Directions

By car

Change the motorway A4 at the interchange Dresden-West to the motorway A17 - Prag. At the exit Dresden-Südvorstadt follow the B170 in the direction Stadtmitte about 2.5 km until the second huge crossing (sign "Plauen"). Turn to the left into Nöthnitzer Straße. The institute (with a red wall at the entrance) is situated after about 600 m on the left side of the street.
From the inner city follow the signs A17 (B170 - Prag). The B170 crosses the campus of the Dresden Technical University. Follow the sign "Plauen" at the next junction and turn right into Nöthnitzer Straße. Parking: Please use the drive named "Anlieferung MPI-CPfS" and park on the signed area.

By train

From both railway stations Hauptbahnhof Dresden and Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt the tram line 3 (destination Coschütz) will take you to the stop Nöthnitzer Straße. Turn to the left into the Nöthnitzer Straße and pass the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (building with wooden front). The Institute is located in the next building on the right side of the street (red wall at the entrance area).

By plane

Take the S-Bahn line 2 to the Dresden Central Station (Hauptbahnhof Dresden). From there take tram line 3 at the stop outside the station with the destination Coschütz. Get off at the stop Nöthnitzer Straße. Turn to the left into the Nöthnitzer Straße and pass the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (building with wooden front). The Institute is located in the next building on the right side of the street (red wall at the entrance area).

The single ticket "price area Dresden" is available at one of the vending machines at the stops (journey time about 45 min).

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