Karlsruhe is well-connected via road and rail, with motorway and InterCityExpress connections going to Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Freiburg and Basel. Since June 2007 it is connected to the TGV network, reducing travel time to Paris to only three hours.

The nearest airport is part of the Baden Airpark about 45 km southwest of Karlsruhe, with regular connections to airports in Germany and Europe in general. Frankfurt International Airport can be reached in about an hour and a half by car or train; Stuttgart Airport can be reached in about one hour.

The Karlsruhe School of Optics & Photonics (KSOP) office is situated in the city centre close to the Karlsruhe Palace.

To find out where your specific lectures are held, have a look at the interactive campus map.