By plane
Pforzheim is well accessible through the airports in Frankfurt/Main (FRA), Stuttgart (STR) and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB). Many airlines offer affordable flights to Germany, including EasyJet, Eurowings, Ryanair, and several others. Additionally, many airlines have special offers for students, so it's worth searching for “cheap flights + students” online. 

Note: Students arriving at an international airport in Germany (usually Frankfurt or Stuttgart) can book an airport shuttle service in advance. These shuttle services are comfortable and relatively inexpensive (especially if you're traveling with a small group of other students). One of the local shuttle service companies is called Mogli Tours and offers return ticket from Stuttgart International Airport for approx. 85 Euro for one person. However, if you're traveling in a group of three students, the round-trip cost is only around 40 Euro per person - much cheaper than using public transport. 

By train and bus
Pforzheim is located between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe and well connected by the public transport system. You need about 15 minutes from Karlsruhe to Pforzheim with a regional train, from Stuttgart it takes about 30 minutes. On www.bahn.de you can get information about train schedules and book tickets. If you plan your trip some time in advance, you can get cheap offers like "Europa Spezial". If you wish to travel within Germany, an inexpensive option are the so called "Laendertickets" (valid within a state/Bundesland) or the "Schoenes-Wochenende-Ticket". There are also offers for long distance journeys (from 29€), but they have to be booked quite some time in advance. 

The bus line 5 (direction Hochschule/Wildpark) takes you from the main train station to the university campus at Tiefenbronner Straße.

By car
Pforzheim is located at the autobahn (expressway) A8 between Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. Coming from Karlsruhe, take the exit "Pforzheim West", coming from Stuttgart exit "Pforzheim Süd". To create your personal travel route, please click here.

Here you find a map showing the different campuses of Pforzheim University.