How to find us

Stuttgart Site

Around 40 employees of the institute work at the Stuttgart Engineering Park STEP near the Vaihingen campus of the University of Stuttgart.

Directions for the greater Stuttgart area
At the Stuttgart site, the premises of the Institute of Networked Energy Systems are located in the STEP-2 building of the Engineering Park in the Vaihingen district.

Getting to building STEP-2 | Curiestraße 4

Arrival building STEP-2 | Curiestraße 4
The Stuttgart Engineering Park (STEP) is not far from the University of Stuttgart’s Vaihingen campus. The nearby S-Bahn station is served by several lines. There are several car parks and public parking spaces in the vicinity of the building as well as a space reserved for DLR visitors right in front of the building itself.

By public transport:

  • By train to Stutttgart’s main railway station (Hbf. Stuttgart)
  • From there, take the S-Bahn to the stop “Österfeld” (S1, S2, S3; all from platform 101; journey time around 12 minutes)
  • Take the “STEP” exit from the S-Bahn station and walk along Zusestraße for about 200 metres. Then turn right into Wankelstraße and turn right again into Curiestraße. At the end of the road on the right hand side you will find the building with the number 4 which is where the offices of the Institute of Networked Energy Systems are located.


The reception is on the third floor.

By plane:

  • From Stuttgart Airport, take the S-Bahn as far as Österfeld (S2 or S3; from platform 2 in each case; journey time around 12 minutes)
  • Take the “STEP” exit from the S-Bahn station and walk along Zusestraße for about 200 metres. Then turn right into Wankelstraße and turn right again into Curiestraße. At the end of the road on the right hand side you will find the building with the number 4 which is where the offices of the Institute of Networked Energy Systems are located.

The reception is on the third floor.

By car:

  • From the north: From the Leonberg junction, follow the A81 motorway towards Stuttgart. At the Stuttgarter Kreuz junction, take the A831 towards Stuttgart-Vaihingen/Stuttgart-Zentrum. Leave the motorway at the Unterer Grund exit, turn right at the first set of lights and drive as far as the roundabout. Take the first exit for Wankelstraße and immediately turn right into Curiestraße. Follow the road to the building with the street number 4. Visitors can park in the space marked “DLR” to the right of the building.

  • From the south: From the A81 motorway at the Stuttgarter Kreuz junction, take the A831 towards Stuttgart-Vaihingen/Stuttgart-Zentrum. Leave the motorway at the Unterer Grund exit, turn right at the first set of lights and drive as far as the roundabout. Take the first exit for Wankelstraße and immediately turn right into Curiestraße. Follow the road to the building with the street number 4. Visitors can park in the space marked “DLR” to the right of the building.

  • From the east: Follow the A8 motorway towards Stuttgart. At the Stuttgarter Kreuz junction, take the A831 towards S.-Vaihingen and then the B14. Leave the motorway at the Unterer Grund exit, turn right at the first set of lights and drive as far as the roundabout. Take the first exit for Wankelstraße and immediately turn right into Curiestraße. Follow the road to the building with the street number 4. Visitors can park in the space marked “DLR” to the right of the building.

The reception is on the third floor.