Turning directly left in the “Weißhausstraße” is prohibited. Therefore, drive straight on and change the direction of travel. Turn to the right in the “Weißhausstraße” afterwards. Follow the “Weißhausstraße” and its extensions labelled as “Pohligstraße” and “Am Vorgebirgstor”. Turn right into “Bremsstraße“ after the “Südstadion“. Follow the street for approximately 120 meters and then turn right into “Sibille-Hartmann-Straße“. The building is situated on the left.
From Koblenz
Take the highway (Autobahn) A1 to the exit "Frechen". Turn right into "Dürener Straße" towards Cologne (Köln). Follow the "Dürener Straße" until it ends at the "Universitätsstraße" intersection. Turn right into "Universitätsstraße". Follow the street and its extensions which are labelled as “Weißhausstraße”, “Pohligstraße” and “Am Vorgebirgstor”. Turn right into “Bremsstraße“ after the “Südstadion“. Follow the street for approximately 120 meters and then turn right into “Sibille-Hartmann-Straße“. The building is situated on the left.
From Aachen
Take the highway (Autobahn) A4 to the interchange "Köln-West". Follow the A1 in the direction of Dortmund, but leave the A1 at the very next exit, "Köln-Lövenich". Turn right into the "Aachener Straße" towards the city center. Follow the "Aachener Straße" for about five kilometers. Turn right into "Universitätsstraße". Follow the street and its extensions which are labelled as “Weißhausstraße”, “Pohligstraße” and “Am Vorgebirgstor”. Turn right into “Bremsstraße“ after the “Südstadion“. Follow the street for approximately 120 meters and then turn right into “Sibille-Hartmann-Straße“. The building is situated on the left.
Traveling by train
From Cologne Main Station
Take the Metro (U-Bahn) lines 16 or 18, four stops to "Barbarossaplatz".
Then take line 12, three stops to "Pohligstraße".
Ticket machines are on the platform, as well as in the train itself. Note, the ticket machines only accept coins.
The ride lasts about 18 minutes.
A taxi from the Cologne Main Station to the university costs about 15,- euro.
From station Köln Messe/Deutz (Cologne Fair)
Take the metro lines 1 or 7 to "Rudolfplatz" (four stops). Then, take line 12 to “Pohligstraße” (five stops).
The ride lasts about 23 minutes.
A taxi costs about 15,- euro.
From train station Köln-Süd
Use the exit "Luxemburger Straße". Then take the bus line 142 from stop “Köln Südbahnhof” (direction Zollstock) to the stop "Pohligstraße" (journey time: 6 minutes).
More Information
You get further information at
Maps, including all the local metro and s-bahn lines, are also offered by Verkehrsverbund Rhein/Sieg (PDF).
Arriving by plane
Arrival at the airport Cologne/Bonn (CGN)
Take the S-Bahn line S13 (drives every 20 minutes), a regional train (RE) or an IC/ICE to Cologne Main Station. The ride takes 15 minutes. To reach our department, look at the description of the arrival by metro and bus from Cologne Main Station above.
Watch out, some trains do not stop at Cologne Main Station but instead at "Köln Messe/Deutz" (Cologne Fair). Above you can also find the description of how to reach us from there by using public transport.
Further information is offered by
A taxi from the airport costs about 40 Euros (20 kilometers).
Arrival at the airport Düsseldorf (DUS)
Take a regional train (e.g. RegionalExpress 1 or 5) or an IC/ICE to Cologne Main Station. The direct ride takes approximately 20 minutes.
Some trains do not stop at Cologne Main Station but instead at "Köln Messe/Deutz" (Cologne Fair), you can find the descriptions of how to reach our department from these stations above.
The whole ride may take about 65 minutes.
Further information is offered by
Arrival at the airport Frankfurt (FRA)
Drive about one hour to Cologne Main Station by an IC/ICE.
Some trains do not stop at Cologne Main Station but instead at "Köln Messe/Deutz" (Cologne Fair), you can find the descriptions of how to reach our department from these stations above.
The whole drive takes about 85 minutes (180 kilometers distance).
Further information is offered by