The city is served by Saarbr�cken Airport (SCN), and since June 2007 ICE high speed train services along the LGV Est line provide high speed connections to Paris from Saarbr�cken Hauptbahnhof. Saarbr�cken's "Saarbahn" (modelled on the Karlsruhe model light rail) crosses the French�German border, connecting to the French city of Sarreguemines.
Saarbr�cken is also the home of the main campus of Saarland University (Universit�t des Saarlandes)