Editing Frankfurt (section)

==Transport==
===Airports===
====Frankfurt Airport====
{{Main|Frankfurt Airport}}
[[File:AirportFrankfurt fromair 2010-09-19.jpg|thumb|left|[[Frankfurt Airport]] (with the fourth runway under construction in 2010) and the [[Frankfurter Kreuz]] (lower right corner)]]
The city can be accessed from around the world via [[Frankfurt Airport]] (''Flughafen Frankfurt am Main'') located {{cvt|12|km|mi|0}} southwest of downtown. The airport has four [[runway]]s and serves 265 nonstop destinations. Run by transport company [[Fraport]] it ranks among the [[world's busiest airports by passenger traffic]] and is the [[world's busiest airports by cargo traffic|busiest airport by cargo traffic]] in Europe. The airport also serves as a hub for [[Condor Flugdienst|Condor]] and as the main hub for German [[flag carrier]] [[Lufthansa]]. It is the busiest airport in Europe in terms of cargo traffic, and the fourth busiest in Europe in terms of passenger traffic behind [[London Heathrow Airport]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport]] and [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]. Passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport in 2018 was 69,510,269 passengers.

A third terminal is being constructed (planned to open in 2026). The third terminal will increase the capacity of the airport to over 90 million passengers per year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://frankfurter.blog/frankfurt-airport/ |title=Frankfurt Airport |date=1 January 2020 |website=FRANKFURTER |language=en-US |access-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101105400/https://frankfurter.blog/frankfurt-airport/ |archive-date=1 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The airport can be reached by car or bus and has two railway stations, one for regional and one for long-distance traffic. The [[S-Bahn]] lines S8 and S9 (direction ''Offenbach Ost'' or ''Hanau Hbf'') departing at the [[Frankfurt Airport regional station|regional station]] take 10–15 minutes from the airport to [[Frankfurt Central Station]] and onwards to [[Frankfurt Hauptwache station|Hauptwache station]] downtown), the [[InterCity|IC]] and [[Intercity-Express|ICE]] trains departing at the [[Frankfurt Airport long-distance station|long-distance station]] take 10 minutes to Frankfurt Central Station.

====Frankfurt Hahn Airport====
Despite the name, [[Frankfurt–Hahn Airport|Frankfurt Hahn Airport]] (''Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn'') is situated approximately {{cvt|120|km|mi|0}} from the city in [[Lautzenhausen]] ([[Rhineland-Palatinate]]). Hahn Airport is a major base for [[low-cost carrier]] [[Ryanair]]. This airport can only be reached by car or bus. An hourly bus service runs from [[Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt Central Station]], taking just over 2 hours.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Frankfurt Central Station – 5 ways to travel |url=https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Frankfurt-Hahn-Airport/Frankfurt-Central-Station |access-date=15 June 2020 |website=Rome2rio |language=en |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615151654/https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Frankfurt-Hahn-Airport/Frankfurt-Central-Station |url-status=live |last1=Ltd |first1=Rome2Rio Pty }}</ref> Passenger traffic at Hahn Airport in 2010 was 3.5&nbsp;million.

====Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport====
[[Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport]] (''Flugplatz Frankfurt-Egelsbach'') is a busy [[general aviation]] airport located south-east of Frankfurt Airport, near [[Egelsbach]].

===Roads===
[[File:Frankfurter_Kreuz_-_BAB_3_und_5.jpg|thumb|[[Frankfurter Kreuz]]]]
Frankfurt is a traffic hub for the German motorway (''[[Autobahn]]'') system. The [[Frankfurter Kreuz]] is an Autobahn interchange close to the airport, where the [[Bundesautobahn 3]] (A3), [[Cologne]] to [[Würzburg]], and the [[Bundesautobahn 5]] (A5), [[Basel]] to [[Hanover]], meet. With approximately 320,000 cars passing through it every day, it is Europe's most heavily used interchange. The [[Bundesautobahn 66]] (A66) connects Frankfurt with [[Wiesbaden]] in the west and [[Fulda]] in the east. The [[Bundesautobahn 661]] (A661) is mainly a commuter motorway that starts in the south (Egelsbach), runs through the eastern part and ends in the north ([[Oberursel]]). The [[Bundesautobahn 648]] (A648) is a very short motorway in the western part which primarily serves as a fast connection between the A 66 and the [[Frankfurt Trade Fair]]. The A5 in the west, the A3 in the south and the A661 in the northeast form a [[ring road]] around the inner city districts and define a [[Low-emission zone]] (''Umweltzone''; established in 2008), meaning that vehicles have to meet certain emission criteria to enter the zone.

