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Germany is
such a compact country that, unless you're going from Munich to
Hamburg, taking the train will probably be the more convenient,
economical, and (in my opinion) fun mode of transport. In
general, domestic air travel is geared mainly toward business
travelers and therefore flying is not generally a popular means
of travel within Germany. However, you will most likely
arrive in and depart from Germany by air, and you may need to
make a short hop from your initial arrival point (probably
Frankfurt) to some other destination, or vice-versa, so here's
what you'll need to know.
On this
page:
SIDEBAR: Overcoming jet lag
Airports
There are 35
or so commercial passenger airports (Flughafen) in
Germany, with Frankfurt and Munich being the two biggest.
Altogether, over 190 million passengers were facilitated by
German airports in 2008, with 88 million of those in Frankfurt
and Munich alone. Düsseldorf, Berlin-Tegel, Hamburg, and
Cologne/Bonn also had over 10 million passengers each, with
Stuttgart just under that threshold. After much debate, a
new airport to consolidate Berlin's two remaining airports
is being built adjacent to the existing Schönefeld Airport and
will join the ranks of Germany's busiest when it opens in mid
2012.
Munich airport
(Photo by FMG)
Airports in
Germany are operated by government-franchised private
companies. The major airports feature the typical
duty-free shops, restaurants, bars, car rental agencies,
conference centers, banks, and post offices. Frankfurt's
airport even boasts such services as a supermarket, clinic,
cinema, dentist, kennel, and casino.
 Arriving
Arriving in Germany is fairly simple and
straightforward. If you arrive on an international flight,
you will be directed from the arrival gate first to passport
control (Passkontrolle). If you are from the US or
other non-European nation, use the "Non-EU National" line.
After having your passport stamped, you will then proceed to
baggage claim. Once you collect your bags, you proceed
through the customs area (Zoll). If you have
something to declare, use the lane with the red sign.
Otherwise, proceed through the lane with the green sign where
you will alight in the landside area of the terminal. If
you are meeting someone, this is likely where they will be
waiting for you.
If you are the
one meeting someone who is flying in, remember that the airside
section of German airports is highly secure and only ticketed
passengers and airport workers are allowed in the gate areas and
concourses, so you will have to meet your party in the landside
area of the airport. To do so, check the arrivals board
(marked Ankunft) when you get to the airport to
determine which arrivals exit your party will be using, then
wait near there for them. If the green lights next to the
flight on the arrival board are flashing, it means that the
flight has arrived. Alternatively, you can plan to have
your party meet you at an officially designated meeting point (Treffpunkt)
found in most airports.
Stuttgart airport terminal
(Photo by Stuttgart Flughafen GmbH)
 Departing
While arriving is pretty easy, flying out of a German
airport is much more elaborate. First, you should plan on
arriving at least two hours before your flight.
When you
arrive at the airport for an outbound flight, you will first
need to check the flight information displays (marked Abflug)
for two pieces of information: the check-in counter (Schalter)
numbers and the gate number (Flugsteig) for your flight,
as well as the current status of the flight. If the green
lights next to your flight are flashing, it usually means that
they have started boarding the flight.
In Germany,
ticketing and check-in counters are numbered. The numbers
are usually located above the counter. You must use one of
the counters noted on the flight information display for your
flight. Usually, several counters handle check-in for all
flights for an airline, but sometimes specific flights must
check-in at a specific counter.
Security is
very tight, especially for international flights, and you will
have to go through several layers of security checking. Be
prepared to play "20 questions" with several airline and airport
security personnel. You will be asked repeatedly about
your luggage and travel plans. Unfortunately, sometimes
the questioning takes on the rather rude tone of an
interrogation, but just answer their questions accurately and
you'll be on your way. Don't worry if you don't speak
German-- you will be questioned in English.
Once you find
your counter, you will begin the security screening and check-in
process. Sometimes there will be someone at the head of
the line who asks you all the relevant security questions. You
will then proceed to the ticketing and baggage check-in.
From there, proceed toward the designated concourse or entry
area for your gate. You will then encounter the first
hurdle: the main security checkpoint (Sicherheitskontrolle).
