How to get to the BKCR...
...with your GPS navigation device
Our address:
Wartburgstrasse 100
44579 Castrop-Rauxel
Germany
Here on an interactive Open Street Map:
...by train and public transport
If you come from far away, take a long-distance train to neighbouring "Dortmund Hauptbahnhof" and from there take either regional express train RE3 towards Düsseldorf (2 stops, 10 minutes) or any commuter train S2 (7 stops, 21 minutes) to "Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof". There, find the bus stop of the line 482 (towards Mengede) or 480 (towards Ickern) and go on either line up to the stop "Siemensstraße" (2 minutes).
...by plane
The closest airport is Dortmund (DTM) which is serviced by low-cost carriers mostly. By car, it takes about 30 minutes to get to the BKCR from there. By public transprt, take the "Airport Express" bus to the train station "Dortmund Hauptbahnhof" (22 minutes) and there take either regional express train RE3 towards Düsseldorf (2 stops, 10 minutes) or any commuter train S2 (7 stops, 21 minutes) to "Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof". There, find the bus stop of the line 482 (towards Mengede) or 480 (towards Ickern) and go on either line up to the stop "Siemensstraße" (2 minutes).
The closest major airport is Düsseldorf (DUS, not NRN!) which offers a broad range of connections. The car ride from there to the BKCR takes roughly an hour. By public transport you can take the regional express train RE3 towards Hamm to "Castrop-Rauxel Hauptbahnhof" (50 minutes). There, find the bus stop of the line 482 (towards Mengede) or 480 (towards Ickern) and go on either line up to the stop "Siemensstraße" (2 minutes).