The streets of central Frankfurt are usually congested with cars during [[rush hour]]. Some areas, especially around the shopping streets Zeil, Goethestraße and Freßgass, are pedestrian-only streets.

===Railway stations===
====Frankfurt Central Station====
[[File:Hauptbahnhof Frankfurt.jpg|thumb|left|[[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof|Frankfurt Central Station]]]]
[[File:Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof tief S-Bahn S6.jpg|thumb|left|[[S-Bahn]] at [[Frankfurt Central Station (underground station)|Central Station (underground)]]]]
(''Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof'', often abbreviated as ''Frankfurt (Main) Hbf'' or ''F-Hbf'') is the largest railway station in Germany by railway traffic. By daily passenger volume, it ranks second (493,000 each) after [[Hamburg Hauptbahnhof|Hamburg Central Station]] (550,000). It is located between the [[Gallus (Frankfurt am Main)|Gallus]], the [[Gutleutviertel]] and the [[Bahnhofsviertel (Frankfurt am Main)|Bahnhofsviertel]] district, not far away from the trade fair and the financial district. It serves as a major hub for long-distance trains ([[InterCity]], [[InterCityExpress|ICE]]) and regional trains as well as for Frankfurt's public transport system. It is a stop for most of ICE high-speed lines, making it Germany's most important ICE station. ICE Trains to London via the [[Channel Tunnel]] were planned for 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/highspeed-trains-to-link-england-and-germany-20111013-1lmq8.html |title=High-speed trains to link England and Germany |publisher=Brisbanetimes.com.au |date=16 October 2011 |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621035917/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/highspeed-trains-to-link-england-and-germany-20111013-1lmq8.html |archive-date=21 June 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> All [[Rhine-Main S-Bahn]] lines, two [[Frankfurt U-Bahn|U-Bahn]] lines (U4, U5), several tram and bus lines stop there. Regional and local trains are integrated in the Public transport system [[Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund]] (RMV), the second-largest integrated public transport systems in the world, after [[Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg]].

====Frankfurt Airport stations====
[[File:DSCI0058 Flughafen Frankfurt Squaire.jpg|thumb|[[ICE 3]] departing westward from [[Frankfurt Airport long-distance station]] underneath [[The Squaire]]]]
Frankfurt Airport can be accessed by two railway stations: [[Frankfurt Airport long-distance station]] (''Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof'') is only for long-distance traffic and connects the airport to the main rail network, with most of the [[InterCityExpress|ICE]] services using the [[Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line]]. The long-distance station is located outside the actual airport ground but has a connecting bridge for pedestrians to Terminal 1, concourse B. [[Frankfurt Airport regional station]] (''Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof'') is for local [[Rhine-Main S-Bahn|S-Bahn]] trains (lines S8, S9) and regional trains. The regional station is located within Terminal 1, concourse B.

====Frankfurt South station====
Frankfurt's third long-distance station is [[Frankfurt South station]] (''Frankfurt Südbahnhof'', often abbreviated as ''Frankfurt (Main) Süd'' or ''F-Süd''), located in [[Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)|Sachsenhausen]]. It is an important destination for local trains and trams (lines 15, 16 and 18) and the terminal stop for four U-Bahn lines (U1, U2, U3, U8) as well as three S-Bahn lines (S3, S4, S5). Line S6 also serves the station.

====Messe stations====
The [[Frankfurt Trade Fair]] offers two railway stations: [[Frankfurt Messe station|Messe station]] is for local [[Rhine-Main S-Bahn|S-Bahn]] trains (lines S3-S6) and is centrally located amid trade fair premises, while Festhalle/Messe station is served by U-Bahn line U4 and is located at the north-east corner of the premises.