Only ticketed passengers are allowed past the security
checkpoint, so you will be asked to show your boarding
pass. Then, go through the metal detector and baggage
x-ray area. If you are on an international flight, you
will then be required to show your passport to an immigration
officer. From here, you can now proceed to your
gate. In Germany, only passengers on the next flight
leaving from a gate are typically allowed into the gate waiting
area (Warteraum). In some circumstances, once you
are in the gate waiting area, you cannot leave; be sure to take
care of any last-minute shopping or "bio" needs (you know what I
mean) before you enter the waiting area. Upon entering the
waiting area, you will be asked for your boarding pass and might
have to go through one more security screening. From the
waiting area, you will either board the plane directly or board
a bus that will transport you to the plane located further out
on the tarmac (German airports use bus gates much more than most
other countries.)
 Ground
transportation
Besides rental cars, there are usually a plethora of public
transportation options to get from the airport to the central
city or beyond. Listed below are the major German
commercial passenger airports with connection information to the
central railway station (Hauptbahnhof, "Hbf"), city
center, or other important destinations as indicated. The
major international airports are highlighted. Because you
will most likely encounter Frankfurt's airport in your travels
to Germany, I have included a special write-up on it below the
other listings. Be sure to see my pages about renting a car, urban public transport, taxis, and rail transport for further details
of using those transportation options.
All
information was correct as of January 2010 and is subject to
change without notice. Check the websites of the
individual airports (links at the bottom of this page) for
up-to-date information.
| City/Airport |
Location/
Approx Travel Time |
Transport options |
Berlin
Tegel/Otto Lilienthal
(TXL) |
8 km NW
20 min. |
 |
Bus 109 and X9 every 5-10
min. to Bahnhof Zoo, or transfer to U7 at
Jakob-Kaiser-Platz for other city locations |
| |
Bus 128 to
Kurt-Schumacher-Platz every 10 min., then U6 to
central Berlin |
| |
JetExpressBus TXL to various
city locations every 10-20 min. |
 |
24-hour service, approx. €20 |
|
Berlin
Schönefeld
(SXF) |
20 km SE
1 hour |
 |
Covered walkway or Bus 162
or 171 to airport station, then S-Bahn S9 or
AirportExpress (RE7/RB14) to Hbf and other central
Berlin stations every 20-30 min. |
| |
Mainline services from
airport station |
| |
24-hour service to Berlin,
approx. €40 |
|
Bremen
Neuenland
(BRE) |
3 km S
20 min. |
| |
Tram 6 to Hbf every 10 min. |
| |
24-hour service, approx. €10 |
|
Dresden
Klotsche
(DRS) |
9 km NE
20 min. |
| |
S-Bahn S2 to Hbf every 30 min |
| |
Bus 77 to Infineon Nord
station every 20 min., then Tram 7 to Hbf |
| |
24-hour service, approx. €18 |
|
Düsseldorf
Lohausen
(DUS) |
8 km N
20 min. |
| |
S-Bahn S11 to Hbf every 20-30
min. from station under terminal |
| |
Mainline services from
airport station (reached via SkyTrain) |
| |
24-hour service to Düsseldorf
(approx. €20), Essen (approx. €48), Duisburg
(approx. €43), and other area towns |
|
Frankfurt
Rhein-Main
(FRA) |
See special section below |
Hamburg
Fuhlsbüttel
(HAM) |
9 km N
25 min. |
| |
S-Bahn S1 to Hbf every 10
min. |
| |
24-hour service, approx. €20
(agree on price in advance) |
|
Hannover
Langenhagen
(HAJ) |
11 km N
20 min. |
| |
S-Bahn S5 to Hannover Hbf
every 30 min. |
| |
Bus 470 to Langenhagen every
hour |
| |
24-hour service, approx. €20 |
|
Köln/Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
(CGN) |
14 km SE of Cologne
25 min. |
| |
S-Bahn S13 to Köln Hbf
every 15 min. |
| |
Mainline services from
airport station |
| |
Bus SB 60 "Airport Express"
to Bonn Hbf every 30 min. |
| |
24-hour service to Köln
(approx. €25), Bonn (approx. €40) and other area
towns |
|
Leipzig/Halle
(LEJ) |
12 km NW of Leipzig
30 min. |
| |
"FlughafenExpress" to Leipzig
Hbf and Halle Hbf every 30 min. |
| |
Mainline services from
airport station |
| |
24-hour service to Leipzig
and Halle, approx. €35 |
|
München
Franz Joseph Strauss
(MUC) |
28 km NE
45 min. |
| |
S-Bahn S1 or S8 to Hbf every
20 min. |
| |
Lufthansa AirportBus to Hbf
every 20 min. |
| |
24-hour service, approx. €50 |
|
Nürnberg
(NUE) |
7 km N
15 min. |
| |
U-Bahn U2 to Nürnberg Hbf
every 15 min. |
| |
Bus 32 to Thon every 40
min., then Bus 30 to Erlangen |
| |
24-hour service, approx. €20 |
|
Saarbrücken
Ensheim
(SCN) |
16 km E
20 min. |
| |
Bus R10 to Hbf every hour |
| |
24-hour service, approx. €20 |
|
Stuttgart
Echterdingen
(STR) |
14 km S
30 min. |
| |
S-Bahn S2 or S3 to Hbf every
15 min. |
| |
24-hour service, approx. €30 |
|
Frankfurt
International (Rhein-Main) Airport
Frankfurt airport terminals
(Photo by Fraport AG)
Serving over
53 million passengers in 2010, Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport
(FRA), also known as Frankfurt International Airport, is not
only Germany's busiest airport, but also the third busiest
airport in Europe (behind London's Heathrow and Paris' CDG) and
one of the ten busiest airports in the world. In addition
to being the world hub for Lufthansa, Rhein-Main is served by
113 other airlines with about 700 daily departures to about 300
destinations in 110 countries-- the most international
destinations of any airport. Transfers account for over
half of the passenger count, making FRA one of the world's most
important international air hubs.
