HOW TO GET HERE

Museum Folkwang
Museumsplatz 1
45128 Essen

ARRIVING BY CAR

from the

  • NORTH (A 2, A 42), exit ‘Essen Gladbeck’ from the A2 or ‘Essen-Nord’ from the A 42, take the B 224 to Essen Zentrum then continue on to the Museum Folkwang (on the right)
  • SOUTH (A 52), exit ‘Essen-Rüttenscheid’, take the B 224 towards Essen Zentrum to the Museum Folkwang (on the left)
  • EAST/WEST (A 40), exit ‘Essen-Zentrum’ or ‘Essen-Holsterhausen’, take the B 224 towards Essen Zentrum to the Museum Folkwang (on the right)

PARKING

Underground parking directly at Museum Folkwang is possible. Monday–Sunday, Open 24 hours.

Please remember that the parking places directly around the museum are almost all reserved for residents. Do check the signs. Illegally parked cars will be ticketed or towed at owner’s expense. We recommend using public parking garages and public transport (P+R)

Further underground parking garages close to the Museum Folkwang

P1 – Underground parking garage Hotel Mercure
P2 – Underground parking garage Philharmonie
P3 – Parking lot at Stadtgarten/Admiral-Scheer-Straße

Other parking lots in Essen can be found here: www.essen.de

HANDICAPPED PARKING
In and around the Museum Folkwang handicapped parking is available. The Museum entrance and the exhibitions can be accessed from there without hindrance.

BUS PARKING
In Kahrstraße bus parking places for drop offs and pick ups are available.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS FROM ESSEN CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION (HBF)

CURRENT NOTICE: 
From 4 July to 1 September 2026, replacement bus services will operate for the U11, U17 and U18 metro lines due to modernization works.
For more information, please visit sev.ruhrbahn.de.

TRAM and UNDERGROUND LINES
Take the 103, 106, 107 and U11 lines in the direction of Rüttenscheid, Bredeney, Messe/Gruga and alight at Rüttenscheider Stern. From here there are signs directing you to Museum Folkwang (approx. 7 min. walk)

WALKING VIA HUYSSENALLEE
20 min. walk from the Essen Main Station's south exit (follow the signs)

ARRIVING BY BICYCLE

The Museum Folkwang is located directly on the cycle path that connects the southern district of Essen with Essen-Frohnhausen. From the main railway station, the museum can be reached via the cycle path on Huyssenallee / Rüttenscheider Straße or via the Stadtgarten.

There are 16 bicycle parking spaces with racks available free of charge in the Museum Folkwang’s underground car park. Access is possible from Museumsplatz, separate from the car entrance. Additional parking spaces with racks are located on Museumsplatz.

NEW SERVICE: E-BIKE CHARGING AT THE MUSEUM
Visitors can now charge their e-bikes whilst visiting the Museum Folkwang. Three charging points are available for this purpose at the cycle parking spaces in the museum’s underground car park. The key can be borrowed from the ticket counter in the foyer for a deposit of EUR 5. 
We would be delighted if you chose to purchase a climate ticket for EUR 1.