====Konstablerwache station and Hauptwache station====
Two other major downtown railway stations are Konstablerwache and Hauptwache, located on each end of the Zeil. They are the main stations to change from east-to-west-bound S-Bahn trains to north-to-south-bound U-Bahn trains. Konstablerwache station is the second-busiest railway station regarding daily passenger volume (98,000) after the central station. The third-busiest railway station is Hauptwache station (93,000).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.howtogermany.com/pages/frankfurt.html |title=How to Germany – Frankfurt am Main: The Gateway to Germany |access-date=6 October 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926095555/https://www.howtogermany.com/pages/frankfurt.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://addr.ws/frankfurt-konstablerwache-station-train-station--frankfurt-de.html |title=Frankfurt Konstablerwache station |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128114229/https://addr.ws/frankfurt-konstablerwache-station-train-station--frankfurt-de.html |archive-date=28 January 2020}}</ref>

====Frankfurt West Station====
[[File:Westbahnhof Hochbahnsteig.jpg|thumb|[[DBAG Class 423]] approaching the [[Elevated railway|elevated section]] of [[Frankfurt West station]]]]
This Station, located in Bockenheim, is served by north-heading Long-Distance ICE trains, multiple regional trains, and four commuter S-Bahn lines (S3, S4, S5, S6). Additionally, it is an important terminal stop for three "Metrobus" lines (M32, M36, M73).

===Coach stations===
There are three stations for [[intercity bus service]]s in Frankfurt: one at the south side of the Central Station, one at the Terminal 2 of the airport and another one at Stephanstraße.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelinho.com/en/travel/frankfurt |title=Frankfurt: Stations |publisher=Travelinho.com |access-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044654/http://www.travelinho.com/en/travel/frankfurt |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Public transport===
{{Main|Public transport in Frankfurt am Main}}
[[File:Frankfurt am Main - Netzplan Schienennahverkehr.png|thumb|Public transport network]]
The city has two [[rapid transit]] systems: the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn, as well as an above-ground tram system. Information about the U- and S-Bahn can be found on the website of the [[Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund|RMV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rmv.de/coremedia/generator/RMV/Sprachen/SPRACH__ART__en.html |title=Rhein-Main Transport Association |publisher=RMV.DE |date=24 November 2010 |access-date=10 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727002756/http://www.rmv.de/coremedia/generator/RMV/Sprachen/SPRACH__ART__en.html |archive-date=27 July 2010}}</ref>

====S-Bahn====
{{main|Rhine-Main S-Bahn}}
Nine [[S-Bahn]] lines (S1 to S9) connect Frankfurt with the densely populated [[Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region|Rhine Main Region]]. Most routes have at least 15-minute service during the day, either by one line running every 15 minutes, or by two lines servicing one route at a 30-minute interval. All lines, except line S7, run through the [[Frankfurt City Tunnel]] and serve stations at [[Frankfurt Ostendstraße station|Ostendstraße]], [[Frankfurt (Main) Konstablerwache station|Konstablerwache]], [[Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station|Hauptwache]], [[Taunusanlage station|Taunusanlage]] and [[Frankfurt Central Station]]. When leaving the city the S-Bahn travels above ground. It provides access to the trade fair (S3, S4, S5, S6), the airport (S8, S9), the stadium (S7, S8, S9) and nearby cities such as [[Wiesbaden]], [[Mainz]], [[Darmstadt]], [[Rüsselsheim]], [[Hanau]], [[Offenbach am Main]], [[Oberursel]], [[Bad Homburg]], [[Kronberg]], [[Friedberg, Hesse|Friedberg]] and smaller towns that are on the way. The S8/S9 runs 24/7.

====U-Bahn====
[[File:DSC03475 B44 Ludwig-Landmann-Straße.jpg|thumb|Underground line ''U7'' running as a ''[[Stadtbahn]]'' amidst [[Ludwig Landmann|Ludwig-Landmann]]-Straße in [[Rödelheim|Frankfurt-Rödelheim]]]]
{{main|Frankfurt U-Bahn}}
The [[U-Bahn]] has nine lines (U1 to U9) serving Frankfurt and the larger suburbs of Bad Homburg and Oberursel in the north. The trains that run on the U-Bahn are in fact [[light rail]] (''[[Stadtbahn]]'') as many lines travel along a track in the middle of the street instead of underground. The minimum service interval is 2.5 minutes, although the usual pattern is that each line runs at 7.5- to 10-minute intervals, which produce between 3- and 5-minute intervals on downtown tracks shared by more than one line.

====Tram====
{{main|Trams in Frankfurt am Main}}
Frankfurt has ten tram lines (11, 12, 14 to 21), with trams arriving usually every 10 minutes. Many sections are served by two lines, combining to run at 5-minute intervals during rush-hour. Trams only run above ground and serve more stops than the U-Bahn or the S-Bahn.

