Dagstuhl is located in southwest Germany, or to be more precise in northern Saarland, near the French and Luxembourg borders. Together with Lorraine, France and Luxembourg, Saarland forms the tri-country area called SaarLorLux.
Curious? Look up our coordinates 49°31'49N,6°53'57E, e.g., on OpenStreetMap or with Google Earth Coordinate Placemarks, or learn more about Saarland political or touristic or about the town of Wadern, where Dagstuhl is located.
| Airports | IATA- Code | Flights | Transfer to Dagstuhl | Distance from Dagstuhl | Driving time to Dagstuhl by car |
| Frankfurt am Main | FRA | International | Taxi direct or train then (bus or taxi) | 190 km | 120 min |
| Frankfurt-Hahn | HHN | European economy carriers | Bus, taxi, rental car | 70 km | 80 min |
| Saarbrücken | SCN | Berlin Hamburg Luxemburg | Train, then bus or taxi | 80 km | 50 min |
| Luxemburg | LUX | Europe | Taxi direct or train/bus via Trier | 80 km | 60 min |
Frankfurt Main International Airport FRA
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport HHN
Saarbrücken Airport SCN
Luxembourg Airport LUX
The route followed when traveling to Dagstuhl by train depends on where you start your trip upon arriving in Germany/Europe and whether you want to continue via taxi or bus:
| From | Via | Destination Train Station | Continued Travel Via | |
| The north (Frankfurt, Cologne) | Mainz | St. Wendel | Bus or Taxi (28km) | |
| The south (Metz, Paris) | Saarbrücken | St. Wendel | Bus or Taxi (28km) | |
| Lebach | Bus or Taxi (20km) | |||
| Saarbrücken | Train/Tram then Bus/Taxi from Lebach; or Taxi (50km) | |||
| The southeast (Munich) | Saarbrücken | Like from the south (see rows directly above). | ||
| St. Ingbert | St. Ingbert | Taxi (50km) | ||
| The west (Trier, Luxembourg) | Trier | Merzig | Bus or Taxi (28km) | |
When switching trains in Mainz, the train will usually show Saarbrücken as the final destination.
Your trip to Dagstuhl from Mannheim, Munich and Basel may be routed via Mainz or Saarbrücken, depending on your train.
| Train Station | Continued Travel Via | Distance from Dagstuhl | Travel Time to Dagstuhl |
| St. Wendel | Bus(R2) or taxi | 28 km | 40 min |
| Merzig | Bus(R1) or taxi | 28 km | 34 min |
| Lebach | Bus(R3) or taxi | 20 km | 28 min |
| Saarbrücken | Train or Tram (S1 in front of the train station) to Lebach then bus(R3) or taxi; or taxi for whole trip | 50 km | 45 min |
| St. Ingbert | Taxi | 50 km | 45 min |
| Last leg using | From Frankfurt International Airport - there are two train stations, do use the regional train station Frankfurt-Flughafen-Regionalbahnhof |
| pre-ordered taxi | Train to Türkismühle, then the taxi you pre-ordered (There is no taxi stand in Türkismühle and there is no direct bus connection, so pre-order a taxi in time!) |
| taxi | Train to St. Wendel, then taxi |
| bus | Train to St. Wendel, bus to Dagstuhl, then short walk |
Entering "Dagstuhl Bahnhofstr., Wadern" as your destination includes the bus connection from Merzig and St. Wendel to Dagstuhl.
Please note that on Sundays, the busses run only once every 2 hours.
Please note that German taxis usually have to be paid€ in cash. Drivers or phone operators might not understand or speak English.
***Taxi Martin (located in Wadern) has to be preordered (waiting time in St. Wendel about 45 minutes). Taxi Martin organizes and coordinates taxi reservations on the arrival day from a train station or airport. Please inform Taxi Martin on time if your flight or train is running late. Taxi Martin offers fixed fares for rides to Schloss Dagstuhl.
°°°Fahrservice Seibert: please make a reservation beforehand.
€: In Saarland, taxis cost (by decree as of April 2022) 4.50 EUR base price (If the dispatch says so, the taxi may charge you for part of the way the taxi travels to pick you up as well.) plus either 2.70 EUR/km during the first 2 km 2.50 EUR/km during the first 10 km of the trip and 2.30 EUR/km after the first 10 km, or, for night trips between 22:00h und 6:00h, 2.60 EUR/km after the first 2 km of the trip. If you order a large taxi, there is a surcharge of 9 EUR. Waiting times of the taxi cost 32 EUR/hour (0.13333 EUR/15 seconds).
Please note that German taxis usually have to be paid in cash. Drivers or phone operators might not understand or speak English.
