How to get here

By train

Traveling to the Science Park by regional train is convenient, as the Golm train station is located in the middle of the Potsdam Science Park. From there, the Golm campus of the University of Potsdam, the Fraunhofer and Max Planck Institutes and the companies in the park are within walking distance. Current timetables and connections can be found on the Deutsche Bahn website.

• Coming from the north you can reach us with the regional trains RB 20 from Hennigsdorf and RB 21 from Berlin Gesundbrunnen or Spandau. Both trains take around 30 minutes from Berlin Central Station and only a few minutes from Potsdam Central Station.
• Through the center: The RB 23 is our direct commuter connection to the German capital and connects the Potsdam Science Park with all central train stations in Berlin as well as with the international airport Berlin Brandenburg BER.
• Coming from Berlin Brandenburg Airport BER on the southern axis, you can reach Potsdam Science Park via regional train RB 22 within aprox. 30 minutes. Please find further Information on the airport connections below.

website Deutsche Bahn

By bus

Bus routes 605, 695 and N14 run directly from Potsdam Central Station to Potsdam Science Park. Line 612 runs from the University of Applied Sciences campus to the park. Line 698 connects Potsdam-Bornstedt with the Potsdam Science Park.
The stop “Potsdam/Science Park West” is located between the Fraunhofer and Max Planck Institutes. The stop “Potsdam/Science Park Universität” is located directly at Golm station, opposite the Golm campus of the University of Potsdam. The exact travel times can be found on the website of the Potsdam Transport Authority (ViP) and the Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Authority (VBB).

• Bus 605: Potsdam Hbf (main station) <> Potsdam/Science Park West (approx. 30 min)
• Bus 695: Potsdam Hbf (main station) <> Potsdam/Science Park West (approx. 30 min)
• Bus 612: Campus Fachhochschule <> Potsdam/Science Park West (approx. 25 min.)
• Bus 698: Borstedt/Kirschallee <> Potsdam/Science Park West (approx. 13 min.)
• Bus N14: (night bus): Potsdam/Science Park University <> Potsdam Hbf (main station) <> S Babelsberg

Potsdam bus information for visitors

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By car

Coming from the A10 highway, take the “Leest” exit and drive in the direction of Potsdam. Coming from Berlin or Potsdam, follow the signs to Golm. Enter “Potsdam Science Park” or “Am Mühlenberg 11, 14476 Potsdam” in your navigation device. Parking is available.

From Berlin Brandenburg Airport BER

From Berlin Brandenburg Airport BER you can reach the Potsdam Science Park directly with the regional trains RB 22 and RB 23. There is another connection with a change at Potsdam Central Station via the bus airport shuttle BER 2.

• RB 22 Golm <> BER – Terminal 1-2 (approx. 28 min.)
• RB 23 Golm <> Potsdam Hbf <> Berlin Hbf <> BER – Terminal 1-2 (approx. 1’15 hrs.)
• from Potsdam Hbf (main station): Bus Airport Shuttle BER 2 <> BER – Terminal 5 & Terminal 1-2

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By bike – Rental bikes

Highly recommended! The bicycle-friendly city of Potsdam offers a well-developed network of cycle paths that will take you to the Potsdam Science Park. Cycle from Potsdam Main Station through the historic city centre, take a route through the “Green Gate” and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Park Sanssouci and along the historic Lindenallee. Qou will reach the Potsdam Science Park in approximately half an hour – depending on you level of fitness, of course.

In case you visit without bringing your own bike, you can hire bikes at two nextbike by TIER stations in the Potsdam Science Park using the free nextbike by TIER app and set off on two tires. Reduced rental prices for students of the University of Potsdam are available.

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