Ride your bike to campus, use an electric car for a business trip, take the tram into town, or ride your JKU bike to the nearest supermarket. The Johannes Kepler University Linz provides a number of different options to help you get around in an environmentally friendly way.
The Johannes Kepler University Linz supports all levels sustainable, i.e. green, mobility. Students, employees and local residents can take advantage of these environmentally friendly options. This not only applies to business and study trips, but also the daily or weekly commute from home to the university, as well as running everyday errands.
Office for Sustainability
Contact
Mag. Maria Buchmayr
Phone
0732 2468 3328
Take the "Bim" to Get to the JKU
To get directly to the JKU; take tram line 1 or 2 in the direction of “Universität” and exit at the last stop, “Universität I JKU”. Depending on traffic, it can take anywhere from about 16 minutes to get from the main square in Linz to the university. Fun fact: In Linz, you will often hear the tram popularly referred to as the “Bim”.
Click the link below to access the Linz AG's electronic schedule (EFA). At the bottom of the page, you can also download the route network map.
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Ride Your Bike to the JKU
We have lockable bike boxes and even shower facilities! Pick up a bike map that shows the various city cycling paths and ride your bike, or rent a Linz Citybike, and cycle to campus. It's a healthy and sustainable way to get to campus in the mornings!
The Best Bike Path to Get to Campus
The Radlobby Österreich / Linz cycling map can help you map out how to bike to campus and cycle safely throughout Linz. The map depicts all of the bike paths and cycling routes and rates these routes as to whether they are considered to be “busy and more stressful”, “average”, or “comfortable” for cyclists.
You can also ride your bike during the winter months. The second map, "Winter Cycle Paths", depicts the bike paths that can be used during winter as they are regularly maintained and kept free of any snow and ice.
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Sheltered Bike Stands & Bike Boxes
The JKU has a number of bike racks on campus. JKU employees can rent a lockable bike box space - a kind of “mini-garage” - which is particularly effective against bicycle theft, vandalism, and weather damage. If you would like to rent a bike box space, please contact Facilities Management (Kopfgeb. Bldg., 1st floor, Rm. 102, service-gut(at)jku.at). The fee is €50 per semester with a €30 deposit for the key.
Bike boxes at on campus are located in the Kopfgeb. Bldg., the Juridicum Bldg, and the Management Center (between the Bank Building and Semiconductor Physics).
Showers
at the JKU
You can freshen up after your bike ride by taking a shower at the JKU. Free shower facilities are available in the Kepler Hall, the TN Tower, and at the Science Park 1. Shower facilities are also available to employees at the Open Innovation Center.
Bike "Fix-It" Stations
The JKU's self-service bike "fix-it" stations on campus are ideal to perform basic, simple and quick bike repairs!
- Across from the cafeteria near the bike racks
- Across from the OIC entrance (LIT Open Innovation Center)
- Near the bike racks between Science Park 1 and 2 (against the glass wall, under the roof)
If you are experiencing minor issues, you will find everything you need to perform quick repairs or minor bike maintenance!
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The JKU City Bike Station
The JKU City Bike Station is located directly at the JKU campus entrance, next to the TIM e-mobility hub (Altenberger Straße). Another location will soon follow at the Open Innovation Center (OIC).
The station will connect the Johannes Kepler University to the Linz City Bike network, a network that features over 40 stations! There are also stations on Krankenhausstraße and Gruberstraße, not far from the JKU MED Campus.
You can conveniently rent a bike via the nextbike app on your smart phone. The first 30 minutes for the first ride of the day are free! See below to learn more about Linz Citybikes and download the app:
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The Bike Initiative
Those involved in the JKU Scientists4Future program are particularly committed to cycling and expanding green mobility in and around the JKU campus. Click here to learn more about their initiative:
Did you know that... ?
When it comes to getting around the city center, biking is the fastest means of transportation! It takes just 15 minutes to get from the JKU campus to the main square in the city center of Linz.
tim E-Mobility Hub
täglich - intelligent - mobile (tim). Why buy a car if you can rent an electric car directly at the JKU campus? The cars are parked right next to the university entrance (Altenberger Straße, near the Kepler Hall).
Information about the way tim works and how you can rent a car is available below:
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Why you should "go green"!
- Noise & Air Pollution: Increasing traffic means more noise for residents and more harmful particulates in the air. We can all play our part to reduce noise and air pollution by switching over to bikes, the railway, and e-cars.
- Quality of Life: Too much traffic in metropolitan areas and (big) cities in particular means the quality of life suffers. If we can make a conscious effort to switch over whenever we can, we'll be doing something good for all of us - and making Linz a more livable place to live.
- Protecting Natural Spaces: Do you drive to work alone? Single car occupancy requires more roads and parking spaces. Make a conscious effort to switch over whenever possible, either to a more space-saving bike or the tram! Tram lines 1 & 2 go directly to the JKU University stop. This is a way to help you play your part in protecting green areas and forests.
- Climate Protection: Road traffic is responsible for 20% of greenhouse gases that are damaging our climate. "Green mobility" helps each of us protect the planet.
