First opened to passenger air traffic in 1936, Frankfurt International is now Germany's busiest airport. The airport has two terminals and three runways; it handled more than 50 million passengers in 2006. On average, 1,000 planes land and take off from the airport each day. It is the hub for Lufthansa, Germany’s national carrier. www.frankfurt-airport.com
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Free Sky Line shuttle trains run between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (journey time: 2 minutes). Free shuttle buses can also be found by the roadside of each terminal.
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Rail: Frankfurt airport has two passenger railway facilities. The Regional Train Station (platforms 1-3) is located beneath Terminal 1. From here, S-Bahn commuter trains (lines S8 and S9) depart for central Frankfurt and the Hauptbahnhof (central station). Trains also run to Offenbach and Hanau, and to Ruesselsheim, Mainz and Wiesbadn. RegionalExpress (RE) and StadtExpress (SE) trains serve many other destinations. The AIRail Terminal long-distance train station (platforms 4-7) is linked via a connector building to Terminal 1. From here, a number of high-speed trains depart to the central stations of Cologne (journey time: 1 hour) and Stuttgart (journey time: 75 minutes).
Road: Taxi: Taxis are readily available outside both terminals (journey time to the city centre: 20 minutes). Bus: Regular buses stop at the bus station in front of the Terminal 1 Arrivals hall, and at the bus bay in front of the Arrivals/Departures halls of Terminal 2. Bus no.61 serves Frankfurt-Südbahnhof, bus no.900 serves Obertshausen Bahnhof and bus no.73 serves Kelsterbach, while the DarmstadtAirliner runs to Darmstadt. There are also Lufthansa bus lines to Hahn Airport, Heidelberg, Mannheim and Strasbourg, stopping in front of Arrivals Hall B, Terminal 1.
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Each of the terminals has a multi-level parking lot and/or an underground parking providing direct access to the terminal 24 hours a day (tel: +49 (0)69 6907 8887). Passengers should follow the ‘P’ signs; P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 serve Terminal 1 parking, while P8 and P9 are for Terminal 2. There are also reserved parking spaces for women drivers in the Terminal 1 parking facilities (P1, P4 and P5) and a secure car park, also at Terminal 1, offered by the Airport Car Service (tel: +49 (0) 69 690 27901; Web site: www.acs-airport.de).
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Money and communications: Numerous banks, bureau de change and ATMs are available in Terminals 1 and 2. A number of major German banks offer a comprehensive range of domestic and international banking services at their branches in the Frankfurt Airport Centre (FAC) opposite Terminal 1. Postal services are available throughout the airport. 3C Communications provide 24-hour credit card phones and faxes, plus Internet access. Deutsche Telekom also provides Internet ports at some gates.
Eating and drinking: Restaurants, bars and cafés can be found in all terminal areas, many of which are open 24 hour.
Shopping: There are more than 130 shops at the airport, including duty-free and 24-hour newsagents in Terminal 1.
Luggage: An escort and porter service is available (tel: +49 (0)69 6906 6666). Transport boxes and crates for bulky luggage are available at the FGS airport baggage service in the Arrivals hall B of Terminal 1 and the Arrivals hall E of Terminal 2; reservations should be made in advance (tel: +49 (0)69 6905 1211). Baggage storage and lockers are available in both terminals. The lost property office is located on the first level of Terminal 1 (tel: +49 (0)69 6906 6359). Trolleys are available.
Other facilities: The airport has pharmacies and a 24-hour medical clinic in Terminal 1. There are children’s play areas, baby change rooms and strollers for rent at the baggage storage offices in both terminals.
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There are about 25 hotels either close to the airport or offering a free shuttle service, including the Comfort Inn/Feger, Morfelden-Walldorf, Novotel Airport, Rhein-Main Raunheim and Steigenberger Airport Hotel Frankfurt. The Sheraton Hotel (tel: +49 (0)69 69770) is linked to Terminal 1 via a covered walkway. There are direct telephone links to the hotels at the bus stops outside the Arrivals area A of Terminal 1 and outside area E at Terminal 2.
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Facilities for disabled passengers include elevator and ramp access throughout the two terminals, automatic doors, adapted telephones and restrooms. Disabled passengers should inform their airlines of any assistance required prior to travel. The Fraport arrival service provides waiting rooms for disabled passengers (tel: +49 (0)69 690 71276). The passenger transport company Behinderten – und Krankentransport Kaster (tel: +49 (0)60 7481 4544) offers transport services for disabled travelers to/from the airport. Reserved parking is available. The Sky Line shuttle train is wheelchair accessible, while electric buggies are available in both terminals. A wheelchair-accessible bus service, equipped with an ambulance lift runs daily; a door-to-door transport service is also offered (tel: +49 (0)69 979 8770).
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