Frankfurt Transportation
Public Transportation in Frankfurt
Find some useful information about public transportation systems in Frankfurt am Main.
Arriving in Frankfurt
Airline routes, roads and rail networks all give quick and direct access to Frankfurt.
Here you’ll find a list of the most common ways to get to Frankfurt.
By plane
Frankfurt airport is the biggest airport of Germany, and dependending on the data used, the second or third biggest of europe. All the international companies fly on Frankfurt and ofcourse an airport of such magnitude is easily reachable by litterly all means of transport. The details of the airport are:
Airport Name: Frankfurt Airport
Phone #: (0)69 6900 or (0)1805 372
Airport Code: FRA
Website: www.frankfurt-airport.de
Address: Frankfurt Airport
60547
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
By Bus
Since the centre of Frankfurt stretches over a distance of several kilometres it is wise to use public transport to get around during your internship or practical work experience. Apart from the many tourist routes there is also a very reliable network of city buses which bring you in and out of the city. Tickets are available at service points, ticket machines and from bus drivers. All the machines explain things in German and English so even if you don’t speak German it is very easy to buy tickets anywhere.
By Subway
The german subway is called the ‘U-Bahn’, running mostly underground, it is the backbone of the German public transportsystem. The U-Bahn started in 1902 and has nowadays over 170 stations and a total raillength of 144.2 kilometres. During the rush hours trains run every two minutes and during the rest of the day anywere between 7 and twelve minutes.
Germany also has a line called the ‘S-Bahn’, which is similar to the U-Bahn with the exeption that this line runs over ground and not under the ground. Tickets for both of these lines are available at numerous points in the city and prctically every station.
By Car
A city such as Frankfurt has numerous ways leading in and from the city. If you are going to hire a car, watch out for the chaotic traffic, it requires some experience before you can drive safely trough a city like Frankfurt.
Rent a vehicle: car, bike or scooter in Frankfurt:
When you’re studying and you feel like exploring what Frankfurt has to offer, the easiest thing to do is hire a car, you can do this by booking online through the following Rental Car Companies:
Avis - Frankfurt
www.avis.com
Address: 39 Schmidt Strasse
Europcar - Frankfurt
www.europcar.com
Address: Lyoner Str. 68
Hertz - Frankfurt
www.hertz.com
Address: 5 Rosserstrasse 60528
Sixt - Frankfurt
www.e-sixt.co.uk or www.sixt.de
Address: 52 Allerheiligenstrasse
Thrifty - Frankfurt
www.thrifty.com
Address: 16 Starkenburgstrasse
By train
Of course Frankfurt is very easy accessible by train. The names of the lines that run to and through the city are InterCityExpress-, InterCity-, EuroCity- and InterRegio Trains, for you as an international student working and living in Frankfurt the trains make it very easy to travel in a comfortable way to any possible destination.
By taxi
There are also a lot of taxi’s in Frankfurt accessible 24 hours a day, The following taxi centres are available in Frankfurt.
Air-Taxi Frankfurt GmbH +49 69 559777
B.O.S. Taxi Service GmbH +49 69 99993862
Taxi 210 +49 69 83009999
Taxi Addi Wehner +49 69 82378543
Taxi-Chauffeurdienst-711 GmbH TAXI DAKI +49 69 9624444