Braunschweig is a large city in northern Germany, located in the federal state of Lower Saxony. The city is 1,000 years old and was founded by Henry the Lion. There are still a number of medieval buildings in the city, particularly on Burgplatz, where the famous Braunschweig Lion is also located. Carl Friedrich Gauss was born in the city in 1777 and spent his childhood and youth here. Whilst his birthplace no longer exists, a statue of him can be seen on the Gaußberg. Braunschweig is a major centre for science and research and has held the title of ‘City of Science’ since 2007. Among other things, it is home to the headquarters of the national metrology institute, the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), and a branch of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR).
The Technical University of Braunschweig was founded in 1745 and, with 15,000 students, is a medium-sized university in Germany. Its main areas of research include metrology and the city of the future, and otherwise focus primarily on technical and scientific subjects. The main campus is located north of the city centre, where conferences are also held in the “Haus der Wissenschaft”.
Braunschweig is easily accessible by plane from Hannover-Langenhagen International Airport (HAJ).
HAJ is about 60 km from Braunschweig.
From HAJ you can reach the city of Braunschweig by train. A S-Bahn service takes you from Hannover Airport to Hannover Central Station. From Hannover main train station, you can then take an Intercity or regional train to reach Braunschweig main train station. The journey takes approximately 30 to 45 minutes. The Braunschweig main train is located on the edge of the city center.
Braunschweig can be easily reached by plane also by Hamburg Airport (HAM).
HAM is located about 220 km from Braunschweig.
You can reach Braunschweig by train from HAM. The journey takes around 3 hours and 30 minutes. There are several Intercity and regional train services between Hamburg and Braunschweig.
Braunschweig can be easily reached by plane, also by Frankfurt Airport (FRA), which is located about 320 km from Braunschweig. FRA is one of Germany's major airports.
To arrive to Braunschweig you can take the train. There is a direct service from FRA to Braunschweig main train station. The Intercity-Express gets you to Braunschweig in under 3 hours.
Accomodations
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