The 43rd Congress of the German Sociological Association will take place on the campus of Johannes Gutenberg University. Check-in will be on Monday, September 28, 2026, from 3 p.m. in the foyer of the Rheingoldhalle (Rheinstraße 66, 55116 Mainz) and from Tuesday, September 29, 2026, from 8 a.m. in the red information box on the Gutenberg Campus (at the intersection of Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg and Johannes-v.-Müller-Weg).

... by public transport

The best way to reach the Gutenberg Campus is to get off at the main station and take the bus or tram from there:

51 (towards Lerchenberg)
53 (towards Lerchenberg)
59 (towards Mainz University of Applied Sciences)

For the journey from the main train station to the stops ›Universität Haupteingang,‹ ›Friedrich-von-Pfeiffer-Weg,‹ or ›Botanischer Garten,‹ a so-called short-distance ticket is sufficient, which is cheaper than the normal fare.

... by car

Johannes Gutenberg University
Saarstr. 21
55122 Mainz

If you are coming from the west
(i.e., from Bonn/Cologne), follow the A60 motorway via the Mainz motorway junction toward Darmstadt, leave the motorway at the Mainz-Finthen exit, follow the sign for Saarstraße/Innenstadt straight ahead through the Europaplatz roundabout until you reach the Universität exit.

If you are coming from the east
(i.e. from Würzburg/Darmstadt), follow the A60 motorway via the Rüsselsheim motorway junction or from the A63 via the Mainz motorway junction onto the A60 towards Bingen, leave the motorway at the Mainz-Finthen exit, follow the sign for Saarstraße/Innenstadt straight ahead through the Europaplatz roundabout until you reach the Universität exit.

If you are coming from the north
(i.e., from Kassel), follow the A66 motorway and, from the Wiesbaden interchange, follow the current diversion signs to Mainz. Then follow the directions from the east (see above) to the university.

Parking is also available at the soccer stadium, which is located about 200 meters north of the main pedestrian entrance.