Premier Inn Saarbrucken

If you love the quaint yet vibrant feel of Saarbrucken, you’ll love the historic city of Stuttgart. It’s just two and half hours away by direct train, and it also has a beautiful central square that’s well worth a visit. If shopping’s more your thing, there’s retail therapy aplenty in the larger city of Cologne, or why not  try nearby Mannheim? Just an hour and half’s drive away, this university city has a fascinating cultural heritage to explore. But wherever your trip takes you, you’ll find a super-comfy bed ready and waiting at one of our German Premier Inn hotels. 

Saarbrucken is known for being a leafy, scenic city with Baroque architecture set on the banks of the Saar River. Fun fact – it was once actually three separate towns! Saarbrucken as we know it today was created in 1909 by the merger of Saarbrucken, St Johann and Malstatt-Burbach. But the city is just as famous for its industrial past, because it was the transport centre of the Saar coal basin. Although the coal mines are now closed, you can still hike up to the nearby Grühlingstrasse which documents the influence of mining on the landscape and offers panoramic views of the Saar Coal Forest.

The international Saarbrucken Airport is just 15km from the city centre, but because it’s one of the smallest in Germany, you’re more likely to fly into Frankfurt. If that’s the case, you’ll find frequent shuttle buses that take you straight into Saarbrucken Dudweiler bus station. If you’re travelling by car, take the Autobahn A6 and A620. By train, Saarbrucken Central Station (Saarbrucken Hauptbahnhof) is on the Paris-Frankfurt high-speed route.