FRA · Layover Guide
Frankfurt am Main
Stop in Frankfurt am Main.
Best layover: 3–18h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Frankfurt am Main for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 80 · Discover 54 · Ease 5
Why Frankfurt am Main scores 80
Getting there
S-Bahn (S8/S9) $6 · Taxi $40
min to center
metro- 01S-Bahn S8/S9 to Hauptwache (12 min, €5.35)
- 02Taxi to city center (20 min, €35-45)
- 03ICE train to Hauptbahnhof (11 min, €5.35)
53 min by X77
- 01Römerberg medieval square with half-timbered houses
- 02Kleinmarkthalle food hall for local sausages and apfelwein
- 03Main Tower observation deck for skyline views
- 04Städel Museum's world-class art collection
- 05Sachsenhausen district for traditional cider taverns
Experiences in Frankfurt am Main
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- Weinstube im Römer~60 min1 min walk
- Pezzo di Panne~60 min1 min walk
- Sceneline Studios~75 min1 min walk
- Hanz & Franz~75 min1 min walk
- Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt~90 min1 min walk
- Buendía Tours~90 min1 min walk
- Alte Oper4.6
- MAIN TOWER4.6
- Römerberg4.6
- Zoo Frankfurt4.2
- Palmengarten Frankfurt4.7
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
DB Gepäckaufbewahrung
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (main station)
$6/day
3 min walk
Frankfurt Airport Luggage Storage
Terminal 1, Level 0
$8/day
0 min walk
Hilton Frankfurt Airport
Connected to Terminal 1 via Squaire
$89/day
5 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
S-Bahn (S8/S9)
Hauptwache/Konstablerwache
Runs every 15 min, direct to city center stations
12 min
$6.00
Taxi
Fixed rate to city center, metered beyond
20 min
$40.00
ICE High-Speed Train
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof
From Fernbahnhof (long-distance station) to Hauptbahnhof
11 min
$6.00
Frankfurt Card
Unlimited public transport + 50% off museums
1-day individual card, 2-day available for €17
$12
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Lufthansa First Class Terminal with spa and fine dining
- 02Squaire rooftop terrace with runway views
- 03Airport long-stay area with showers and sleeping cabins
- 04MyZeil shopping mall connected via S-Bahn
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