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Bauhaus
Spring
School
27/02 – 08/03/2025

Arrival and Orientation

You are accepted for one of the Bauhaus Spring School courses and "ready to go"? Wonderful! In the following, we will give you a few tips on how to get to Weimar and your first steps here.

Schedule 2025

  • 27/02: Arrival in Weimar
  • 28/02: Social programme and opening ceremony
  • 01/03 - 02/03: Excursions
  • 03/03: Start of the courses
  • 07/03: Last course day, open ateliers & farewell pary
  • 08/03: Departure

In order to be ideally prepared for your stay in our beautiful cultural and university city, we will send you a "final information" before the in-class course starts. You will find a summary of all important information for the start of the course (timetable, directions, contact information etc.). 

Pre-arrival Checklist:

  • Apply for visa (if needed)
  • organize health and home insurance
  • In case you will not arrive within the official arrival times, please notify the Bauhaus Spring School team (springschool@uni-weimar.de)
  • Join the WhatsApp-group (invitation will come after the admission via email)
  • Get packed: do not forget your travel documents, clothes (also for cold weather), adapter, LAN cable if necessary

The arrival day of Bauhaus Spring School 2025 is Thursday, February 27th. We will be welcoming you from 11.00 am to 8:00 pm in the entrance hall of Weimar central station. At our welcome desk, you will receive your welcome bag as well as all information you need for a succesful start in Weimar.  

 

Travel Routes

By plane
If you are travelling by plane, you should fly to Berlin, Frankfurt, Leipzig or Erfurt airports, since they offer the most convenient rail connections to Weimar.

By train
A number of fast and Intercity trains from several directions stop at Weimar station. Weimar can be easily reached by train from Berlin (2 hours 30 mins); Frankfurt (2 hours 30 mins); Leipzig (1 hour); Erfurt (15 mins). The railway station in Weimar is north of the city centre, which is easily accessible within a few minutes either by bus or on foot.
Helpful links: Time Table of Deutsche Bahn (German Railway Network) ; Saver Fare Finder

By car
Weimar is close to the A4 highway (exit Weimar). This can easily be reached from the A7 highway (Kirchheimer Dreieck) and the A9 highway (Hermsdorfer Kreuz).

Information

City plan Weimar
Webpage Weimar
Bus plan Weimar

Contact

You would like a personal advice?

Get in touch with us! We will be happy to help you.

E-Mail: springschool@uni-weimar.de and summerschool@uni-weimar.de
Phone: +49 (0) 36 43 / 58 23 59 and +49 (0) 36 43 / 58 23 57

Campus.Office
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 15
Raum 107
99423 Weimar Germany