Things to Do in Frankfurt: Prices and Passes Frankfurt is cheaper to enjoy than its banking reputation suggests. The Kaiserdom nave costs nothing, the Eiserner Steg footbridge is free around the clock, and a skyscraper view is under €10. Here is what each thing costs and how to keep the total down. What is free The Kaiserdom on Domplatz has a free nave and election chapel. It is called the Kaiserdom because the Golden Bull of 1356 made it the election site of the Holy Roman Emperors; ten were crowned there between 1562 and 1792.

Day Trips From Frankfurt by Train: Four Towns Four towns make easy days from Frankfurt, and they combine into three plans: two cities in one day, one castle town, or a Rhine day built around a cable car. Trains are the way to go, since each town sits within about 70 minutes of the Hauptbahnhof. Plan one: Mainz and Wiesbaden in a day Mainz takes 30 to 40 minutes on the S8, and Wiesbaden, 35 to 45 minutes on the S1 or S8, is often combined with it.

Family Days Out in Frankfurt: Sun or Rain Plans The weather decides a family day in Frankfurt more than the calendar does. Split the city into a sunny-day plan and a wet-day plan, and you can swap at breakfast without losing the whole day. If it is dry: outdoors first Start at Zoo Frankfurt on Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee, reached by U6 or U7 to the stop called Zoo. Entry is €13 for adults and €6 for ages 6 to 17, with a €30 family card for two adults and up to four children, and under 6 is free.

Frankfurt Attraction Tours: Goethe to Dinosaurs Frankfurt’s attractions fall into three themes: words, bones and water, plus one skyline. Pick the theme that matches your interest and you can see the best of each in half a day. The options below are sorted by feel rather than by map position. Words: Goethe and the Romantics Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749 at what is now Großer Hirschgraben 21, and he wrote early drafts of Faust in the house.

Frankfurt for Couples: Two Slow Evenings Give Frankfurt two evenings and it softens: lit-up gables, a late museum, a quiet river walk. Below is a two-evening plan for couples, with opening hours and prices in euros, plus one daytime option for a sunny day. Morning: breakfast at the market The Kleinmarkthalle at Hasengasse 5 to 7 is a good place to buy a picnic or a late breakfast. It opens Monday to Friday 08:00 to 18:00 and Saturday 08:00 to 16:00, and is closed on Sundays.

Frankfurt Multi-Day Trip: Heidelberg to Rothenburg Goethe was born here, the Romantics wrote here, and a rail line links the cities where both left their mark. This route starts in Frankfurt and travels south and east through Heidelberg and Würzburg to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, with Deutsche Bahn doing the driving. Frankfurt, two nights Frankfurt takes two nights to do well. Open with the Goethe-Haus and the Deutsches Romantik-Museum at Großer Hirschgraben 21.

Frankfurt Sightseeing: Views and Rebuilt Streets Frankfurt is two cities at once, and the best sightseeing keeps both in view: the glass towers of Mainhattan and the lanes of an old town that had to be rebuilt. Start from the viewpoints, then step down into the streets. The skyline from above Three viewpoints give three angles. Main Tower, at Neue Mainzer Straße 52, reaches about 200 metres with an open terrace and enclosed sections.

Walking in Frankfurt: Old Town, Banks and River Frankfurt looks different at three times of day, so these walks follow the clock: old town in the morning light, the bank towers at midday, and the river museums as evening comes. Together they add up to under nine kilometres. Morning: the old town loop (2 km) Meet at the Römerberg, in front of the Fountain of Justice. After the Römer, enter the Neue Altstadt, which opened on 9 May 2018 after six years of rebuilding on the site of the medieval lanes lost in 1944.

Two days in Frankfurt on a real budget Two days in Frankfurt buys the free reconstruction, the EUR 3 tower instead of the EUR 9 one, and one honest Frankfurt Card decision before you fly out. This is the base spine for every longer version of this itinerary: the 3 , 4 , 5 , and 6-day plans all start with these same two days. Day trips to Mainz, Wiesbaden, and the Rhine Valley only start showing up from the 5-day plan onward.

Three days in Frankfurt, now with the Frankfurt Card math Three days adds Palmengarten, Goethe-Haus, and a real Frankfurt Card decision to the 2-day city spine. Day 1 and Day 2 stay the same, plus one more day on top, and it nests into the 4 , 5 , and 6-day plans if you have more time. Day trips to Mainz, Wiesbaden, and the Rhine Valley still do not fit here; those start at 5 days.

Four days in Frankfurt, plus the cheap-eats day Four days keeps the same 2 and 3-day city spine and adds a fourth day built entirely around cheap food and cash logistics: Kleinmarkthalle, the Bahnhofsviertel’s food streets, and why EUR 20-30 in small notes still matters here. It nests into the 5 and 6-day plans, which add the first day trips on top of these four city days. Book these before you go Check budget stays near Sachsenhausen or the Hauptbahnhof on Booking.

Five days in Frankfurt, plus Mainz and Wiesbaden Five days takes the 4-day city plan, Roemerberg, the Museumsufer, Palmengarten, and the cheap-eats day, and adds the cheapest day trip on this itinerary: Mainz paired with Wiesbaden by regional train. It is the same first four days as the 2 , 3 , and 4-day versions, plus one more, and it nests into the 6-day plan, which adds the Rhine Valley on top.

Six days in Frankfurt, plus the Rhine on the regional train Six days takes the full 5-day plan, four city days plus Mainz and Wiesbaden, and adds a second day trip: the Rhine Valley to Ruedesheim on the RB10 regional train. It is the same spine as the 2 , 3 , and 4-day city plans, plus one more day beyond the 5-day version, and it is the longest plan in this family; there is no 7-day version here.