Vacations By Rail
A Tale of Three Rivers: Danube, Main & Rhine
Nine-day Germany trip: Eurostar rail plus Danube, Main, Rhine cruise
9 daysfrom $3,199
33% rail
Planet Rail · Tailor-made rail holiday
Freiburg and the Black Forest by First Class rail
Journey to Freiburg by first-class rail and explore the enchanting Black Forest, with its fairytale villages and scenic landscapes.
Day by day
- Day 1railovernight: Freiburg
London to Freiburg
From London St Pancras International travel by Eurostar to Paris in Standard Premier Class with light meal and drinks on board. From Gare du Nord it is a short walk to the Gare de l'Est for the onward journey to Karlsruhe, changing trains for the last leg to Freiburg in the heart of the Black Forest. Four nights at the stylish Oberkirch Hotel (4 star), directly opposite the famous cathedral.
- Day 2overnight: Freiburg
Freiburg
Discover the charming university city: the Old Town with its historic gabled townhouses, the cathedral square farmer's market, the Bächle water runnels unique to Freiburg, and the Schlossberg with its beer garden and views over the whole city.
- Day 3railovernight: Freiburg
Freiburg
A second full day to explore Freiburg and the surrounding region; the lakeside resort of Titisee, bustling Karlsruhe and the beautiful city of Heidelberg are all easily accessible by train.
- Day 4overnight: Freiburg
Freiburg
A third full day at leisure in Freiburg and the wider Black Forest region.
- Day 5rail
Homeward bound
From Freiburg im Breisgau station travel back to Paris via Karlsruhe in your comfortable First Class seat, then walk to the Gare du Nord for the Eurostar to London St Pancras with a light meal and drinks in Standard Premier Class.
Included
- First Class rail travel from London to Freiburg and return (Standard Premier service on Eurostar)
- 4 nights' accommodation at the Oberkirch Hotel in Freiburg, with breakfast each day
