Göttingen, set in the south of Lower Saxony - halfway between Bonn and Berlin -is easily accessible via the north-south A 7 autobahn and the national roads B 3 and B 27. Göttingen's station is stop for the InterCityExpress (ICE), ensuring a quick an comfortable journey. Distance to: AirportHanover : 120 km approx./Airport Paderborn-Lippstadt: 150 km approx./Airport Frankfurt/Main: 240 km approx.

The romantic travel routes such as the Alps-Baltic Sea German Holiday Route, the Harz-Heath Route as well as the German Fairy-tale Route all traverse Göttingen.