'''Saarbrucken''' is in Saarland, Germany.
Saarbrucken is the capital city for the Saarland.
Get in
By plane
Saarbrucken Airport [http://www.flughafen-saarbruecken.de/] ({{IATA|SCN}}, {{ICAO|EDDR}}) is an international airport and is located 15 km to the city center. Regional bus R10 travels once an hour from the airport to the main railway station and takes 28 minutes. A single ticket costs ?2.30.
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport can be reached by a bus leaving from the main railway station [http://www.scherer-reisen.de/routes/wtc/routes.php?action=detail&language=de&route_id=1]. There are buses during the whole day and getting there takes approximately two hours and costs ?16.
Zweibrucken Airport can be reached from the main station twice a day by a direct bus #199. It takes 45 minutes. During the day it can also be reached by taking a train to Homburg and from there bus R7. This will take 1.5 hours.
By car
Autobahn A6, near the France border. About 2 hours from Mannheim.
By train
Saarbrucken is served by the German train system. There are direct trains from Frankfurt, as well as to Paris. Frequently travel through the rest of Germany requires one to change trains in Mannheim.
Get around
Saarbrucken has an excellent '''public transport system''' [http://www.saarvv.de]. It has city buses and a tram line.
See
Ludwigs Church
Saarbrucken Schloss (Palace)
St Johanner Market
Do
Buy
Eat
A Saarlandish specialty is Schwenker. A steak prepared on a special grill where the grilling rack is swung by the cook over a fire. This is often served at festivals and beergartens.
Budget
Alex. aarstr. 15. ttp://www.alexgastro.de.
Alex Brasserie. ahnhofstr. 38. ttp://www.alexgastro.de.
Grand, the Asia Restaurant. riererstr. 14. ttp://www.grand-asia.de.
Va Piano. ahnhofstr. 22-24. ttp://www.vapiano.de.
Midrange
Brasserie Schlachthof. trase des 13. Januar 35.
Splurge
Gastehaus Erfort. ainzerstr. 95. ttp://www.gaestehaus-erfort.de.
Hashimoto. ecilienstr. 7.
Le Noir. ainzerstr 26. ttp://www.lenoir-restaurant.de.
Rizzo. roschengasse 1.
Drink
Stiefel Brau. m Stiefel 2. 681 - 9 36 45 - 0. ttp://www.stiefelgastronomie.de/frameset_stiefelbraeu.htm.
Cafe Kostbar. AUWIESER STR. 19. 0681-374360. Comfortable, casual restaurant with nice outside seating and daily specials
The main town square features many bars and restaurants.
Sleep
Saarbrucken Europa-Jugendherberge. eerwiesertalweg 31. us 101 from Rathaus to Prinzenweiher takes 8 minutes. 49 681 33040. ttp://www.jugendherberge.de/de/jugendherbergen/visitenkarte/jh.jsp?IDJH=420. 18.40 per night with breakfast. A youth hostel located between the city and the university.
Domicil Leidinger. ainzerstrase 10. 681 93 27 0. ttp://www.domicil-leidinger.de/.
Get out
Volklingen Ironworks [http://www.voelklinger-huette.org/en/welcome/] is sittuated just outside Saarbrucken. It was one of the most important Ironworks in the world. It was closed in 1986, Now they are the only intact example, in the whole of western Europe and North America, as such they have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. There are museum and Multimedia displays brining the site to life.
Open 10am - 7pm Entrance fee ?12
There is a Train station in Volklingen about a three minute walk from the site. It is 10 minutes by train from Saarbrucken Hauptbahnhof.