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Arriving by train

Timetable information service of the Deutsche Bahn (German Railway)

Ab Hauptbahnhof:

  1. Main Campus (City Center)
    By foot: 5 minutes via Eisenbahnstrasse.
    By tram: Line 1, 3, or 5 - direction “Bertoldsbrunnen”; get off at “Stadttheater / Universitätszentrum”.
  2. Natural Sciences Campus (“Institutsviertel”)
    By foot: 5 minutes via Stefan-Meier-Strasse.
  3. University Medical Center
    By foot: 10 minutes via Breisacher Strasse and Hugstetter Strasse.
    By tram: Line 5 direction - “Hornusstrasse”; get off at “Robert- Koch- Strasse” or “Friedrich-Ebert-Platz”.
  4. Biology Institutes and the Botanical Gardens
    By foot: 20 minutes via Stefan- Meier-Strasse and Rennweg.
    By tram: Line 1, 3, or 5 - direction “Bertoldsbrunnen”; get off at “Bertoldsbrunnen” and change for tram line 2 (direction “Reutebachgasse”); get off at “Hauptstrasse”.
  5. Dermatological Clinic / Psychiatric Clinics
    By foot: 20 minutes via Stefan-Meier-Strasse and Rennweg.
    By tram: Line 1, 3, or 5 - direction “Bertoldsbrunnen”; get off at “Bertoldsbrunnen” and change for tram line 2 (direction “Reutebachgasse”); get off at “Hauptstrasse”.
  6. Administrative Building (Rektorat)
    By foot: 5 minutes via Bismarckallee and Friedrichstrasse - Fahnenbergplatz.
  7. Student Village
    By tram: Line 1 - direction “Paduaallee / Landwasser”; get off at “Am Bischofskreuz”.
  8. Institute of Sports and Physical Education / University Stadium
    By tram: Line 1 - direction “Littenweiler”; get off at “Emil-Gött-Strasse”, then walk about 5 minutes along Emil-Gött-Strasse and Schwarzwaldstrasse.
  9. Faculty of Engineering / Airfield
    With the Breisgau S-Bahn commuter train (direction „Breisach“): Get off at „Neue Messe/Universität“.
    By tram: Line 4 - direction “Messe”; get off at „Technische Fakultät“.

Arriving by car

You can easily reach Freiburg by highway from Basel, Mulhouse, Strasbourg, or Karlsruhe.

  1. Main Campus (City Center)
    Exit: “Freiburg Mitte” - then exit “Stadtmitte/Universität”; Werthmannstraße - Rempartstraße; use the parking garage "Universitäts-Parkhaus".
  2. Natural Sciences Campus (“Institutsviertel”)
    Exit: „Freiburg Mitte“ - then exit „Hauptbahnhof“ - Schnewlinstrasse - drive by the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) - Stefan-Meier-Strasse; use off-campus parking spaces.
  3. University Medical Center
    Exit: „Freiburg Mitte“ - exit „Universitätskliniken“ - (follow the signs); use parking spaces on Breisacher Strasse.
  4. Biology Institutes and the Botanical Gardens
    Exit: „Freiburg Mitte“ - exit „Hauptbahnhof“ - Schnewlinstrasse - drive by the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) - Stefan-Meier-Strasse – make a right turn onto Rennweg, a left onto Habsburgerstrasse, then another right onto Schänzlestrasse (Biology Institutes and the Botanical Gardens).
  5. Dermatological Clinic / Psychiatric Clinics
    Exit: „Freiburg Mitte“ - exit „Hauptbahnhof“ - Schnewlinstrasse – drive by the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) - Stefan-Meier-Strasse – make a right turn onto Rennweg, a right onto Habsburgerstrasse, then a left onto Hauptstrasse (clinics); use the parking spaces near the institute or clinic.
  6. Administrative Building (Rektorat)
    Exit: “Freiburg Mitte” - exit “Hauptbahnhof” - Schnewlinstrasse, drive by the main train station, make a right turn onto Friedrichstrasse - Fahnenbergplatz, parking spaces next to the Administrative Building.
  7. Student Village
    Exit: “Freiburg Mitte” - exit “Lehen / Universitätskliniken” - after about 2 km make a left turn onto Sundgauallee; parking spaces in the Student Village.
  8. Institute of Sports and Physical Education / University Stadium
    Exit: „Freiburg Mitte“ – drive about 10 km on the Schwarzwaldstrasse in the direction of “Donaueschingen”; parking spaces: Sandfangweg.
  9. Faculty of Engineering / Airfield
    Highway Exit: „Freiburg Mitte“ - Exit „Messe Freiburg“

Arriving by airplane

Approx. 1 hour bus ride from the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg; 2 to 3 hours by train or car from Strasbourg, Stuttgart, or Frankfurt airports.

Train connections between Freiburg and the EUCOR Universities

Freiburg - MulhouseBy bus: two connections daily: duration 1 hour 20 minutes (Information: SBG-Südbadenbus, Tel.: +49 761 36172, Mon-Fri 7:30 am - 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm).

Freiburg - BaselBy train: good connections, at least one train per hour at any time of day; duration: 35 minutes (IC/EC) or about 50 minutes (E/D-Zug).
(Information: Deutsche Bahn, Tel.: +49 761 19419 or +49 761 214-345, Mon - Fri 7:30 am - 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 am - 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm).

Freiburg - Karlruhe By train: good connections, at least one per hour at any time of day; duration 60 minutes (IC/EC) or 90 minutes (E/D-Zug).
(Information: Deutsche Bahn, Tel.: +49 761 19419 or +49 761 214-345, Mon - Fri 7:30 am - 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 am - 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm).

Freiburg - StraßburgBy train: one connection per hour Freiburg - Offenburg (change trains) - Strasbourg; duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
(Information: Deutsche Bahn, Tel.: +49 761 19419 or +49 761 214-345, Mon - Fri 7:30 am - 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 am - 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm).