Frankfurt, Germany

Getting around Frankfurt

How to travel around Frankfurt — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. S-Bahn and U-Bahn

A dense network, with the airport eleven minutes from the centre by S-Bahn.

Cost: EUR 3.65

2. Deutschlandticket

A flat monthly ticket for all regional transport nationwide.

3. Trams

Useful across the river and to Sachsenhausen.

4. Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof

One of Europe's busiest stations, and the hub for the whole ICE network.

Watch outThe station quarter is the city's roughest at night; the bars there are the source of most bill disputes.

5. Cycling

Flat, with good river paths and a bike-share scheme.

Booking apps in Germany

Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page — lookalike apps are themselves a scam.

FREE NOW

Taxi and ride-hailing in one app, widely used in German cities.

Coverage: Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

Bolt

Competes on price with the taxi apps in larger German cities.

Coverage: Major cities.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

DB Navigator

Deutsche Bahn's app for national rail, regional transit and the Deutschlandticket.

Coverage: Nationwide.