Given these
superlatives, it should be no surprise that the gargantuan
facility is currently operating at capacity. A new runway
that opened in 2011 and an expansion of concourse A scheduled to
be completed in mid 2012 should help alleviate the current
congestion and provide room for the airport's continued
growth. Planning is also underway for a future third
terminal to be located on the southern side of the airport on
the former US Air Force base. These expansion projects
should increase capacity 50%. Additionally, FRA was the
first commercial airport in the world to be certified for the
monster Airbus A380 superjumbo jet and the aforementioned
concourse A expansion as well as the recently-upgraded concourse
C/D both have gates designed to facilitate the A380.
Beware that
there is a second "Frankfurt" airport, the much smaller
Frankfurt-Hahn, which is used exclusively by discount
airlines. Calling it Frankfurt-Hahn is a cruel
trick, however, as it is laughably located 70 miles west of
Frankfurt and is actually closer to Luxembourg than to downtown
Frankfurt.
Orientation
Located 9 kilometers southwest of downtown Frankfurt (about
15 minutes by rail, a little longer by car), the airport is a
monolith comprised of two terminals and a small city of support
facilities. Terminal 1, which opened in 1972 and got a
much-needed expansion in the late '90s, is the larger of the two
with over 100 gates crammed into three multi-level concourses
(piers) labeled A/Z, B, and C. There are five levels:
Level 0 is the underground regional rail station and shopping
arcade; Level 1 is the arrivals/baggage claim level; Level 2 is
the check-in and main departures level; Level 3 is an additional
international departures gate level in concourse A (as of late
2011, gates there are now designated as "Z" instead of "A") and
the arrivals immigration area in concourse B; and Level 4 is the
level for the inter-terminal Sky Line train stations. The
shiny new Terminal 2, which opened in 1994, has 40 or so gates
in two concourses labeled D and E on three levels: Level 2 is
the arrivals, check-in, and European departures level; Level 3
is the international departures gate level, and Level 4 is the
Sky Line train station.
There are a
number of options to get between the terminals. The
fastest method is the Sky Line train, which whisks you between
the terminals in about 2 minutes. There is also a shuttle
bus which takes about 5 minutes; catch it in front of the
terminals. Of course, you can also walk. There are a
number of seemingly secret passages that will get you between
the concourses, including a tunnel between concourses A/Z and
B. However, the former walkway between concourses C and D
has been closed. Therefore, if you arrive at the end of
concourse C and need to get to Terminal 2 (or vice-versa), you
now have a long trek.
Gate waiting area at Frankfurt Airport
Gates, arrival
areas and check-in counters carry the concourse letter followed
by the number (i.e. Gate C5, Counter A202, etc.) The
letter is usually dropped from the numbers on signs at the
check-in counters, but not at the gates. When looking for
your gate, follow the signs for the lettered concourse first,
then look for signs for the gate number once you reach that
concourse. On some signs (but not all), the concourse
letters for Terminal 1 are in orange while those in Terminal 2
are in light blue.
As previously
mentioned, the non-European international gates on the upper
level of concourse A were relabeled as "Z" in late 2011.
This was done ostensibly to create logical numbering capacity
for the concourse A addition that opens in mid 2012.
