When on the A1 "Westautobahn" highway, you will see the junction to Linz and the A7 "Mühlkreisautobahn". Take the A7 toward Prague, Freistadt. Exit the A7 highway at Linz-Dornach and continue straight ahead. After passing three traffic lights, you will see the entrance to the university on your left.
You can get to the Johannes Kepler University Linz easily by public transportation (tram lines 1 and 2) or by vehicle. We strongly recommend using public transportation as during the semester, the university parking lots can get quite full.
Electric rental cars, City Bike stations, etc. Here you can find alternatives to driving your own car! Learn more about green mobility at the JKU. In addition, the campus is generally vehicle-free.
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Address
Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz
Driving to Campus
Here you can find an overview of the parking lots at the JKU and parking rates.
Directions
When on the A9 "Pyhrnautobahn", change at junction "Voralpenkreuz" on to the A1 "Westautobahn" going toward Vienna, Linz. At the Linz junction, take the A7 "Mühlkreisautobahn" toward Prague, Freistadt. Exit the A7 highway at Linz-Dornach and continue straight ahead. After passing three traffic lights, you will see the entrance to the university on your left.
From the A8 "Innkreisautobahn", take the A25 "Wels Motorway" toward Linz. At the Haid junction, take the A1 "Westautobahn" toward Vienna, Linz. You will soon see the junction to take the A7 "Mühlkreisautobahn" toward Prague, Freistadt. Exit the A7 highway at Linz-Dornach and continue straight ahead. After passing three traffic lights, you will see the entrance to the university on your left.
Take the B310 "Mühlviertler" highway to Unterweitersdorf and get on the A7 "Mühlkreisautobahn" toward Linz. Exit the A7 highway at Linz-Dornach and continue straight ahead. After passing three traffic lights, you will see the entrance to the university on your left.
Public Transportation
In Linz, take tram 1 or 2 going to JKU l University. If you are coming from the main train station, it will take about 25 minutes to get to the university.
In the mornings, you can take Express Bus 77 from the main train station to JKU l University North. Departure is from Linz main station bus terminal, bus stop C1. The weekday departure times are:
- 07.33 AM
- 07.45 AM
- 08.00 AM
- 08.20 AM
- 08.40 AM
The travel time is approximately 19 minutes.
Ride northwest over the "Nibelungenbrücke" bridge to the "Donaulände" and continue along the Danube bike path (heading away from the city center). After approximately 3 km, exit the bike path going toward Freistädterstraße. Turn right on to Freistädterstraße and at the first intersection, turn left on Johann-Willhelm-Klein-Straße. Continue approximately 700 meters to Mengerstraße and turn left on to the JKU Campus. The distance is approximately 5.3 km.
Ride along the Danube bike path approximately 3.8 kms towards Linz. Turn at the junction toward Freistädterstraße and continue on the Donaufeldstraße to the highway bridge. Take the bike path straight ahead, ride past the student dorminatory "Julius-Raab", and continue straight on to Aubrunnerweg. At the intersection, turn right onto Altenberger Straße. The entrance to the JKU Campus is on the left-hand side.
Ride approximately 1.7 kms on the Altenberger Straße in the direction going toward the city center of Linz. Turn right into the JKU Campus.
