Two questions. What station should I leave Paris from (I think the Frankfurst station I want is next to the Frankfurt Airport)? What site would I use to look at tickets (Bahn.de won't qive me prices)?
Posted by
Pensacola
9110 posts
Question 1: Gare de l'Est.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
"Bahn.de won't qive me prices" Really? I found prices on the German Rail (Bahn) website. I used "Paris" to "Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf", tomorrow at 9:00. First connection was 9:10 from Est; full fare was €114. Change the date to next Friday and you'll see a discount Europa-Spezial fare of €69/p. Change the date to Apr and you'll see fares as low as €39/p. Flughafen is the German word for airport; the Fernbahnhof is the long distance train station, one of two stations at the airport. Only connections without train changes in France will show fares.
Posted by
OP
Georgetown, TX
107 posts
Thank you both. I must have had an error with my stations. I used "Paris" and "Frankfurt" this time. Looks like the ICE train goes from Est to Frankfurt Main HBF. My friends live in Kelsterbach and I know there is a big train station 5 mins away. Cost for next week with 3 adult fares and 1 child was E207.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
Frankfurt Hbf is the main station in Frankfurt; it's not at the airport. Use "frankfurt(M)flughafen fernbf" for the airport. Kelsterbach is close to the airport. If you do end up going to the Hbf, you can take the S-Bahn all the way to Kelsterbach (it's the next station after the airport Regionalbahnhof. It will take 15 min; fare is €4,10 adult, €2,45 child. From the main tracks in Frankfurt Hbf, you'll have to go down into the underground (tief) station. Follow the green circle-S signs. There are other stations underground, but they are all U-Bahn (blue circle-U).
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
If you book Paris-Kelsterbach on the Geman Rail site, you won't have to pay extra for the S-Bahn from Frankfurt hbf to Kelsterbach.