HOW TO FIND US
By public transport
Underground line U35: From the main station take underground line U35 towards "Hustadt" and alight at "Lennershof" or "Ruhr-Universität". From these stations the Botanic Garden is just a short walk away (entrance N-Südstraße 6 und entrance "Mensa") on N-Südstrasse.
Bus number 320 oder 375: These buses take you to a stop called "Haupteingang Botanischer Garten" ["Botanic Garden main entrance"]. From the road ("Im Lottental") a short path leads to the entrance of the Botanic Garden. Please note, parking is very limited at this entrance.
Note: For historic reasons the entrance in Lottental is called "Haupteingang" [main entrance], but by far the majority of visitors enter the Botanic Garden through the entrance on N-Südstraße 6.
By car
Since the postal address of the Botanic Garden (Universitätsstrasse 150) is also the postal address of the entire campus of the Ruhr-University, it is little use entering it into your satnav if you are trying to get here. Here you find the precise instructions as to how to programme your satnav in order to get straight to the main gate of the Botanic Garden in N-Südstraße.
Please enter:
N-Südstraße 6 oder 51.444761, 7.269031 [GPS-coordinates]
Parking opportunities on the Campus are shown in our PARKPLATZPLAN
POSTAL ADDRESS
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
GERMANY
ADDRESS FOR SATNAVS
"N-Südstraße 6" or
GPS-COORDINATES 51.444761, 7.269031
CONTACT
phone: +49 (0)234 32 22005
E-Mail
OPENING TIMES
Summer
April 01 - October 31
Outdoor: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Glasshouses: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Winter
November 01 - March 31
Outdoor: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Glasshouses: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Closed from 23 Dec 2024 until 06 Jan 2025 (University-wide energy saving measure) as well as during storms and icy conditions
- Admission free
- No bicycles, e-scooters and drones
- Dogs are allowed outdoors but only on the lead