The Global GIGA-Casting Congress 2025 will take place in the Campus Center of the University of Kassel at "Holländischer Platz":

University of Kassel - Campus Center, Moritzstraße 18, D-34127 Kassel

Thanks to its central location in Germany, the city of Kassel is easily accessible from all directions. There is a good public transport network, especially in the city centre.


Travelling by bus and train

Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe ICE railway station is served by a number of local and long-distance north-south and east-west services and is also served by FlixBus.

If you arrive at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, take tram line 1 (Vellmar) or bus line 52 (Sandershausen) or 100 (Calden Airport) to the Holländischer Platz/Universität stop. These will take you directly to the university campus.

If you arrive in Kassel by public transport, you can choose between the regional tram RT1 (Holländische Straße) and the bus lines 30 (Hann. Münden), 52 (Sandershausen) and 110 (Holländischer Platz).

You can find the relevant connections on the local public transport website.


Travelling by car

Kassel is easily accessible via the A5, A7, A44 and A49 motorways. Frequent connections include

  • A7 Flensburg - Hamburg - Kassel - Frankfurt/Würzburg
  • A44 Cologne / Dortmund - Kassel - (Eisenach) - Erfurt
  • A 49 Kassel - Marburg / Gießen motorway

There are also several Park & Ride car parks in and around Kassel from which you can reach the campus by public transport.

 

On the campus

The congress itself will take place in the CampusCenter. The easiest way to get there is from the "Holländischer Platz" bus stop by walking across the campus via the "Diagonale". You can find directions as a PDF under the following link:

You can also view the map of the University of Kassel on an interactive map. Under the following link you will find the map of the location "Holländischer Platz", marked is the conference venue, the CampusCenter.