When registering at university you get your student identity card called "Semesterticket" that gives you free access to all buses and trains in Saarland.
Until your university registration is complete you need to buy single or one week tickets. Bus tickets and Saarbahn (tramway) tickets are the same. Single bus tickets can be bought from the bus driver on board the bus. At the Saarbahn, single tickets can be bought from ticket vending machines at Saarbahn stations or on board the trains.
One week tickets, as well as timetables, can be obtained at the Kundenzentrum (the public transportation company's service centre).
Address:
Rathaus-Carrée
Betzenstr. 7
66111 Saarbrücken (map)
Tel.: 0681 / 5003-377
Fax: 0681 / 5003-426
Opening hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 am - 6:45 pm
Thursday: 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday: 7:00 am - 4 pm
Get more information on Saarbahn and buses, e.g. prices (German: Tarife), special offers, timetable (Fahrplan) and timetable changes, from the Saarbahn website (in German). Information concerning connections in the whole Saar-Lor-Lux region can be found here: vgs-Anfrage.
In buses, Saarbahn and trains in Saarland you can take your bike with you for free from 9:00 am.
You can get information concerning timetables, prices and special offers, and buy train tickets, either at the Saarbrücken main train station (Hauptbahnhof: map) or from the railway company's website. With the Semesterticket, you can use all normal (slow) trains in Saarland for free, except express trains like the ICE, IC and EC.