The closest airport to Freiburg is Euro Airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg on, ironically on the French/ Swiss border. The airport doesn't have a rail link so the best option is the bus shuttle which runs  from outside the arrivals hall on the French side to Freiburg train station, with one stop along the way.

There are around a dozen buses each way daily, taking 55 minutes. It costs 20 euros one way, 35 euros return, payable on the bus. Check here for timetable information.

Taxis will do the route for considerably more.

Option two is flying to Karlsruhe Baden airport, with a half hour connection to Karlsruhe and then an hour on the fast line to Freiburg. However, the only UK flight in 2009 is Ryanair from Stansted.

A more distant possibility is Stuttgart Airport. An S-Bahn links the airport with the main station and trains make the run direct to Freiburg in around an hour and 40 minutes.

The train from London is an option - I can testify, I've done it. Depending on your connections you can do it in around eight hours from St Pancras, via Paris Est then either via Basel, Strasbourg or Karlsruhe. Check out the doyen of rail travel, Seat61 for details and see Deutsch Bahn for timetable info.

The Hauptbahnhof fits in neatly with the public network of buses and trams. Tram 1 is the main route that runs from above the Hauptbanhof through the old town. Frankly it's only about a ten minute walk even though you can't see the old centre from the station.

Leaving the main station entrance go straight across the main road, head straight on and you'll soon reach the edge of the old town. The whole of the old town is easily navigable on foot.

Day tickets cost five euros, or 8.50 euros for a group of five, while singles are two euros - you'll just need zone one for anywhere in town including the stadium.

Click here to download a tram map for the city.