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Local Travel Info
To and From – Frankfurt Airports
Flughafen Frankfurt/Main (FRA) is found 12km southwest of the city centre. Terminals one (concourses A, B and C) and two (D and E) are linked by free Skyline shuttle trains. The airport has two railway stations and one bus terminal. Deutsche Bahn and city trains (S-Bahn) run to Frankfurt's main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) from platforms one to three of Frankfurt Airport station (journey time - 10 minutes). There are also local trains to Mainz, Wiesbaden and other destinations. ICE, InterCity and EuroCity trains to national and international destinations depart from platforms four to seven, at the AIRail Terminal.
The bus terminal is situated in front of terminal one outside the arrivals hall. Bus 61 for Frankfurt Südbahnhof runs daily. Hotels also often arrange a free shuttle service for their guests.
Frankfurt Hahn airport (HHN) is located 120km west of Frankfurt, in the Hunsrück area. The airport serves as a hub for budget airline Ryanair with daily flights to European destinations. There is a regular direct bus service operated by Bohr Omnibusse which runs from Hahn airport to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (journey time - 1 hour 45 minutes), stopping at Frankfurt Main airport, and departing from outside the terminal building.
Taxis from Frankfurt Airport
Taxis in Frankfurt are readily available outside both terminals 1 and 2 (journey time - 20 to 30 minutes, the cost is about 25 Euro. Taxis also run from Frankfurt Hahn airport and can be found outside departures.
Frankfurt By Bus/Metro/Tram
Public transport is both an efficient and reliable method for getting around Frankfurt. Buses, trams, and the metro all play a central role in Frankfurt's exceptional transportation. Visitors looking for coach services will find that Deutsche Touring GmbH operates international services between Frankfurt and numerous destinations, including London, Paris, Rome, Moscow, Copenhagen and Budapest. It also operates regional services, from Frankfurt to Munich, Würzburg, Augsburg and Schwangau. All buses depart from the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Omnibusbahnof, at the main railway station.
Public transport within Frankfurt is run by the Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt-am-Main - VGF, and consists of seven underground (U-Bahn), nine tram (Strassenbahn) and over 40 bus lines, including a weekend night bus service. These are supplemented by an extensive network of city trains (S-Bahn) operated by Deutsche Bahn. A VGF information pavilion at the Hauptbahnhof, is open Monday to Friday 0800-1600.
The VGF network is divided into zones (one to seven), which determine the price of tickets. Various passes, such as the one-day pass (Tageskarte), allow unlimited travel within zones one to three during a 24-hour period. Single, short-journey, group and day tickets can all be bought from automated RMV ticket machines (card-o-maten), which have instructions in English. There are also ticket machines for weekly, monthly and yearly passes, although these can also be purchased from VGF and Deutsche Bahn sales points.
Frankfurt by Rail
Deutsche Bahn - DB is the national railway provider. The network is modern, extensive and highly efficient. Services include high-speed InterCityExpress (ICE) trains (between major cities in Germany), InterCity (IC) and EuroCity (EC) trains (serving German and European cities respectively), and InterRegio (IR) and InterRegio Express (IRE) trains (linking different regions of the country).
The Hauptbahnhof (main railway station), Am Hauptbahnhof Strasse is the busiest in Germany.
High-speed TGV/ICE trains link Frankfurt with Paris Gare de l'Est in less than four hours; ICE trains serve a number of cities, including Basel, Bonn, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Hamburg and Berlin. The ICE Cologne-Frankfurt link is the fastest on the network, at just 70 minutes (58 minutes to Frankfurt Flughafen). There are also night trains on some routes, including the CityNightLine service from Vienna West, Basel and Zurich.
Frankfurt airport has its own long-distance train station in the AIRail Terminal, with regular direct ICE services to Basel, Hanover, Amsterdam, Stuttgart and Munich.
Frankfurt By Car
Car hire in Frankfurt is available from both airports and companies include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt. Driving in the centre of Frankfurt can be stressful, as it requires a good knowledge of the one way system, which can be confusing. Drivers should note that trams always have priority in the city, although driving on their tracks is permissible and usually unavoidable. Buses also have priority when leaving stops. Parking on the street is rarely available and quite pricey, as are car parks, which also get congested very quickly. There are numerous covered car parks in Frankfurt.
There is a park and ride system operated by RMV, with a choice of four parking locations on the city outskirts - at Neu-Isenburg tram station, Kruppstrasse, and the U-Bahn stations of Preungesheim and Kalbach.
Germany in general has an excellent network of major 'B' roads (Bundesstrassen) and 'A' motorways (Autobahnen). Generally, there are no speed limits on much of the Autobahn network, but individually marked speed limits appear on a large percentage of motorway miles. A maximum of 130kph is recommended. On normal roads, speed limits are 100kph outside built-up areas, and 50kph or 30kph in built-up areas. Traffic drives on the right. The minimum age for driving is 18 years. Seat belts must be worn at all times and children under 12 years can only travel in the front seat with a child restraint. The legal maximum alcohol to blood ratio for driving is 0.05% (zero for under 21s). Foreign drivers require their national driving licence and proof of insurance - third party insurance is mandatory, but a Green Card is strongly recommended. A country identification sticker must be displayed on the vehicle.
Bicycle in Frankfurt
Bicycles in Frankfurt can be hired from Call A Bike. Customers telephone, give their credit card details and receive an electronic code which unlocks a bike from one of the depots situated at major crossroads throughout the entire city. When you're done just lock up the bike and go. Note that because Frankfurt has quite a few one way streets, cycling can be a bit confusing but not discouraging.
Hitchhiking in Frankfurt
In Frankfurt it is not recommended to hitchhike.
