Saarbrücken is a middle-sized city in the Saarland, a south-western region in Germany.
The city itself is compact and you don’t need a car to get around. Most of our locations are in easy walking distance – provided you book a hotel or apartment in the city center. (Which is easy, because there are many hotels near the train station.)
Saarbrücken is not a picturesque town, but has nice corners, lots of restaurants, a river promenade and ample shopping opportunities.
Acting and Arts 🔜 tkRaum
A large space with a warm ambiance. It consists of the main hall, a smaller studio, a foyer and a big terrace. Both rooms can be used independently or – for bigger events – together.
Although tkRaum is not officially situated in the city centre, this space is less than 10 minutes from the old Tangokombinat studio, 5 minutes from the long distance bus station and 20 minutes from the train station – all in walking distance. The location also offers free parking space.
tk stands for Tangokombinat, but also for team, tanz, tagung, kultur, konferenz and kunst. As „Acting and Arts“ we have been using this space for more than a decade and now we are taking it over!
From September 2026 on, tkRaum will be used for all our local events, as well as Detlef & Melina’s local activities. (Exception: the FCA, which is too big for the tkRaum.)
Melina and Detlef will also rent out the location to cultural, private and corporate groups. The official website is in preparation. Contact them: tango@tangodesalon.de
Right now, we are organising a crowdfunding to equip the tkRaum for tango and other cultural activities.
Address: Dudweiler Landstrasse 7, 66123 Saarbrücken
Google Maps: Using the address above will lead you to the parking space behind the venue in the residential area „Am Homburg“. Perfect if you come by car or live in that area. But, if you walk from the city centre, please use „Neufang Kulturfabrik“ as your destination to not be lead on a detour.
Apple Maps: Using the official address will lead pedestrians on the shortest way to the locations. If you, however want to access the parking space, you need to give it „Camillo Sitte Strasse“ and then follow the signs.
Why is this so weird? The building is located at the side of a steep hill, actually build partially into the hill. When coming from the city center, you enter it at ground floor and go up one storey to our space. But the parking space lies on the hill (Am Homburg) from where you can enter the building from the top floor. Then you have to go down three floors to find our location. Google and Apple don’t seem to agree, where the main entrance lies.
Other Locations
The old Tangokombinat
This small studio is located in 10 minutes walking distance from the train station.
We also rent the studio to other parties. If you are interested, please contact us.
Address: Dudweilerstrasse 77, 66111 Saarbrücken (D)
Congresshalle
A large venue for our biggest event, the FCA.
This location is equipped with everything you need for a great event: wooden floor, air-conditioning, lots of space, natural light… In 5 minutes walking distance to the train station and to several big hotels.
Address: Hafenstraße 12, 66111 Saarbrücken
Saar 05 Tanzsportzentrum
A nice space with a large wooden floor for occasional bigger milongas in the outskirts of the city. Public transport or a car is recommended. The tram (Saarbahn) stops almost directly in front of the studio and runs long enough to get you back into the city centre after any of our milongas.
Address: Straße des 13. Januar 10, 66121 Saarbrücken (above Asia-Market)
SV Saar05 Tanzsport
Connection: Saarbahn S1 in direction of Sarreguemines, stop Kieselhumes
Hotels in Saarbrücken
Check out some hotel recommendations. Most hotels are located in the city centre, so that you can reach any of our venues by foot in 5-20 minutes. You don’t need a car in Saarbrücken.
- Hotel Madeleine: Bio-Hotel in 5 minutes walking distance from the Tangokombinat studio, 15 from tkRaum.
- Shared Apartment, 3 minutes to Tangokombinat, 15 minutes to tkRaum
- Mercure Hotel: 4-star hotel, less than 5 minutes from the train station, 10 minutes to Tangokombinat, 20 minutes to tkRaum
- Intercity Hotel: As the Mercure less than 5 minutes from train station, 10 minutes to Tangokombinat
- Premier Inn: Right beside the Mercure Hotel, 10 minutes to Tangokombinat, 20 minutes to tkRaum
- Hotel Stadt Hamburg: A family-run hotel in the pedestrian area. (If you come by car, you have access via a back street)
- Hotel Leidinger: Very nice hotel with special ambiance for a fair price. In 15 minutes walking distance from the train station.
- Jugendherberge Europa: Youth hostel in 1 km distance to the old Tangokombinat or the tkRaum, 25 minutes to city centre. Not recommended for events at Saar 05.
- Hotel Meran & City Hotel Kaiserhof: Both hotels lie conveniently between the city centre and the Saar 05. Circa 800 metres walking distance to Saar 05. Not ideal for events at the Tangokombinat or at the tkRaum.
Travel to Saarbrücken
By train: Saarbrücken is connected with fast trains to all major cities in Europe. There are e.g. direct connections to Paris & Frankfurt – both take less than 2 hours. There is also a direct train to Berlin, but it operates only once per day.
Flight to Saarbrücken: Saarbrücken has a tiny airport that serves Berlin, Hamburg and a few other cities. It is super if you happen to come from there, but booking a connecting flight to Saarbrücken is usually expensive.
Flight to Frankfurt: The best option is to fly to Frankfurt/Main (FRA) and take the train to Saarbrücken. There is a „Regionalexpress“(regional train) that leaves from the station for regional trains (Regionalbahnhof) in Terminal 1 to Saarbrücken. The regional train takes 2h45min and runs a couple of times per day. If you don’t catch this direct train, you will be offered connections via Mainz or Mannheim. You can of course also take the direct ICE (fast train) leaving from the „Fernbahnhof“ (also at the airport). If takes only 2 hours and might be pricier than the regional train.
Fly to Frankfurt/Hahn:
Frankfurt/Hahn airport is nowhere near Frankfurt. It is a smaller airport in the countryside ca. 1,5 hours by bus from Frankfurt. Getting from there to Saarbrücken:
1. BUS: Take the bus shuttle directly to Saarbrücken. Do not forget to book in advance, because this bus is tiny. Unfortunately, it only runs a few times per day, so you might want to check out the option via Trier and take the train from there.
2. RENT-A-CAR: It is much faster (1,5 hours) and maybe even cheaper (if you travel with friends) to rent a car at the airport and drive to Saarbrücken.
Flight via Paris: Fly to Paris and take the TGV/ICE to Saarbrücken. It takes only two hours and if you book early, you can get super cheap ticket if you plan ahead.
Flight via another airport: Luxembourg or Strassbourg are other options to get near to Saarbrücken. Both cities are in one hour driving distance to Saarbrücken.