Contact & How to find us

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Ihnestraße 63-73
14195 Berlin
GERMANY

Phone: (+49 30) 8413-0

Fax    : (+49 30) 8413-1207

By plane

From Airport Berlin-Brandenburg “Willy Brandt” (BER)

At BER, go to the local railway station below terminal 1. Take an inbound train like the Airport Express (FEX) or the local lines S45 or S9. Change for the ring line S41 and leave at Heidelberger Platz. Change to U3 underground heading for Krumme Lanke. Alight at Freie Universität, exit from the station exit left, turn right and continue southwards, bearing left into Ihnestraße (about 15 minutes walk).

The are more alternatives at the BER website.

By train

From Mainstation (Hauptbahnhof)

From the main station, take the U5 subway in the direction of Hönow. At Brandenburger Tor station, change to the S-Bahn S1 (towards Potsdam). Get off at the station Sundgauer Straße. At the station exit, walk down Sundgauer Straße in a Northwest direction. Turn right into Schützallee, then left into Ihnestraße. After fifteen minutes of walking you will reach the institute on the left side.

From Ostkreuz

From Ostkreuz station, take the S-Bahn S41 (Ringbahn) in the direction of Südkreuz. Get off at Heidelberger Platz station and change to the U3 subway (towards Krumme Lanke). Get off at the subway station Freie Universität. Leave the platform in the direction of travel and use the exit to the left. At the station exit, turn right and walk south until you reach Ihnestraße. After fifteen minutes of walking you will reach the Institute on the right side.

From Wannsee

From the railway station Berlin Wannsee, take the S1 local railway (S-Bahn) heading for Oranienburg. Get off at the station Sundgauer Straße. At the station exit, walk right down Sundgauer Straße in a Northwest direction. Turn right into Schützallee, then left into Ihnestraße. After fifteen minutes of walking you will reach the institute on the left side.

By car

Coming from North

Coming from North (Hamburg / Rostock), take the A111 autobahn and join the A100 (Berlin). Change at Autobahndreieck Funkturm to the A115. Leave the A115 at Hüttenweg exit. Turn left towards “Dahlem” and continue along Hüttenweg until you reach Clayallee. Turn right (crossing crossroad Argentinische Allee/Saargemünder Str.) and turn left at the next road (Garystr., opposite U-Bahnhof Oskar-Helene-Heim). Turn right at the 3rd street into Ihnestr.

Coming from South

Coming from South, take the A10 ringroad (Berliner Ring) heading for central Berlin (Berlin Zentrum). Join the A115, and leave at Hüttenweg exit. Turn right towards Dahlem and continue along Hüttenweg until you reach Clayallee. Turn right (crossing crossroad Argentinische Allee/Saargemünder Str.) and turn left at the next road (Garystr., opposite U-Bahnhof Oskar-Helene-Heim). Turn right at the 3rd street into Ihnestr.

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