Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:15 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €11.73 and €20.14, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 59m over 173 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€11.73 to €20.14
- 79%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Saarbrücken
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:15First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
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Schweizer Reisen runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €19.98Wed16
- about €22.18Thu17
- about €18.33Fri18
- about €22.73Sat19
- about €16.68Sun20
- about €15.58Mon21
- about €13.38Tue22
- about €13.93Wed23
- about €15.58Thu24
- about €15.03Fri25
- about €14.48Sat26
- about €15.58Sun27
- about €14.48Mon28
- about €11.73Tue29
- about €13.93Wed30
- about €15.03Thu1
- about €11.73Fri2
- about €11.73Sat3
- about €11.73Sun4
- about €12.28Mon5
- about €12.28Tue6
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Freiburg im Breisgau. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Freiburg im Breisgau for the night the train gets in
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When to book Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.1890 days
- €12.2860 days
- €11.1845 days
- €12.2830 days
- €12.2821 days
- €11.7314 days
- €13.387 days
- €18.333 days
- €19.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.18.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 79 percent. The dearest point is €19.98, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
173 km
151 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
182,971 → 237,460
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 173 km against 151 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Baden-Baden, Offenburg, Pirmasens, Rastatt. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf
Most of the points near Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
The fastest journey from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau takes 1h 59m door to door, of which 1h 17m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 28m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
The cheapest fare from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau is €11.73, as of 15 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €24.54. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
The cheapest way from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau is by coach, at €11.73 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 3h 14m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
The fastest way from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau is by train, at 2h 1m door to door. Only 1h 17m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €20.14.
When should I book Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
Fares from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 79 percent, measured on 15 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau, at €12.28. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 15 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
January is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau, at €10.08 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
3 operators sell services from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau across 2 modes: DB Fernverkehr, Schweizer Reisen, SNCF Voyageurs. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
43 percent of the services we sell from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau are direct. The rest connect at Baden-Baden, Offenburg, Pirmasens, Rastatt, with about 57 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau produce?
Travelling from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau by coach produces about 4.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 5.7 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau use?
Services from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau by train leave from Saarbrücken Hbf and arrive at Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Saarbrücken to Freiburg im Breisgau on 15 September 2026: 173 km of route against 151 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €11.73, and 1h 59m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Freiburg im Breisgau is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Freiburg im Breisgau and across Germany
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The two ends, compared
Saarbrücken reaches 99 places in 8 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 3,028 km. Freiburg im Breisgau reaches 86 places in 10 countries, from 45 to 841 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Saarbrücken
- 99Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 17Operators
Arriving in Freiburg im Breisgau
Leaving Freiburg im Breisgau
- 86Places you can leave for
- 10Countries
- 9Operators