Hotels in Freiburg

Freiburg is in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The city is just over an hour’s drive southeast of Strasbourg and just under three hours' drive southwest of Stuttgart. 

Freiburg is well known as a laid-back, beautiful university city that’s just as popular with German locals as it is with international visitors. Surrounded by the incredible mountains of the Black Forest, the city is also known for its good weather and vineyards, the magnificent medieval cathedral, and its high standard of living and forward-thinking environmental practices. 

Freiburg has excellent connections via rail and road. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, 80km from Freiburg and from here you can easily travel by train into the city. When ordering train tickets online, be careful not to confuse Freiburg (im Breisgau) with Freiburg (an der Elbe), Fribourg in Switzerland or Freiberg in Saxony.

From Freiburg, you’re just a 30-minute drive away from France by car and around 40 minutes from Switzerland.

If you fancy exploring other parts of Germany with a similar feel to Freiburg, then you could start with a visit to Mannheim, another university city that’s buzzing with culture and innovation. Or for another romantic, traditional trip to Germany, you could check out Passau which is located where the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers meet.