Attention: taxi fares for trips from outside of Saarland, e.g., from Luxemburg or from Frankfurt, can possibly be much higher.
Taxi Martin website
Phone: +49-6871-2284 (inside Germany: 06871-2284)
Fax: +49-6871-2070 (inside Germany: 06871-2070)
e-Mail: info@taximartin.de
Taxi Martin is an independent taxi service not associated with Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik. Please order your taxi during office hours by 12 pm at least three days in advance. Taxi Martin's office hours are from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. Kindly double check your ticket to ensure that you've given the correct arrival date and time.
How the service works: Taxi Martin organizes and coordinates taxi reservations on the arrival day from a train station or airport. If you wish to share a taxi with other Dagstuhl guests, please arrange this with your co-ridesharers before ordering your group taxi. Waiting times are possible.
Cancellation policy: Please inform the taxi company if you must cancel your reservation for any reason or you will be late. If you don't cancel the reservation Taxi Martin will send you a bill for the trip, unless another Dagstuhl guest manages to catch the taxi instead of you. Kindly note that credit cards are not accepted.
The table below gives estimated driving times and one-way fares per person in euro (payment in the taxi cash only)
No. of Persons |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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Minutes |
EURO / Person |
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Railway Stations: |
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St. Wendel |
45 |
62.00 |
31.00 |
21.00 |
16.00 |
13.00 |
11.00 |
10.00 |
9.00 |
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Türkismühle |
30 |
55.00 |
27.50 |
19.00 |
14.50 |
12.00 |
10.00 |
9.00 |
8.00 |
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Lebach |
30 |
50.00 |
25.00 |
17.00 |
11.60 |
11.00 |
9.50 |
8.20 |
7.20 |
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Merzig |
50 |
64.00 |
32.00 |
21.50 |
16.50 |
14.00 |
11.00 |
9.50 |
8.50 |
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Saarbrücken Hbf |
75 |
120.00 |
60.00 |
40.00 |
30.00 |
26.00 |
23.00 |
19.00 |
17.00 |
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Trier |
60 |
99.00 |
49.50 |
33.00 |
25.00 |
22.00 |
18.50 |
16.00 |
15.00 |
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Neubrücke/Nahe |
45 |
60.00 |
30.00 |
20.00 |
15.00 |
13.00 |
11.00 |
10.00 |
9.00 |
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Wadern Busbahnhof |
10 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
3.80 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
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Airports: |
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Saarbrücken |
60 |
130.00 |
65.00 |
44.00 |
33.00 |
28.00 |
23.50 |
20.30 |
18.00 |
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Hahn, Luxemburg* |
70 |
160.00 |
80.00 |
54.00 |
41.00 |
35.00 |
28.00 |
24.00 |
21.00 |
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Frankfurt |
2h30 |
380.00 |
190.00 |
127.00 |
96.00 |
78.00 |
65.00 |
56.00 |
49.00 |
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Legend: * City center plus 25 euro per ride
Fares valid as of June 5, 2022
Getting to Dagstuhl by car is done via autobahns A1 and A62 as shown in the travel info map. Follow the signs to Wadern. Just before reaching Wadern you will see the brown signs "Informatikzentrum Schloss Dagstuhl" (Schloss Dagstuhl Computer Science Center).
A3 |
direction Mainz, Köln (west) after a few (3) kilometers at exit 49 »Mönchhof Dreieck« change to motorway |
A67 |
direction Mainz (south) and again a few miles later at exit 3 »Rüsselsheimer Dreieck« change to motorway |
A60 |
direction Mainz (west) Stay there 16 km until exit 21 »Kreuz Mainz-Süd« There you change to motorway |
A63 | direction Kaiserslautern (south and SW). At exit 15 (end of this motorway) join the |
A6 |
in direction Saarbrücken, Paris (!!) (west). At exit 12 »Kreuz Landstuhl« after about 20 km change to motorway |
A62 |
direction Trier (NW) which will merge into »our« motorway A1 |
On the A1 |
take exit 134 »Nonnweiler Bierfeld« and drive to Wadern. Follow brown signs to "Informatikzentrum SchlossDagstuhl" (left) |
Follow the signpost to Wadern.
Near the little town of Wadern (to your right) you find a small street going up left and showing on a brown signpost »Informatikzentrum« Schloss Dagstuhl;
If you miss this street you come to a T-crossing where you drive left in direction Primstal. After a few 100 meters on a street crossing you see again a brown signpost at your left to »Informatikzentrum Schloss Dagstuhl« This sounds more complicated than it really is. Count 2 hours driving for ~200 kilometers. The highways are nearly empty on sundays, only around Frankfurt there may be some more traffic.
