travel out of Ramstein: Frankfurt or Strasbourg???

Frankfurt. It's closer to Ramstein. A flight from Strasbourg probably goes through Paris or Frankfurt, anyway. . . . . . ¶ BTW, the train to Frankfurt from Ramstein is probably a lot cheaper, too.

Second the vote for Frankfurt. Most US (and quite a few European) carriers serve Frankfurt. You can fly direct to most major US cities from there.

There's also a Ramstein-Frankfurt shuttle bus, but check with the pax rep since it seems to be an on-again/off-again thing. Also, make sure you're headed toward Frankfurt Int'l (FRA) and not Frankfurt Hahn (HHN).

I can get flights out of either city, I'm just looking for which is easier to maneuver to get back to the airport. Sounds like Frankfurt is the consensus!

laura, I also agree that Frankfurt is a better choice. It's perhaps the largest airport on the continent and a major "hub", so it should give you a better choice of flights (and prices). Happy travels!

For €36, you can get a ticket using express trains (ICE/IC), Ramstein to Kaiserslautern to Mannheim to FRA in just over 2 hours. In fact, if you book well in advance, online, from the Bahn, you can get a Sparpreis fare for these same trains for as low as €19. . . . . . ¶ One the other hand, you can take regional trains by a more direct route via Mainz in about 2-1/2 hours. A €20 Rheinland-Pfalz-Single Ticket will get you from Ramstein to Mainz, and a €3,80 local (RMV) ticket will get you from Mainz to FRA. You can get the RL-P ticket from an automat in Ramstein and the RMV ticket at a counter in Ramstein (if they have one) or in Mainz. No advance purchase required.

I think I would take the shuttle bus that runs between Ramstein and the Frankfurt airport. With military ID, this is your cheapest and easiest way to go.