The terminals
are divided into the public landside area and the secure airside
area. To enter the secure area, you must have a valid
boarding card and pass through the security screening. The
airside area of the airport is further divided into two control
zones: the "Schengen zone" for domestic German and most European
flights, and the "transit zone" for international flights.
(The Schengen Agreement allows for travel between most European
countries without passport controls.) To move between
these zones, you must go through passport and customs
checkpoints. Unfortunately, having these different zones
does confuse things a bit. Most of level 2 of concourse A,
the front half of concourse B, the far end of concourse C, and
level 2 of Terminal 2 are in the Schengen zone; the remainder of
the airport is in the international transit zone. For the
most part, the airport is arranged so that you only have to pass
through the passport or customs controls if you are crossing
between zones; if you are connecting from one international
flight to another, you should not have to pass through any
checkpoints. However, be aware that there are periodic
ad-hoc security checkpoints within the secure zone, and flights
to some countries (including the US) may require an additional
security screening even if you are just connecting. And if
you take a wrong turn, you may end-up going through an
unexpected and unnecessary passport or security screening.
Frankfurt airport overview map
(Full-size map available from Frankfurt Airport's website; see
links section below.)
Passenger services
If Tom Hanks' character in the movie The Terminal
could choose an airport to be stuck at, this would be a good
choice. This self-contained city has large shopping and
eating areas and plenty of additional services. Indeed,
FRA is arguably one of the best airports anywhere in this
regards-- it's practically a shopping mall that happens to have
an airport attached. There are a multitude of stores (over
100 of them) carrying books, perfume, jewelry, clothes, leather
goods, electronics, toys, souvenirs, liquor, candy, convenience
items-- even erotica. In December, you'll also find a
traditional-style German Christmas market on the mezzanine in
Terminal 1. Even more good news for shoppers-- the law
requires businesses to maintain typical street prices in their
airport outlets.
If you're
hungry or thirsty before or after that long flight, you'll find
over 50 restaurants and bars catering to every taste: fast-food
(including the ubiquitous McDonald's), traditional German food
(including a beer garden), pizza and pasta, ice cream,
sandwiches, sushi and even hoity-toity French fare. There
are also several bakeries and even two supermarkets for the
do-it-yourself types.
If you have
medical needs, there are several pharmacies, a medical clinic,
optician and even a dentist. Other services to be found
are hair dressers and barbers, tailors and dry cleaners,
conference and business centers with Internet access, and a
kennel. To pass the time, you'll find a visitor's terrace
overlooking the airfield in each terminal, the Airport Forum
with displays on the history of FRA, several children's play
areas, chapels and prayer rooms, art galleries, and even a
casino. And, of course, you'll find banks and currency
exchanges, post offices, insurance agents, and car rental and
travel agencies. Elsewhere on the airport grounds are a
couple of hotels, gas stations, and train stations. One
service that may be particularly useful to passengers after a
long flight are the shower facilities located in each
terminal. For €6 or $6, you get a clean, private shower
stall with soap and towels. There are three of these
facilities: two in Terminal 1, concourse B (one inside the
transit area on level 2 adjacent to the WCs behind the waiting
area next to the casino, and one in the landside shopping area,
departures level, in the WCs nearest the information desk), and
one in Terminal 2, concourse D (level 3 near the security
checkpoint.)
Public showers at Frankfurt Airport
Tired of
lugging all that luggage around? There are lots of free
baggage carts and, fortunately, however in most cases they can
no longer be taken on the escalators or moving walkways nor on
the Sky Line. For long layovers, there are lockers and a
baggage storage office in each terminal.
Throughout the
airport, you'll now find electronic kiosks with airport
information. If they're on the fritz, or you'd just rather
talk to a human, there are several staffed information centers
in each terminal.
Looking for a
place to relax or snooze between flights? There are
several lounges scattered around. One of the best is in
concourse B, level 3 in the connecting hallway to concourse
C. Of course, if you have a bag with you, be sure you
secure it to your person in some way before you doze-off.
Lounge at Frankfurt Airport
All that said,
the airport does have some pitfalls. One of the more
common complaints I've heard are about small and sometimes
not-so-clean WCs, although in my experiences I've never actually
witnessed this. Also, many of the shops and services are
located in the big shopping arcade in the landside area of the
Terminal 1, so transit passengers have to clear passport control
to use them, then go back through security and passport control
to catch their connecting flight.
