Arrival by rail
To Main Station, from there 15 minutes’ walk across the railway bridge or by S-Bahn S11 or S6 to Köln-Deutz station; across the traffic lights on Ottoplatz, then turn right and follow the footpath (signposted) to the left into Siegesstraße right next to the youth hostel.
Arrival from Cologne-Bonn Airport
From Airport take the airport 'S-Bahn'-train no. 13 to Köln-Deutz. Travelling time approx. 15 minutes.
From there continue on foot across the traffic lights on Ottoplatz, then turn right and follow the little footpath (signposted) to the left into Siegesstraße right next to the youth hostel.
Arrival by coach or car
from Dortmund/ Oberhausen/ Düsseldorf/ Frankfurt:
A3 to Heumar three-way junction, then A4 in the direction of Aachen as far as Köln-Gremberg intersection, turn off in the direction of Deutz and follow motorway to the end, go through City Hall building and get into left lane, then turn left at the first set of lights with left turn possibility into Neuhöfferstraße; Siegesstraße is the first street on the right (200 m to the youth hostel)

from Aachen:
A4 in the direction of Olpe to Köln-Gremberg motorway intersection, turn off in the direction of Deutz and follow motorway to the end, go through City Hall building and get into left lane, then turn left at the first set of lights with left turn possibility into Neuhöfferstraße; Siegesstraße is the first street on the right (200 m to the youth hostel)

from Krefeld / Neuss:
A57 to the end of the motorway, then take the direction Zoobrücke/Messe; exit at the end of Zoobrücke in the direction of Messe/"Lanxess arena", then follow Köln-Mülheimer-Straße past the main entrance to the fairgrounds and the railway bridge (clearance height 3.10 m), turn right immediately after the bridge and then turn left at the first set of lights with left turn possibility into Neuhöfferstraße; Siegesstraße is the first street on the right (200 m to the youth hostel)
Next public transport facilities
  • Airport: Cologne/Bonn-Airport (12 km)
  • Train station: Cologne-Deutz (100 m)
  • S-Bahn: Cologne-Deutz (100 m)
  • Underground station: 'Deutzer Freiheit' (50 m)
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