Location & Access

Schwarzsee, Switzerland

Hostellerie am Schwarzsee
Seestrasse 10
1716 Schwarzsee

Access

By plane

The nearest airports are Geneva (GVA), Zurich (ZRH), and Basel-Mulhouse (BSL).

From there, Schwarzsee can be reached by train and bus or by car.

From Geneva Airport (GVA)

  • Direct train GVA → Fribourg: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Bus Fribourg → Schwarzsee: approx. 50 minutes

From Zurich Airport (ZRH)

  • Train ZRH → Fribourg: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes (via Zurich HB then Bern)
  • Bus Fribourg → Schwarzsee: approx. 50 minutes

From Basel-Mulhouse (BSL)

  • Shuttle bus BSL → Basel SBB train station
  • Train Basel → Fribourg: approx. 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Bus Fribourg → Schwarzsee: approx. 50 minutes

By train + bus

Schwarzsee does not have a train station. The journey is via Fribourg, then TPF bus line 123 to Schwarzsee.

Fribourg is located on the main Geneva–Zurich-Fribourg railway line.

From Geneva

  • Train Geneva → Fribourg: approx. 1 hour 20 minutes (direct or via Lausanne)
  • Bus Fribourg → Schwarzsee: approx. 50 min (TPF 123)

From Basel

  • Train Basel → Fribourg: approx. 1 hour 20 minutes (via Bern)
  • Bus Fribourg → Schwarzsee: approx. 50 min

From Zurich 

  • Train Zurich → Fribourg: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes (via Bern)
  • Bus Fribourg → Schwarzsee: approx. 50 min

For timetables: SBB/CFF SBB

By car

Schwarzsee is located in the canton of Fribourg, accessible via the A1 (Geneva–Zurich) and A12 (Bern–Vevey) motorways.

From Geneva

  • Travel time: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Directions:
  1. A1 motorway towards Lausanne → Fribourg
  2. In Fribourg, take the A12 towards Bern
  3. Exit at Düdingen/Schmitten
  4. Follow signs for Plaffeien → Schwarzsee

 

From Basel

  • Travel time: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Route:
  1. A2 motorway towards Lucerne
  2. Join the A1 towards Bern
  3. In Bern, take the A12 towards Fribourg
  4. Exit at Plaffeien/Schwarzsee

 

From Zurich

  • Travel time: approx. 2 hours
  • Route:
  1. A1 motorway towards Bern
  2. In Bern, take the A12 towards Fribourg
  3. Exit at Plaffeien/Schwarzsee