Location of IMVT
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is distributed over several locations. The Institute of Micro Process Engeneering (IMVT) is located in Campus North, about 12 km north of Karlsruhe. You find a more detail description of how to visit us here or on the tabs "Visitors" or "Students". Our office is in building 605 - 2. floor, directly at the KIT-Shuttle bus station.
Access to KIT Campus North
Dear visitors,
before you are allowed to enter the campus, you must have a visitor ID issued. In addition to the submission of the ID card, the name of your contact person is also required, who will be informed of your arrival. If your contact person is not available, please contact the office of the IMVT at Mrs. Schäfer or Mrs. Krämer. The footpath from the gate to the IMVT is about 10 min.
How to reach KIT Campus North by car
Coming from North: Frankfurt and Heidelberg (A5)
- Leave the motorway at the exit of Bruchsal and go in the direction of Karlsdorf-Neuthard / Germersheim / B35.
- Stay on this road for some 4 km, then turn off on the B36.
- Leave the B36 after some 12 kilometers, at the exit of Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen / Forschungszentrum
- After about 1 km, you reach the entrance road to the Campus North on your left.
Coming from Northwest: Landau (A65)
- Leave the motorway at the Knielingen exit and go straight ahead on the road (Rheinbrückenstraße) for another 3 km as far as to the Neureuter Straße junction (after having passed the premises of Siemens AG).
- Then turn left in the direction of Mannheim (B36). Go straight ahead at all following junctions.
- After some 10 km, turn right at the exit of Bruchsal / Stutensee / Forschungszentrum.
- Go ahead for another 1 km until you reach the entrance road to the Campus North on your left.
Coming from East: Munich and Stuttgart (A8)
- At the Karlsruhe motorway triangle, turn off in the direction of Karlsruhe / Frankfurt (A5).
- Leave the motorway at the Karlsruhe-Mitte exit and go in the direction of Landau/Pfalz (B10).
- Stay on this road another 9 km and turn off in the direction of Mannheim (B36).
- Drive straight ahead on the B36 at all junctions.
- Leave the B36 after some 11 km at the exit of Bruchsal / Stutensee / Forschungszentrum.
- After about 1 km, you reach the entrance road to the Campus North on your left.
Coming from South: Basel and Freiburg (A5)
- Leave the motorway at the exit N° 48 Karlsruhe Süd and go in the direction of Karlsruhe / Landau-Pfalz (B10).
- Stay on this road another 4 km and turn off in the direction of Mannheim (B36).
- Drive straight ahead on the B36 at all junctions.
- Leave the B36 after some 11 km at the exit of Bruchsal / Stutensee / Forschungszentrum.
After about 1 km, you reach the entrance road to the Campus North on your left.
Directions with navigation system
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Getting to IMVT by KIT-Shuttle
Dear students,
if you want to get to the Campus North quickly, you are allowed to use a direct bus transfer (about 25 minutes). The KIT shuttle bus commutes every hour, at rush hours every half-hour, from the bus stop at the Campus South (between AKK and AOC) via the Campus East to Campus North and back. If you have an access authorization, you do not have to get off at the gate and can continue to the bus stop on the campus. Fortunately, the stop is just outside IMVT (building 605). You can find the approach times of the KIT-Shuttle here.
One-time access (interview, exam, etc.)
Before you can enter the campus, you must have a visitor ID issued. In addition to submitting the ID card, the name of your contact person is also required, who will be informed of your arrival. If your contact person is not available, please contact the the IMVT-office. The walk from the gate to the IMVT is about 10 min.
Occupation at IMVT
If you are working at the IMVT (thesis, internship or as a student assistant), you can apply for an limited access to the KIT Campus North in the IMVT office. Afterwards you can get an access autorization card (KIT card in yellow) at the gate. The time frame ist limited till the end of the current semester.