Freiburg: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Freiburg is a city of 237,460 people in Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg), 279 m (915 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 50 km (31 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Freiburg (Breisgau) Central Station.
Key facts
Daylight in Freiburg runs from about 8 h 26 min a day in late December to 16 h 7 min in late June (computed for 48° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Freiburg is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 50 km (31 mi) from the centre, whose 12,795-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Strasbourg Airport (SXB, 63 km), Zürich Airport (ZRH, 79 km), Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB, 89 km).
Flights to Freiburg: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Freiburg (Breisgau) Central Station, Freiburg Güterbahnhof, Freiburg-Wiehre railway station, Freiburg-Littenweiler railway station, Old Wiehre railway station. Trains to Freiburg
Buses to Freiburg · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| University Library Freiburg | 3,031,759 | 2016 |
| Museum of Modern Art | 37,189 | 2012 |
The busiest is University Library Freiburg at 3,031,759 visitors in 2016. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Freiburg
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Munich, 277 km — flights · trains · tours
- Milan, 299 km (Italy) — flights · trains · tours
- Köln, 333 km — flights
- Turin, 326 km (Italy)
- Frankfurt am Main, 243 km — tours
- Düsseldorf, 367 km
- Stuttgart, 131 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Essen, 390 km
- Dortmund, 392 km
- Lyon, 338 km (France)
Twin towns and sister cities: Besançon, Innsbruck, Padua, Guildford, Madison, Matsuyama, Lviv, Granada, Isfahan, Wiwilí de Jinotega, Jiaozuo.
Common questions
Which airport serves Freiburg?
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 50 km (31 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Freiburg?
About 237,460 people live in Freiburg, across 152 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Freiburg in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Freiburg?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Freiburg?
Munich (277 km), Milan (299 km), Köln (333 km), Turin (326 km), Frankfurt am Main (243 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.