Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Saarbrücken Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
SCN Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Saarbrücken Airport.
What to Expect
Saarbrücken Airport (code: SCN) has a small terminal that offers commuter flights and seasonal routes to leisure destinations. Amenities are limited to a landside bistro, an airside snack bar, a small duty-free shop, and a newsstand. In summer, a beer garden opens on the observation deck. WiFi is available for a fee. Economy class passengers can pay to enter an airport lounge. See Airport Lounges in the guide below for location and access information.
Sleeping in Saarbrücken Airport
This airport closes nightly, one hour after the day’s last flight, so overnight stays are impossible. For uninterrupted sleep, nearby hotels offer a shuttle service. See the Airport Hotels section below for locations, or read traveller airport reviews for more tips.
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In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Hours
The airport terminal and information desk are open two hours before the first flight departure until 10:30 PM. Sleeping in the airport overnight is not permitted.
Airport Hotels
There are no hotels at Saarbrücken Airport, so you will need to drive into the city (approx. 20 minutes away) to find accommodation. Visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels in Saarbrücken, search for deals and read traveller reviews.
Airport Lounges
Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships
Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there is a lounge that you can enter by paying at the door or through a lounge membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and learn how to gain access with just an economy class ticket!
- SCN Business Lounge – Location: Airside, opposite the Take-Off Bar. Hours: First scheduled flight departure (approx 4:20 AM) – after the last scheduled flight departure (approx. 9:15 PM). Lounge Access: Pay at the Door • Prepaid lounge passes • Lounge membership programs.
Related Pages: Saarbrücken Airport Lounges
Rest & Relaxation Zones
There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
More Airport Information
Airport Tours – Find out what happens at the airport during a behind-the-scenes airport tour. Individual and group tours of the airport are available for people over six years of age.
ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? ATMs operated by Sparkasse are available. Fees may apply, so check your bank’s fee schedule and daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans. Locations: Landside, next to the information desk.
Baby Care Facilities – To warm up baby food, ask the Take Off Bar or Bistro staff.
Baggage Trolleys – Need a hand with your luggage? Baggage trolleys are available free of charge on each level of the car park, inside and in front of the terminal building.
Children’s Lounge – When you want to ensure your kids burn off all their energy before their flight, take them to the Children’s Lounge located in front of the security checkpoint, airside.
Conference Facilities – Numerous conference rooms are available for rent. Additional information is unavailable.
Disabled Services – Services include restrooms for people with reduced mobility, public telephones, wheelchair-accessible elevators, handicapped parking and medical lifts for boarding the aircraft. Service requests must be indicated in advance.
Drinking Water – Information is unavailable. Does the airport have water fountains or water bottle refill stations? Click here to update this guide.
Duty-Free & Shopping – Fine Time Duty-Free sells standard duty-free goods during all international flights. The Airportshop sells magazines, newspapers, small gifts and snacks.
Food & Drink – At the time of writing, no 24-hour options are available. There is one first-floor landside option (the Finetime Bistro) and one airside option (Take-Off Bar). The Panoramic Café with Beer Garden is open during the summer on the observation deck.
Information Desk – If you have any questions, an airport information desk is available to provide assistance. Location: unknown.
Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.
Mobile Charging – At the time of this update, we had no information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Observation Deck – Relax and watch planes taking off and landing from the vantage point of the airport’s observation deck. Location: unknown.
Showers – Not available.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Travel Agencies – If you are arriving in Saarbrücken and need local arrangements or help planning a last-minute trip abroad, there are several travel agencies with offices at the airport that can probably be of assistance. Alltours Reisecenter, Hetrich Reisen, L’Tur, Reise Outlet and TUI.
WiFi/Internet – Free WiFi is available at Saarbrücken Airport. Connect to the “Saarfy-free-WiFi” network.
Bus
Regional Bus line R10 travels between Saarbrucken – Airport – Assweiler and Blieskastel. The first and last stop on the line are at train stations, and the stop in Assweiler connects with numerous other bus lines.
Car Rentals
Car rentals are available through the following companies: Auto Europe • Argus Car Hire • Avis • Dertour • DriveFTI • Car Hire Market • Sunny Cars.
Hotel Shuttles
See also Airport Hotels above.
Shuttles
The following companies operate a shuttle service: R & R Limousinenservice • TourService Kellner GmbH • Mein Flughafentransfer • myDriver.
Taxi
Taxis are available in front of the terminal during departure and arrival times. Outside standard operating hours, you can call a taxi at the information desk.
Last updated: 2024-01-30
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