====Bus====
{{main|Public transport in Frankfurt am Main#Bus}}
A number of bus lines complete the Frankfurt public transport system. Night buses replace U-Bahn and tram services between 1:30&nbsp;am and 3:30&nbsp;am.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nachtbus-frankfurt.de |title=Nightbus Frankfurt Rheinmain |publisher=Nachtbus-frankfurt.de |access-date=10 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430194211/http://www.nachtbus-frankfurt.de/ |archive-date=30 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The central junction for the night bus service is at the downtown square of Konstablerwache, where all night bus lines start and end.

===Taxis===
[[Taxicab]]s can usually be found outside the major S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations, at the central station, the south station, the airport, the trade fair and in the crowded inner-city shopping streets. The common way to obtain a taxi is to either call a taxi operator or to go to a taxi rank. However, although not the norm, one can hail a passing taxi on the street.

[[Uber]] ceased operations in Frankfurt on 9 November 2015 after operating in the city for 18 months.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Uber Pulls Out of Three German Cities After Court Ban Shrinks Driver Pool |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/11/02/uber-retrenches-in-germany/ |first=Natasha |last=Lomas |work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=2 November 2015 |access-date=25 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528205741/https://techcrunch.com/2015/11/02/uber-retrenches-in-germany/ |archive-date=28 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, [[UberX]] and local cabs are available through the Uber app.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frankfurt: a guide for getting around in the city |url=https://www.uber.com/global/en/cities/frankfurt/ |access-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528205741/https://www.uber.com/global/en/cities/frankfurt/ |archive-date=28 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Bicycles===
[[File:Frankfurt Velotaxi.jpg|thumb|Velotaxi at the Zeil]]
[[Deutsche Bahn]] makes bicycles available for hire through their [[Call a Bike]] service. The bicycles are stationed all over the city, including at selected railway stations. They can easily be spotted because of their eye-catching silver-red color. To rent a specific bike, riders either call a service number to get an unlock code or reserve the bike via the smartphone application. To return the bike, the rider locks it within a designated return area (and calls the service number, if not booked via the app).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.callabike-interaktiv.de/ |title=Call a Bike: Startseite |work=callabike-interaktiv.de |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924030211/http://www.callabike-interaktiv.de/ |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Nextbike]] also makes bicycles available for hire in Frankfurt. They are stationed all over the city. These can be spotted with their blue color scheme.

[[Cycle rickshaw]]s (velotaxis), a type of [[tricycle]] designed to carry passengers in addition to the driver, are also available. These are allowed to operate in pedestrian-only areas and are therefore practical for sightseeing.

Frankfurt has a network of cycle routes. Many long-distance bike routes into the city have cycle tracks that are separate from motor vehicle traffic. A number of downtown roads are "bicycle streets" where the cyclist has the right of way and where motorized vehicles are only allowed access if they do not disrupt the cycle users. In addition, cyclists are allowed to ride many cramped one-way streets in both directions. {{As of|2015}}, 15 percent of citizens used bicycles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radfahrbüro der Stadt Frankfurt |url=http://www.radfahren-ffm.de/ |website=www.radfahren-ffm.de |access-date = 5 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091112051827/http://www.radfahren-ffm.de/ |archive-date = 12 November 2009 |url-status = live}}</ref>

===E-Scooters===
Since 15 June 2019, the use of [[e-scooters]] was officially permitted by the German federal government. In Frankfurt, companies like [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]], TIER, [[Bird (transportation company)|Bird]], voi., [[Dott (transportation company)|Dott]] or [[Bolt (company)|Bolt]] are offering their electric micro mobility vehicles for lease. However, their use is being regarded with increasing weariness due to frequent abuse (parking, speeding, vandalism, accidents) and has sparked a public debate about the need of further regulation of the e-scooter market.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Frankfurt sagt E-Scooter-Rüpeln den Kampf an |url=https://www.fnp.de/frankfurt/frankfurt-sagt-scooter-ruepeln-den-kampf-an-91280428.html/ |date=3 February 2022 |access-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203212742/https://www.fnp.de/frankfurt/frankfurt-sagt-scooter-ruepeln-den-kampf-an-91280428.html |archive-date=3 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>