Frankfurt
airport (tel 0
69/69 00) is one of the world's
busiest, and is a major point of
entry into Germany from abroad.
There are regular rail departures
from the airport
Bahnhof
which will enable you to reach
most of Germany's cities fairly
easily. Trains leave approximately
once every ten minutes for
Frankfurt's
Hauptbahnhof
(journey time 11min) from where
there are even more comprehensive
services covering Germany and
beyond.
The regional public
transport company (RMV) is
responsible for bus, tram S-Bahn
and U-Bahn services. A curiosity
of the Frankfurt system is that
single tickets are more expensive
from 6-9am and 4-6.30pm on Mondays
to Fridays. The 24-hour rover
ticket costs DM8.20/?4.10, though
it's usually better to invest in
the Frankfurt Card (DM12/?6
for one day, DM19/?9.50 for two
days), which includes half-price
entry to virtually all the city's
museums. (Bear in mind that these
are free on Wednesdays.) An
alternative to the latter is the
two-day Museumsufer Ticket
, which excludes public transport
but covers the full costs of
museum entry, and costs DM15/?7.50
for individuals, DM30/?15 for
families.
From the Hauptbahnhof tram #11
goes right through the heart of
the historic city centre; it takes
about fifteen minutes to walk the
same distance. One of the tourist
offices is in the entrance
hall of the Hauptbahnhof (Mon-Fri
8am-9pm, Sat & Sun 9am-6pm;
tel 0 69/21 23 88 49, fax 21 24 85
12, www.frankfurt-tourismus.de
); the other is in the heart of
the city at Römerberg 27 (Mon-Fri
9.30am-5.30pm, Sat & Sun
10am-4pm; tel 0 69/21 23 87 08).
