Train Station Frankfort Airport

Hello,

I'm travelling to Germany and will be taking a train to the Frankfort
Intl. airport for my return to the USA. When I look up schedules I find
2 airport stations:

Frankfurt a.M., Ffm Flughafen Regionalbahnhof
Frankfurt a.M., Ffm Flughafen Fernbahnhof

Which is the International airport?

TIA,

Germany Bound

"ddss" <sss@ttt.net> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm travelling to Germany and will be taking a train to the Frankfort
> Intl. airport for my return to the USA. When I look up schedules I find
> 2 airport stations:
>
> Frankfurt a.M., Ffm Flughafen Regionalbahnhof
> Frankfurt a.M., Ffm Flughafen Fernbahnhof
>
> Which is the International airport?
>
> TIA,
>
> Germany Bound


There is only one station at the airport. Both long distance and regional
trains use this same station. It is similar to the system in Paris where
both RER trains and long distance trains use the same stations. The trip
between the city and the airport costs 3 euros and takes 11 minutes.

Ryan

ddss wrote:

> I know that there is one station at the international airport, but when
> I look at schedules two airports are listed for Frankfort:
> "Regionalbahnhof" and Fernbahnhof" and I do not know which one is the
> one at the International airport.

Both are located at the airport. The "Regionalbahnhof" is a kind of subway
station under the airport while the "Fernbahnhof" is outside of the airport
building a few hundred meters away. Both are within walking distance.

Claus

On Mon, 10 May 2004 17:52:10 +0200 cbergen02@gmx.net [Claus Bergen]
spake thusly
> ddss wrote:
>
> > I know that there is one station at the international airport, but when
> > I look at schedules two airports are listed for Frankfort:
> > "Regionalbahnhof" and Fernbahnhof" and I do not know which one is the
> > one at the International airport.
>
> Both are located at the airport. The "Regionalbahnhof" is a kind of subway
> station under the airport while the "Fernbahnhof" is outside of the airport
> building a few hundred meters away. Both are within walking distance.
>
> Claus
>
>
Claus,

thank you, this question has been driving me crazy as I did not want to
schedule a trip to the "airport" thinking I had a 50/50 chance of
picking the right one.

I assume from your comment that it does not make a difference which one
I take the train to as both are at the International airport.

"ddss" <sss@ttt.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 10 May 2004 17:52:10 +0200 cbergen02@gmx.net [Claus Bergen]
> spake thusly
> > ddss wrote:
> >
> > > I know that there is one station at the international airport, but
when
> > > I look at schedules two airports are listed for Frankfort:
> > > "Regionalbahnhof" and Fernbahnhof" and I do not know which one is the
> > > one at the International airport.
> >
> > Both are located at the airport. The "Regionalbahnhof" is a kind of
subway
> > station under the airport while the "Fernbahnhof" is outside of the
airport
> > building a few hundred meters away. Both are within walking distance.
> >
> > Claus
> >
> >
> Claus,
>
> thank you, this question has been driving me crazy as I did not want to
> schedule a trip to the "airport" thinking I had a 50/50 chance of
> picking the right one.
>
> I assume from your comment that it does not make a difference which one
> I take

Only if the extra 15 minute walk is a problem.

> the train to as both are at the International airport.

If you have a choice take a train to the Regionalbahnhof.

tim

>

"Björn Olsson" <gissa@min.adress> wrote in message
news:409fa81e$1@PLUTO.HIS.SE...
> ddss wrote:
>

> No, those are two train stations, not two airports. As far as I
> understand, they are both located at the international airport (and may
> turn out to just be two sets of platforms at the same station).

They are over 1Km apart on completely separate lines.

tim


> In
> translation, the names read "regional train station" and "train station"
> (where the latter would be for long-distance trains).
>
> Bjorn
>

In article <MPG.1b09575d46ca4f01989689@news.east.earthlink.ne t>,
ddss <sss@ttt.net> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm travelling to Germany and will be taking a train to the Frankfort

Its' Frankfurt. I believe "furt" in german translate into "ford" so
call it Frankford if you wish but not Frankfort

tim schrieb:

> > > Both are located at the airport. The "Regionalbahnhof" is a kind of
> subway
> > > station under the airport while the "Fernbahnhof" is outside of the
> airport
> > > building a few hundred meters away. Both are within walking distance.
> > >
> > > Claus
> > >
> > >
> > Claus,
> >
> > thank you, this question has been driving me crazy as I did not want to
> > schedule a trip to the "airport" thinking I had a 50/50 chance of
> > picking the right one.
> >
> > I assume from your comment that it does not make a difference which one
> > I take
>
> Only if the extra 15 minute walk is a problem.

Less than 15 minutes extra, and there is a check-in for many flights
near Fernbahnhof.

> > the train to as both are at the International airport.
>
> If you have a choice take a train to the Regionalbahnhof.

Regards, ULF

tim schrieb:

> > > I'm travelling to Germany and will be taking a train to the Frankfort
> > > Intl. airport for my return to the USA. When I look up schedules I find
> > > 2 airport stations:
> > >
> > > Frankfurt a.M., Ffm Flughafen Regionalbahnhof
> > > Frankfurt a.M., Ffm Flughafen Fernbahnhof
> > >
> > > Which is the International airport?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Germany Bound
> >
> >
> > There is only one station at the airport.
>
> When was the last time you where there?
>
> (arguably though you could be right, the new one is so far
> away that you might think it was in the next town.)
>
> > Both long distance and regional trains use this same station.
>
> This is correct, but the Suburban trains do not use this station.

No; IC/EC and ICE trains use the new Fernbahnhof while regional trains
and S-Bahn use the older Regiobahnhof as well as all other rains at
neight when Fernbahnhof is closed.

> > It is similar to the system in Paris where
> > both RER trains and long distance trains use the same stations.
>
> No, the RER equivilent trains use the other (old) station.
>
> > The trip
> > between the city and the airport costs 3 euros and takes 11 minutes.
>
> from the s-bahn station it does.
>
> From the other station it will cost a lot more and whilst the journey
> time might be a bit quicker it takes you much longer to walk there.

That's true for trips from downtwown.

Regards, ULF

Ryan B schrieb:

> There is only one station at the airport. Both long distance and regional
> trains use this same station. It is similar to the system in Paris where
> both RER trains and long distance trains use the same stations.

Err, it is a bit similar to Paris North as RER/S-Bahn use the
underground station and intercity/high speed trains the other one.

In the good old days, all trains used the Frankfurt airport underground
station (when there was no Fernbahnhof).

Regards, ULF