Frankfurt airport am main runway map. Frankfurt Airport map - photo, transit, terminals. How to get to Frankfurt Airport by car
Frankfurt am Main is a large city in Germany, which has gained fame as the business capital of the country. It is better to start your acquaintance with the city from Römer Square. It is there that the city hall and buildings in the Gothic style are located. This place is the heart of Frankfurt. Be sure to check out the Old Opera House. This is another iconic landmark of Frankfurt.
There are two airport terminals near Frankfurt am Main. The first of these is the huge Frankfurt International Airport. The second is Airport Frankfurt-Hahn. It specializes in cargo transportation, but also accepts some flights of low-cost companies. How to get to the city from Frankfurt am Main airports will be discussed in this article.
He takes third place in Europe in terms of passenger traffic, and second in freight traffic. This is a very important connection point for many flights to different countries.
Runway 4000 m long provides the ability to receive all types. The terminal complex consists from three terminals. Between them run shuttle bus and train. The diagram of the Frankfurt am Main airport in Russian is presented below.
Schematic diagram of the Frankfurt am Main airport.
All terminals are well equipped with the latest technology. Near them there are several parking lots and hotels.
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How to get from the airport to Frankfurt?
The city center can be reached from this airport by train, bus or taxi. From there to Frankfurt 13 km.
By bus
This is the most budget option, how to get from Frankfurt Airport to the city center. The fare is only 4.35 euros. The ticket is bought from the driver. Buses run day and night, with an interval in 20-25 minutes. The trip will take about half an hour.
They go to the South Station in the city. Bus stops are located at the first and second terminals.
By train
The cost of a train ticket will be only 4.65 euros, and for children - 2.8. You need to buy it in special, blue machines or at ticket offices. The train stop is located opposite Gate B, Terminal 1.
You can take trains there. S8 or S9. The first one runs 24 hours a day, and the second - from 05:00 to 01:00. They walk at intervals in 10 minutes. You will reach the city in 40 minutes.
By taxi
A taxi ride can cost you at 35-45 euros. It is better to order it in advance, via the Internet or by phone.
Frankfurt Hahn Airport
This is a small airport complex in the west of Germany, 120 km from Frankfurt am Main and Luxembourg. The map of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport shows that the closest city to it is Koblenz, 70 km.
Frankfurt Hahn Airport on the map.
It was founded as a NATO base, in 1953. As a civil air terminal, he began to operate just since 1993. Now it is an air terminal complex that serves flights of low-cost companies. The airport is a hub for.
How to get from it to Frankfurt?
It can be done by bus or taxi. You will not be able to get there by train, as there was no railway line to this airport. If you are staying at a hotel, you can order a transfer from the airport to Frankfurt.
By bus
The bus ride to Frankfurt takes an hour and a half. The bus stop is located near the first terminal. Ticket price - from 5 to 14 euros. It should be ordered in advance, as buses run from other major cities. There may simply not be room for you on the bus.
By taxi or rental car
All well-known car rental companies have offices at the airport - Hertz, Europcar, etc. Your passport and driver's license will be required in order to receive the car.
A taxi ride can cost you 200 euros, so this is the most expensive option.
Frankfurt Airport(Frankfurt am Main IATA / ICAO: FRA / EDDF) - is the largest air gateway in Germany and the largest base of the German air carrier Lufthansa. In 2011, the passenger traffic of the airport amounted to 56.4 million people.
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Frankfurt am Main Airport has two terminals, which are divided into letter zones. Terminal 1 has zones 1A/Z, 1B, 1C, and terminal 2 has zones 2D, 2E. The terminals are so large that airport staff use electric golf carts or bicycles to get around.
Passengers can easily find their way around the airport thanks to the numerous signs.
Transfer (trip) between terminals
A special Sky Line train runs between the sterile and public areas of the Frankfurt Airport terminals every 2-3 minutes. Travel is free. Passengers and airport visitors who have not passed control have access to one carriage, transit passengers travel in the second carriage.
