Visiting Frankfurt in a few hours
If you arrived on this page, Probably, you're probably wondering what I was wondering also I: “I have half a day (the poco meno) of direct flights to Frankfurt, What could I visit in a few hours, and how can I get into town?”
Many know Frankfurt because ECB premises, come financial center Germany and the Euro, and why seat, con London Heathrow e Paris CDG, of largest airport in Europe.
Well, fra un skyscraper of a bank and… to another bank, hide the true gems, come Romerberg, shown in the photo just above, beautiful parks to relax in the summer, an impeccable urban, and a public transport system… German (which is synonymous with “excellent”).
Main Tower di Francoforte, on top of which you can climb and enjoy the view
Da bravi italiani, accustomed to airports completely disconnected from the national rail network, the first question that we will be: how to get from the airport to the city center? I have to take a taxi?
Do not worry, the S-Bahn station (ferrovía suburban) is just below the Terminal 1 where it lands and Lufthansa, taking frequent S8 o S9 for Frankfurt Hbf. (Hanau), in 15 minutes to arrive at the Central Station Frankfurt.
On the site of the VGF (institution of public transport) you can see, in lingua italiana, the times di S8 ed S9, and maybe download a PDF map of transport su ferro.
The airport station, waiting for the train, I recommend you use an automated machine DB, and purchase a daily subscription, that allows you to use all means to the city and to the airport, called Tagenkarte including. Airport, cost (in 2013) di 8,30eur. If you come from a non-EU country and are devoid of Euro, you can also pay by credit card.
At that point, thanks to’itinerary suggeritomi from a friend who lives in Frankfurt, I developed, and then experienced, a combined route piedi U S Bahn Bahn, which allows visit the main points of interest in 3-4 hours (depending on the pitch and time you want to spend in each place).
The route begins and ends at Central Station, then you can come back at the airport (preferably with at least 90 minutes early) by the same means by which you arrived at Central Station.
The photo This fast ride to Frankfurt I loaded, Usual, in my gallery.
We come to’itinerary (total length: 4.6km), indicated both in textual form, that through Google Map:
- Mainzer Landstrasse (walking on Mainzer Landstrasse, where you can enjoy the view of many of the city's skyscrapers… molto american style)
- Opernplatz (The old opera house overlooking the square)
- Main Tower (wanting, you can climb sull'observation platform, placed on top, A 200 meters in height. The cost is € 5, or € 3.50 for student)
- European Central Bank
- MY ZEIL Shopping Center
- Romans Mountain / Old Town (Central square of the old town, continuously inhabited since Roman times, from which the suffix Romer-)
- Prendi subway U4/U5 much Dom / Römer end a Konstablerwache (direzione Preungescheim o Bornheim)
- Change train, and take any S-Bahn to Ostendstraße
- New building of the European Central Bank building. wanting, it advances time, you can walk on the banks of the River Main
- Back at the station and take Ostendstraße S3 / 4 and S5 direction Darmstadt / 6 direction Frankfurt Süd, up to Südbahnhof
- Swiss court / street (Walk on Schweizer Strasse and in the surrounding streets, to the square of the same name. Nice neighborhood, quiet, with beautiful outdoor bar where you can relax in the summer)
- Get the Tram 16 fino a Frankfurt Hauptbanhof (Central Station)
- Prendi S-Bahn by Airport (Airport)
We come to the itinerary above version of Google Map, in order to have a more general idea: link
You too have taken advantage of a stopover along, for visiting Frankfurt? Do you have any advice? Do not hesitate to add your opinion!