Living in Darmstadt

Exchange students have the opportunity to get a room from the Studentenwerk (student union). The closest „Wohnheime“ (residential student accommodation) to the Lichtwiese are the ones in the Niederrahmstädter Straße and the Lichtwiesenweg.

The notorious Karlshof is a high-rise apartment complex inside the city and also residential accommodation for students. It‘s a very vivid place with a great mixture of foreign students. Information about student accommodation can be found at Studentenwerk Darmstadt .

Nice residential areas are the Martins- and the Johannesviertel with its old buildings from the early 1900. Their rents are a little bit higher than rooms in student residentials.

The best way to find a room is checking the internet and the newspapers. Every Wednesday and Saturday the local newspaper (Darmstädter Echo) provides advertisements. Call early and make an appointment!

Many students who look for new flatmates advertise on flyers in the architecture building. There one can find a great variety. Just take the telephone number and call.


It‘s difficult to find a room during September till October just before winter semester starts. This is when all the new students move to Darmstadt and also look for accommodation.

A monthly rent in Darmstadt ranges from 150 Euro to 300 Euro. Generally speaking one should count 500 to 600 Euro for living per month.

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studentenwerk