By car:

The most convenient motorway
connections are:

• A61 from the north: from the   direction of Mönchengladbach,   change to the A46 at the Wanlo   interchange, towards Heinsberg,   and turn off at the exit no. 9 for   Erkelenz Ost.

• A61 from the south-east: from   the direction of Koblenz/   Cologne, change to the A46 at   the Wanlo interchange, towards   Heinsberg, and turn off at the
  exit no. 9 for Erkelenz Ost.

• A44/A46 from the south-west:   from the direction of Aachen as   far as the Jackerath interchange,   change to the A61, then onto the   A46 at the Wanlo interchange,   towards Heinsberg and turn off
  at the exit no. 9 for Erkelenz Ost.

• A46 from the east (Düsseldorf),   follow the motorway in the   direction of Heinsberg and turn   off at the exit no. 9 for Erkelenz   Ost.

HOW DO YOU GET TO
ERKELENZ?

From the airport:

Düsseldorf international airport is only about 55 kilometres from Erkelenz. There are trains once an hour from the airport station to Erkelenz. The car journey from the airport takes about 45 minutes. You should drive in the direction of Rheinbrücken, and then follow the signs to the motorway in the direction of Mönchengladbach and join the A57 at the Kaarst interchange. Drive towards Cologne as far as the Neuss-West exit, and then along the A46 towards Aachen, following the signs for Heinsberg, and turn off at the exit no. 9 for Erkelenz-Ost.

By train:

There are hourly train connections from Erkelenz and the larger towns of Aachen, Cologne and Düsseldorf. Inter-City trains stop
at stations in these towns.