We have an AA flight arriving in Frankfurt on Saturday November 29th. Assuming an on time arrival, what would be the estimated time to clear passport control and retrieve checked luggage? We are looking at booking a 12:05 pm train from the airport station to Nuremberg,
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Freedonia
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What time does your plane arrive?
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Seattle, WA
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You may* be able to book/add a flexible DB Rail & Fly ticket to your airline ticket. This is a joint program between Deutsche Bahn and many partner airlines, including American Airlines. The ticket is booked through your airline and is connected to your flight. The beauty of this flexible ticket is that you don’t have to guess what train you might be able to catch - you’ll be asked to “book” a reasonable departure to match your flight arrival, but if you miss that train (or you arrive early), you can use the ticket anytime the day of your arrival. From DBs website:
“…the Rail&Fly ticket can be used flexibly on the selected day of travel on the selected route without being fixed to a specific train.”
I’ve used this program twice, very successfully - once from Frankfurt to Cologne on Lufthansa (added after I purchased my flight) and once from Frankfurt to Munich on Condor (purchased at the same time as my flight). For more info Google “Rail & Fly” or search the topic on this site or I’d be happy to answer any questions.
*I say “may” because I don’t know if AA allows this as an add-on after the original purchase.