While most of
the terminal areas have now been designated as non-smoking, the
smoke from the areas where smoking is allowed (and there are a
lot of them) does tend to waft considerably further
afield.
Being such a
large and complex airport, distances can be long-- really long in some cases--
especially if you have to change terminals or concourses.
If your gate is at the end of the A or C concourse, or if you
use the long-distance rail station (or heaven forbid any
combination of the above), get ready for a long hike, even with
the moving walkways.
Signage is
fairly good and is in both German and English along with spiffy
international pictograms. But because there are so many
possible places to go and ways to get there, you have to keep a
sharp eye out and know what you're looking for or you may miss that
sign.
Signage at Frankfurt Airport
As in most
places, the competence and disposition of the staff can vary
widely, but most of the time you'll find helpful and informative
workers (if not overly friendly) who speak English. If you
encounter someone unusually surly or obviously lacking the
information you need, just go find someone else. Keep in
mind that German service workers inherently dispense with
pleasantries-- Germans typically regard overt cheerfulness as
fake or feigned. The biggest complaints about rudeness
seem to be about the security personnel, so just be cooperative
and impassive and you'll be on your way.
Because of
terminal capacity issues, most short and medium haul flights use
remote parking spots away from the terminal and passengers are
bused between the plane and terminal. In fact, about half
of the airport's gates are so called "stand" gates.
Given the age
and extent of the facilities, there are always renovations going
on somewhere in the terminals. It seems like they just
keep rotating the construction work through each of the
concourses every few years. Even with the constant work, a
few areas of the airport are still rather dated and depressingly
dingy, although that's gotten better in recent years. And
more than once I've been in areas where the heating system has
been working too well.
One of the
quirks about this airport is that there seem to be passageways,
gates, and facilities tucked into nooks and crannies everywhere,
so much so that the airport really can start feeling like a
labyrinth. Many gates require you to go up or down a
dedicated escalator or staircase, the entrances to the tunnel
between concourses A and B are surprisingly inconspicuous, and
some restrooms entrances look more like closets. All the
more reason to carefully watch for and follow the signs.
Finally, if
for some reason you have an aversion to shiny stainless steel,
stay out of this airport-- it's everywhere.
Unusually quiet concourse A at Frankfurt Airport
Arriving
When you arrive, you will be discharged into appropriate
control zone (transit or Schengen). For transit
passengers, see the "Connecting flights" section below.
For those arriving in the Schengen zone, you simply claim your
bags (if any) and leave the airport. Passengers arriving
in the transit zone will first have to pass through the passport
control area where you simply present your passport for
inspection and the obligatory stamp (which the Germans of course
take to a whole other level.) Note that there are
different lanes for EU and non-EU nationals, so be sure you get
in the right line. Depending on when you arrive, there
might be a considerable wait to get through passport
control. If you don't have any bags to claim, you might be
better served in those cases using one of the passport
checkpoints located in another concourse.
In some
concourses, after clearing passport control, you then must pass
through a customs checkpoint for your carry-on bags. If you have nothing
to declare or are coming from another EU country, this is
generally a non-event-- just proceed through the "green" line
and you won't even have to say anything to the inspector.
(Don't ask me why the sign for green line is actually shaped
like a stop-sign.) From here, you can either head for the
ground transportation or proceed to baggage claim. From
the baggage claim area, you must proceed through a customs
checkpoint with the same procedures described above. After
clearing customs, you will unceremoniously emerge in the main
landside zone of the terminal. If you are meeting someone,
they should be waiting here. Otherwise, follow the signs
to head to public transport (see below), taxis, or the car
rental desks.
Ground
transportation options
There are numerous local, regional, domestic and international
rail connections to and from the airport's two (yes, two)
railway stations. From the regional station (Regionalbahnhof)
beneath Terminal 1, S-Bahn S8 or S9 goes to downtown Frankfurt
in less than 15 minutes, as well as to Mainz and
Wiesbaden. The sparkling long-distance rail station (Fernbahnhof),
connected to Terminal 1 by an agonizingly long skybridge over
the adjacent Autobahn, serves mainline GermanRail trains to many
domestic and international destinations. If you arrive at
Terminal 1, follow the signs to the appropriate station.
If you arrive at Terminal 2, take the direct shuttle bus to the
stations or take the Sky Line train to Terminal 1 and follow the
signs from there. GermanRail has two ticketing and
information centers (Reisezentrum), one at the
long-distance station and the other just above the regional
station in the underground shopping area (Level 0) near the
center of concourse B.
