Fribourg has an excellent mainline rail service, run by SBB. Trains run frequently day and night from Geneva airport, Geneva, Thun, Lausanne, St Gallen, Bern and Zürich, and many other places in Switzerland. The 46.8037.1511 SBB Railway Station is in the modern city centre, from here head east (downhill) for Old Town. There's a second railway station 1 km north at Fribourg Poya: you'd only use this for St Leonard Sports Stadium or Caserne military base.

Bern airport is close by but has few flights, so the best airport for Fribourg is Geneva (GVA ^IATA), with direct trains every 30 mins taking less than 2 hours. Alternatively use Zurich (ZRH ^IATA) or perhaps Basel (BSL ^IATA).

Flixbus direct services from Fribourg include Lyon, Frankfurt and Munich.

The bus station is 100 m east of the SBB at Place Georges Python.

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Map of Fribourg

• 46.80437.1691 Bern Bridge (Pont de Berne) (Bus 4 to Palme). This covered wooden bridge is 40m long. The original bridge has been constantly renovated and it is now Fribourg's only remaining wooden bridge. Free. 
• Berne Gate (Bus 4 to Palme). This gate is 24 m high with a winding staircase around the exterior. The structure was built between 1270 and 1290 and has been heightened twice since then but still retains its original doors. 
• 46.8061117.1630562 Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Rue des Chanoines 3 (from the SBB station, bus 2 or 6), ☏ +41 26 347 10 40. Su 14:00–17:00, M-F 09:00–18:00, Sa 09:00–16:00. Construction on this cathedral first began in 1283 and was completed around 1430. Work on the unfinished west tower was stopped in 1490. It has been the Cathedral of the diocese of Lausanne, Geneva, and Fribourg since 1945. There are a total of 13 bells in the western tower and bell tower of the choir. The western tower is open to the public and provides a view high above the city. Fr. 3.50 (tower).  
• Fontaine Jo Siffert, Grand-Places (from SBB turn walk east down Ave. de la Gare, turn right at Place Jean Tinguely. Grand-Places is on the right just past Place Jean Tinguely). This fountain by Jean Tinguely was dedicated to the memory of his friend Jo Stiffert, Formula 1 driver. The performance of the mechanical fountain varies depending on sun, clouds, and ice. Free. 
• 46.8062787.1663613 Zaehringen Bridge (Pont de Zaehringen) (from SBB, bus 2 or 6 to 'Pont Zaehringen'). The original suspension bridge was built in 1834 and replaced in 1924 with concrete. The bridge is 165 m long and spans the Sarine River. There is a footpath beneath the roadway. To get a clear view of the bridge try the Bern Gate or Bern Bridge.  

• 46.81617.13884 Chemins de fer du Kaeserberg, Fondation des Chemins de fer du Kaeserberg (from the main station, bus 575 (La Faye) to stop 'Coteau' then walk for 5 minutes), ☏ +41 26 467 70 40, info@kaeserberg.ch. Su, Tu, Sa 09:30–15:30 (every 40 min). This museum presents a network of miniature railways with 2045 m of track through a make-believe Switzerland. The model is built on three levels on a scale of 1:87. The show lasts approximately 90 minutes and requires a reservation that can be made through their website. Fr. 18. 
• Espace Jean Tinguely Niki dè Saint Phalle, Rue de Morat 2 (From SBB, bus 1 (St-Léonard) 2 (Schoenberg) or 6 (Musy) to stop Tilleul), ☏ +41 26 305 51 41, mahf@fr.ch. W F-Su 11:00–18:00, Th 11:00–20:00. A really fun museum with major works from both artists. Tinguely created wacky mobiles - push the button to make them rattle and whirr. (There's more of his contraptions in Basel.) His wife de St Phalle created the "Nanas": lyrical steatopygic women in lurid summer frocks. The museum is housed in an old tram depot. Adult Fr. 7, concs Fr. 5. (updated Jul 2018)
• 46.80777.159575 Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Rue de Morat 12 (from the SBB, bus 1 (St-Léonard) 2 (Schoenberg) or 6 (Musy) to stop Tilleul), ☏ +41 26 305 51 30, fax: +41 26 305 51 41, mahf@fr.ch. Tu-W F-Su 11:00–18:00, Th 11:00–20:00. This museum of art and history is housed in Fribourg's only Renaissance building, The Ratzé Palace. The collections housed here include paintings and statues from the 12th to 19th centuries as well as historical remains that depict political, religious, and business aspects of life in Fribourg during that period. There is also a former slaughterhouse that now contains paintings and stone statues from the 19th and 20th centuries. In the garden is the piece of art La Lune by Niki de Saint Phalle as well as four other works. Adult Fr. 8, student Fr. 5 (eith no temporary exhibits: adult Fr. 6 student Fr. 4). 
• Musée de la Bière Cardinal (Cardinal Beer Museum), Passage du Cardinal, ☏ +41 26 429 22 16, fax: +41 26 429 22 21, info@cardinal.ch. Tu Th 14:00–18:00. Learn the history of the brewery and ancestral breweing methods, housed in former storage cellars. Fr. 10 (includes a drink). 
• Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire, Rue Joseph-Piller 2, ☏ +41 26 305 13 33, fax: +41 26 305 13 78, bcu@fr.ch. M-F 08:00–22:00, Sa 08:00–16:00. This library contains medieval documents and transcripts of Fribourg as well as photographs, books, and audio-visual materials that are displayed in temporary exhibits that can be seen in guided tours and lectures. 

• St Nicholas Day. First week of December. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of the town of Fribourg and is celebrated every year during the first week of December throughout the region. The celebration includes a parade at dusk with the saint riding a donkey at the head of the procession, and an outdoor market. 
• Fribourg International Film Festival. Held annually since 1980. It showcases films primarily selected from Third World countries.