Herne offers considerable market potential: Diverse marketing opportunities are guaranteed not only by the city’s 170,000 population, but also by the 800,000 residents of neighbouring towns and cities. Within 60 minutes some 10 million potential customers can be reached. Other significant benefits of the location are its excellent road infrastructure with fast motorway connections and airports in close proximity.
These ensure good links within Germany and with other European countries. Herne-based companies can be reached by customers and suppliers via the
A43 motorway in a north-south direction and by the
A2,
A40 and
A42 in an east-west direction. Dortmund’s regional airport connects Herne to destinations in Germany and within Europe, and Düsseldorf airport (approximately 40 minutes’ drive) is the gateway to international destinations. Herne also has good rail links, and with the Güterverkehrszentrum Emscher (Emscher goods traffic centre) a modern logistics network with an excellent location and all the associated benefits of that.