There is also a free shuttle bus running every 10 minutes in the public area of the airport between the terminals.
The plan of Frankfurt Airport below shows the main facilities of the terminals: the check-in area, baggage claim, the shuttle between the terminals and the railway station. Click on the picture to enlarge.
The easiest and most convenient way to get from Frankfurt Airport to the city center at the main train station Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof - take the city train. Similarly, we advise you to get from the center of Frankfurt to the airport.
Trains S8, S9 run between the airport and different parts of the city approximately every 15 minutes. Travel time 10 minutes.
The fare for the S-Bahn on the route Frankfurt Airport - Frankfurt City is 4.1 euros. Please note that it will allow you to save on travel. It is a travel card for all types of transport within the city, and is also valid in the tariff zone 5090 Airport.
Map of city trains in the city of Frankfurt am Main, lines to the airport S8 and S9, click to enlarge.
Where to eat at the airport
Various cafes, shops and restaurants are located around the perimeter of the Frankfurt Airport terminals. In Terminal 2, a large Food Plaza food court is located in the public area.
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 2 has an outdoor observation deck. To get to it, you need to go up the escalator to Food Plaza and follow the signs to the left.
Entrance to the observation deck is paid. Students are given a discount. before entering the observation deck, all visitors pass through a metal detector and mandatory control of hand luggage.
The Frankfurt Card is a travel card for all types of transport in the city of Frankfurt, including in the fare zone 5090 Airport. It also allows you to get discounts on excursions, when visiting museums, the observation deck at Frankfurt Airport, etc.
The cost of the Frankfurt card for one day is 9.2 euros per person and 19 euros for a group of up to five people, for two days - 13.5 euros for one person and 28 euros for a group of up to five people.
You can buy the Frankfurt Card upon arrival at Frankfurt Airport at the Hotels & Tours office in Terminal 1, Arrivals Hall, Zone B.
Frankfurt am Main Airport is the largest in Europe - in fact, it is a whole city with its own transport, shops, Internet, hotels and other attributes of a metropolis. Despite its size, it has excellent navigation and easy and convenient transit. The quality of airport service has been awarded several international and national awards.
Frankfurt Airport map
Frankfurt airport terminals
The airport has two large terminals and one VIP terminal.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 is used for Lufthansa flights. In particular, flights from the Moscow Domodedovo airport arrive here. Terminal 1 has a special Russified pavilion. In addition to Lufthansa, all Star Alliance partners are also served here. Terminal 1 is used for transit flights by Lufthansa and its partners.
For a convenient distribution of passenger traffic, the departure area of terminal 1 is divided into several sectors: A, B, C and Z. In the departure area, they are interconnected into a single space. Sectors A and Z are on the right side of the relegation zone, B is in the center, and C is on the left side.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is located at some distance from Terminal 1 and consists of two sectors D and E. This terminal serves airlines that are members of the OneWorld and SkyTeam alliances. Russian airline Aeroflot arrives at Terminal 2.
Transit zone
Leaving the transit zone without a visa is prohibited. The transit zone of both terminals is combined, and you can freely move from terminal 1 to terminal 2 and back.
If you need a transit flight with a stopover in Frankfurt, then it is not always necessary to purchase a transit visa.
In which cases a visa is not required for a transit flight:
- If the flight is operated by the same airline.
- The time spent in the transit zone is less than 24 hours.
If you are flying with different air carriers, then it is better to purchase a visa, since there is no guarantee that your luggage will be transferred to another flight without your participation. You cannot do this without a visa.
Shops, bars and restaurants
A large number of well-known companies are concentrated at the airport.
How to get from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 and vice versa
There is an internal communication between terminals. You can move between them by Skyline trains and shuttle buses. Travel to them is free.
The Skyline train is located on the fourth level of the terminals. The train runs every few minutes.
Shuttle bass stops are located on the street, at the entrances to the terminals.
