survival guide - Universität Stuttgart

International Affairs
SURVIVALGUIDE
for your arrival
for exchange students
Our small guide will provide you with details on what to expect here in Stuttgart upon arrival and
practical information that helps you to find your ways. You should read this guide PRIOR to coming
to Stuttgart. It will answer your questions and make the transition to life in Stuttgart much easier
for you. Please feel free to come up with comments and suggestions, regarding this handbook.
Please send them to incoming@ia.uni-stuttgart.de. Have a safe and pleasant journey!
WHAT SHOULD I DO BEFORE ARRIVING IN STUTTGART?
oo Make sure your passport is valid
oo Obtain the appropriate visa if needed
oo Purchase your travel ticket to Stuttgart
oo Buy some EUR so you have some cash money when you arrive. You will need this if you
plan on taking buses/taxi.
oo Look at a city map in order to locate your student housing/Office of International Affairs
www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/discover#map
HOW TO ARRIVE IN STUTTGART?
The easiest way to travel to Stuttgart is by air plane, train and the various coach operators.
oo Airport: Stuttgart Airport can be reached
easily and quickly. You can continue your
journey from the airport to Stuttgart
Central Railway Station (Hauptbahnhof)
with the S-Bahn S2 or S3.
The journey between Stuttgart Central
Railway Station and Stuttgart Airport
takes about 30 minutes. The S-Bahn
departs from Stuttgart Central Railway
Station from 4.55 a.m. (or 5.25 a.m. on
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
until 0.25 a.m. every 10 or 20 minutes,
and every 30 minutes on weekends. You
can see the rail network here:
www.vvs.de/download/SBahn_Liniennetz.pdf
oo Central Station: The main train station
is located in downtown Stuttgart, in
close proximity of the Königstraße
(Stuttgart’s main shopping district). The
following S-Bahn lines, tram lines and
buses are running from the central
station:
S-Bahn: S1 – S6
Subway: U5, U6, U7, U9, U11 and U14
Bus: No. 40, 42, 43, 92, 826 and 827
Stuttgart‘s public transportation (S-Bahn,
subway and buses) operates daily from
about 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. A book with all
the schedule information for the entire
transportation network can be purchased
at the main train station as well as at the
VVS ticket counters. Here you can find a
timetable for the public transport in
Stuttgart:
www.vvs.de/en/
oo Central Bus Station:
Please inform yourself here: www.stgt.
com/stuttgart/oefverkd_reisebus.htm
WHEN SHOULD
I ARRIVE
what should I do
AFTER ARRIVAL
Plan your arrival on the basis of when the German intensive course or your classes will start.
Moving into your student dormitory/private
room should be the first step after arriving in
Stuttgart. Please check where your dorm
room/private room is located (campus Vahingen/Stadtmitte). You can only move into you
room during the office hours of the caretaker
responsible for your dormitory (please check
before). The most important thing to bring
along is the signend tenancy agreement and
the receipt of the deposit payment, the caretaker (Hausmeister) will check both documents before you will receive your room keys.
If you do not have a room yet we strongly
recommend that you book a room in one of
the youth hostels in Stuttgart or the International Studen Hotel managed by the Studierendenwerk Stuttgart as soon as possible.
Afterwards we strongly recommend to go to
the office of the Studierendenwerk in order
to find out if they have rooms available.
www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de
After settling in your student dorm or your
private apartment you should come to the
Office of International Affairs, which is located
in Pfaffenwaldring 60, Stuttgart Vaihingen (see
map information below).
HOW TO GET THERE BY
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
From Stuttgart airport by S-Bahn lines S2 or
S3, get off at stop „Universität“
oo From Stuttgart main station by S-Bahn
lines S 1, S 2 or S 3, get off at stop
„Universität“
At the stop university, please take the exit to
„Universitätszentrum“.
Office Hours of the
International Centrum:
Mon–Fri:
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Mon/Wed:
1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
General information about Stuttgart can be found here:
oo www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en
oo www.stgt.com/stuttgart/homee.htm
WE WISH YOU A SAFE AND PLEASANT TRIP
MAP CITY CENTRE
MAP CAMPUS VAIHINGEN