Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
two/three zones cost €2.10/3.60/5.10; a 24-hour Regio24 ticket costs €5.30 for one person
and €9.50 for two to five people.
Bus and tram travel within Freiburg is operated by
VAG
(
www.vag-freiburg.de
)
and
charged at the one-zone rate. Buy tickets from the vending machines or from the driver
and validate upon boarding.
Car & Motorcycle
The Frankfurt-Basel A5 passes just west of Freiburg. The scenic B31
leads east through the Höllen Valley to Lake Constance. The B294 goes north into the
Black Forest.
Car-hire agencies include
Europcar
( 515 100; Lörracher Strasse 10)
and
Avis
(
197 19; St Georgener Strasse 7).
About 1.5km south of Martinstor, there's unmetered parking on some side streets (eg
Türkenlouisstrasse). Otherwise, your best bet is to park at a free Park & Ride, such as the
one at Bissierstrasse, a 10-minute ride from the centre on tram 1.
Train
Freiburg is on a major north-south rail corridor, with frequent departures for destin-
ations such as Basel (€16.40 to €24.20, 42 to 69 minutes) and Baden-Baden (€19.20 to
€28, 45 minutes to 1½ hours). Freiburg is also the western terminus of the Höllentalbahn
to Donaueschingen via Titisee-Neustadt (€5.10, 38 minutes, twice an hour). There's a loc-
al connection to Breisach (€5.10, 26 minutes, at least hourly).
Schauinsland
Freiburg seems tiny as you drift up above the city and a tapestry of meadows and forest on
the
Schauinslandbahn
(adult/concession return €12/11, one-way €8.50/8; 9am-5pm,
to 6pm Jul-Sep)
to the 1284m
Schauinsland peak
(
www.bergwelt-schauinsland.de
)
. The
lift provides a speedy link between Freiburg and the Black Forest highlands.
Up top there's a lookout tower commanding astounding views to the Rhine Valley and
Alps, plus walking, cross-country and cycling trails that allow you to capture the scenery
from many angles. Or you can bounce downhill on the 8km off-road
scooter track
(
www.rollerstrecke.de
;
€20; 2pm & 5pm Sun May-Jun, Sat & Sun Jul & Sep-Oct,
Wed-Sun Aug)
, one of Europe's longest; it takes around an hour from top to bottom sta-
tion. To reach Schauinslandbahn from Freiburg, take tram 2 to Günterstal and then bus 21
to Talstation.
On its quiet perch above the rippling hills of the Black Forest,
Die Halde
(
07602-944 70;
www.halde.com
;
Oberried-Hofsgrund; d €124-157, mains €16-26.50;
)
is a rustic-chic retreat, with an open fire crackling in the bar, calm rooms dressed