Every day, leading airlines from all over the world make about 70 flights between Russian cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Rostov-on-Don) and Frankfurt International Airport.
Direct flights from Moscow to Frankfurt are operated by Aeroflot, Lufthansa, S7 and Ukraine International Airlines. Also on this route there are many major international carriers operating flights to Frankfurt with a transfer: KLM, Turkish Airlines, Air France, Air Berlin, British Airways, airBaltic, Aegean Airlines, etc.
The average cost of an air ticket from Moscow to Frankfurt (round-trip) is 10-12 thousand rubles.
How long is the flight to Frankfurt from Moscow?
Travel time: 3.5 hours
Time difference with Moscow: -3 hours
Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)
Address: Frankfurt Airport, 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: +(49 69) 69-00
www.frankfurt-airport.com
Frankfurt International Airport is located 12 km southwest of the city centre, at the crossroads of Germany's two largest autobahns, the A3 and A5. The airport is surrounded by the picturesque Frankfurt City Forest.
Frankfurt Airport is one of the oldest in Germany. It was built for the needs of the world's first airline DELAG (Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft) back in 1912.
Frankfurt Airport is the hub for the largest German air carrier Lufthansa. The headquarters of the world's largest aviation alliance, Star Alliance, is also located here.
Frankfurt Airport () consists of 2 large terminals with five departure halls and one small VIP terminal (for passengers of Lufthansa and Swiss International Airlines I class). They are interconnected by flights of free shuttle buses and the SkyLine automatic monorail train, the stops of which are located on the fourth floors of the first and second terminals.
Most sales outlets and service centers are located in the first, largest terminal of Frankfurt Airport. There are conference rooms, a medical office, an airport hotel reservation service, currency exchange offices and ATMs, duty-free shops, several restaurants, bars and cafes.
An observation deck is located on the territory of the second terminal, from where passengers can comfortably observe the picturesque process of takeoff and landing of aircraft. The site is open from April to November from 10:00 to 18:00. The cost of visiting it is 5 € for adults and 3 € for children.
On the territory of the terminals there is a zone of wireless Internet Wi-Fi, as well as fixed points of connection to the network. A special code, received after the registration procedure by mail or SMS, allows you to use the local network for free for an hour. After that, you can connect paid Internet by paying it on the provider's website (4.95 € per hour).
On the territory of terminal 1 (1st floor, halls A and B) there are representative offices of the largest international companies (Europcar, Avis, Sixt, Hertz, Budget, Enterprise) engaged in car rental.
Frankfurt International Airport on the map
Transport from / to Frankfurt Airport
By train
The most convenient way to get from the airport to Frankfurt and other German cities is by train. There are 2 railway stations at once - the suburban Regionalbahnhof and Fernbahnhof, designed for long-distance trains.
The S-Bahn Regionalbahnhof station is located in hall B, at the zero level of the first terminal. Tickets can be purchased from vending machines or at the box office (DB Reisezentrum) of the transport company Deutsche Bahnlocated there. Trains S1-6, S8 and S9 (direction Offenbach Ost or Hanau), following at intervals of 15 minutes, can bring passengers to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof main train station in just 12-14 minutes. The fare is about 4 €.
The long-distance train station Fernbahnhof is located in the AlRail terminal, located next to the first terminal of the airport. High-speed trains (ICE, IC) run from here to Munich, Cologne, Dusseldorf and other cities in Germany, as well as other European countries. To save time, many airlines offer to check-in directly at the AlRail terminal.
By bus
From the stops located in front of the first and second terminals of the airport, buses to Frankfurt or nearby cities regularly leave. You can check the schedule and routes of bus flights on the airport website, as well as on the website of the RMV transport company. Travel time is approximately 30 minutes.
Taxi at Frankfurt Airport
Taxis at Frankfurt Airport are easy to find in the parking lot in front of the exit from the terminals. The taxi fare from the airport to Frankfurt is 25-30€ and the travel time is 20-30 minutes.
