Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law

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Max Planck Institute for Foreign
and International Criminal Law
Günterstalstraße 73
79100 Freiburg i. Br.

Tel.: +49 (761) 7081-0
Fax: +49 (761) 7081-294
E-Mail: info@mpicc.de

Airplane:

• Basel/Mulhouse Airport (France/Germany exit)
• Take the SBG AirBus (approx. 45 minutes) to Freiburg "Hauptbahnhof" (main train station)
• Alternatively drive by car to the German border, then take the A5 Autobahn in the direction of Freiburg

Car:

• Autobahn A5
• Exit "Freiburg-Mitte"
• Continue in the direction "Freiburg-Mitte"
• Turn off to the right onto "Günterstalstraße" in the direction of "Schauinsland"
• After you have driven roughly one kilometer, you will see the MPI on the left hand side of the street

Train:

• Take the IC, EC, or ICE to Freiburg "Hauptbahnhof" (main train station)
• From the main train station, take tram no. 3 (direction "Vauban") or no. 5 (direction "Rieselfeld") to the stop "Johanneskirche." There, change to tram no. 2 (direction "Günterstal") and get off at the second tram stop "Holbeinstraße."
• Walk back roughly 100 meters in the direction of the city center. The MPI is on the right hand side of the street.