In additional
to rail service, there is also regional bus service to several
area towns including Darmstadt and Rüsselsheim. There is
also direct bus service to Strasbourg, Mannheim, Heidelberg, and
Talheim. Most buses leave from the bus station at Terminal
1. From Terminal 2, take the Sky Line train to Terminal 1
and go down to the arrivals level. From Terminal 1, the
bus station is located directly outside of the terminal.
All of the
major rental car agencies have counters in both terminals.
Taxis can also be hired from either terminal. There is
24-hour taxi service to Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and Mainz. A
taxi ride to downtown Frankfurt will take 20-40 minutes
depending on traffic and should cost about €20.
Frankfurt airport Terminal 1 Departure Hall
(Photo by Fraport AG)
Departing
You should plan on arriving at least two hours before your
scheduled departure. If you arrive by car or train, follow
the signs for departing flights. If you must return your
rental car, follow the signs for rental car returns. If
you arrive by rail at the long-distance station, check to see if
your airline has a counter there. If so, you can check-in
there and then proceed directly to security and on to your
departure gate. Otherwise, once in the terminal, check the
large flight display boards for information on the check-in
counter and gate for your flight. Then proceed to the
appropriate counter to get a boarding pass and check any
bags. From there, you will be directed to the security
checkpoint for your departure hall. Proceed through the
security and passport checkpoints and then follow the signs to
your gate. Be aware that passengers headed for the US, UK,
and Middle East face more intense screening nowadays, so be
prepared to put-up with a bit more hassle than you may otherwise
be expecting.
 Connecting flights
If you are passing through Frankfurt to and from
non-Schengen countries, your transfer will take place entirely
within the transit zone and you should not have to go through
customs or passport control. If your connecting flight
leaves from a different concourse than the one you arrive in,
the Sky Line train will allow you to make the transfer while
remaining in the transit zone.
Transfers
between non-Schengen and Schengen countries (including Germany)
will require you to go through passport control. If you are
connecting to another flight in Terminal 1 with a short
connection time (less than 45 minutes), you should be able to
use the new "Fast Lane" service located at the passport
checkpoint in concourse B. Eligible flights are shown on a
display above the "Fast Lane" counter.
After clearing
passport control, you can then proceed to the gate for your
connecting flight-- check the flight information displays for
the gate number and follow the signs. If your connecting
flight is in the other terminal, use the Sky Line train. A
tunnel allows you to transfer within the Schengen zones of
concourses A and B so that you do not need to leave the secure
area. There is also a passageway inside the secure zone
from concourse B to concourse C.
If you need a
boarding pass or additional assistance, check-in at your
airline's transfer counter first thing after arriving.
Lufthansa
advertises a guaranteed connection time of 45 minutes at FRA; an
hour is probably more realistic if you're staying within the
transit or Schengen zones, and 75 minutes if you have to cross
between them. Flights from North America to FRA often
arrive early, but don't count on it as any time savings gained
from that strong tailwind are frequently lost due to congestion
in Frankfurt's approach and landing slots.
If you have a
long layover (more than a couple of hours), you might consider
visiting the spectator's terrace on top of each terminal where
for €3 you can watch the airfield activity, or the free art
galleries in each terminal. Note that these may require
leaving the airside of the airport. Long layovers are also
conducive to taking a quick sightseeing trip into Frankfurt--
the S-Bahn will get you downtown in less than 15 minutes.
(See information under "Arriving" above.)
For more
information about Frankfurt Airport, see their official website:
http://www.frankfurt-airport.com/
Airlines
The major
domestic airline in Germany is Lufthansa. It connects all
of the major airports with at least four flights daily.
Most domestic trips are an hour or less in duration.
Lufthansa also has a high-speed rail line, the Lufthansa Airport
Express, which provides links from Frankfurt and Düsseldorf
airports to Stuttgart, Bonn, Cologne, and Dortmund.
Germany, and Europe in general, have been invaded by a number of
discount carriers in recent years, including Condor, LTU,
Hapag-Lloyd, Aero-Lloyd, Eurowings, and Deutsche BA, a
subsidiary of British Air. German airlines transport 50
million passengers a year. About 90 other international
airlines have regularly scheduled flights to Germany, including
all of the major US carriers. From Germany, connections
are available to over 300 destinations in 90 countries
worldwide.
Lufthansa jet
(Photo by Lufthansa)
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