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Frankfurt am Main
Largest city in Hesse, Germany

Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, usually shortened to Frankfurt, is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse.

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Its 778,589 inhabitants as of 2025 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake river Main, the city forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach; its urban area has a population of more than 2.7 million. Frankfurt is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's fourth-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region and the Munich Metropolitan Region. Home to the European Central Bank, the city serves as one of the four institutional seats of the European Union. Frankfurt is classified by the GaWC as an Alpha world city.

Get in

Getting to Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt is the heart of central Germany and as such, it is one of the most important transportation hubs. It has excellent connections by rail, road and air. Reaching and leaving Frankfurt is easy. = =

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    Frankfurt Airport
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    Hauptbahnhof
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    Fernbusbahnhof Frankfurt am Main

    Located directly at the south side of the Central Station, this hub opened in 2019 for domestic and international long-distance buses (e.g., FlixBus).

See

Worth seeing

While most of the buildings in the inner town were destroyed during the second world war, many of them in Römerberg have been meticulously restored. The imposing town hall and the cathedral St Bartholomeus where emperors of the Holy Roman empire were crowned in the 17th and 18th centuries are among them. Walk on top of a tower or get to the Main for good views of the skyline.

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    Historic Half-timbered Houses
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    Goetheturm
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    Frankfurter Zoo
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    Höchst Old Town
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    Frankfurt Airport Tours
Do

Things to do

The Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company,. Modern ballet in Frankfurt playing at the Bockenheimer Depot. Frankfurt's trade fairs are known to have taken place as early as in 1160. The Messe Frankfurt is one of the world's largest exhibition centres, hosting a continuous stream of exhibitions small, large and gargantuan — the Motor Show draws almost a million visitors.

Eat

Where to eat

There are of course restaurants all over Frankfurt. One notable area for dining may be what is locally known as the Fressgass (a literal translation would be "munching alley"). The correct name of this street is Große Bockenheimer Straße. As the nickname implies, the Fressgass features many cafés, restaurants, and deli food stores. It is a popular area to dine after going shopping.

How locals move

Getting around Frankfurt am Main the local way

  • Get inFor 2-5 people travelling together on a day trip from Frankfurt, the RMV group day ticket (Gruppentageskarte) is more economical and more convenient that using single trip tickets.

From Wikivoyage: Oberursel, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.

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