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The location: Nauwieser Viertel.
RW63 is at Richard-Wagner-Straße 63, 66111 Saarbrücken, in the Nauwieser Viertel – the quarter where much of Saarbrücken’s student life happens. Universities, the city centre and the main station are all close by, and you will not need a car for everyday life. If you are coming to Saarbrücken from abroad, that matters more than anything else in the first weeks.
Arriving in a quarter, not on the outskirts
The Nauwieser Viertel is Saarbrücken’s alternative quarter: late-19th-century streets, small squares with trees and benches, cafés, pubs and bars, owner-run shops, studios and cultural centres. Chains are the exception here; small independent places are the rule, and in summer much of life moves outdoors onto terraces and squares.
For students that mostly means short distances. The nearest bar is around the corner, so is the nearest café, and after an evening out you walk home instead of waiting for the last bus. The people around you are a young and internationally mixed crowd, which makes arriving noticeably easier.
Getting to the universities
Saarland University (Universität des Saarlandes)
The Saarbrücken campus of Saarland University sits on the eastern edge of the city, inside the city forest – one connected campus with faculties, libraries, canteens, sports facilities and several research institutes. Buses run there from the city centre, and the ride takes roughly a quarter of an hour. There is a bus stop directly outside RW63, so your morning commute starts at the front door.
htw saar
htw saar, the university of applied sciences, has several locations in Saarbrücken, among them Campus Alt-Saarbrücken on the other side of the river Saar and Campus Rotenbühl. Both are inside the city and easy to reach from the Nauwieser Viertel by public transport or bicycle – there is bicycle parking in the RW63 courtyard.
Both institutions offer degree programmes taught in English, and Saarbrücken has a substantial international student community. Which programme is taught in which language changes over time, so please check with your faculty or the International Office rather than relying on this page.
We deliberately do not print bus numbers or timetable minutes here – they change with every timetable revision. Look up your route in the current public-transport information before the semester starts. The semester ticket issued by the universities usually covers local transport.
Main station, trains and France next door
Saarbrücken main station (Hauptbahnhof) is walkable from the Nauwieser Viertel – roughly a quarter of an hour on foot, less by bus or Saarbahn tram. Regional trains connect the Saarland and the neighbouring regions; long-distance trains run towards Mannheim and Frankfurt and towards Paris. For visits home, for family coming to see you, or for a weekend elsewhere, that is the practical side of this address.
The nearest Saarbahn stop is a few minutes’ walk away, and city buses stop right outside the door. The French border is only a few kilometres away and can be reached by regional public transport, which puts a day trip to France within easy reach.
Shopping, city centre, everyday life
You do not have to leave the quarter for everyday needs: a supermarket and an organic market are a few minutes’ walk away, along with bakeries, a pharmacy and small places to eat. The city centre begins right next door – Bahnhofstraße as the main shopping street and St. Johanner Markt with its restaurants and cafés are both within walking distance, as are doctors, banks, the post office, libraries, cinema and theatre.
Address and map
RW63 – student apartments
Richard-Wagner-Straße 63
66111 Saarbrücken, Germany
See it on a map: open the location in Google Maps (the link opens Google Maps in a new tab). A click-to-load map preview is available in the location section of the home page.
More about living at RW63
What the apartments themselves look like is described on their own pages: