Frankfurt Airport: Cheap Flights, Transport and Terminals

Frankfurt Airport lies about 12 kilometres from the city centre and is Germany's largest airport and one of the busiest in Europe. It is operated by Fraport and serves as the main hub of Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners; the SkyLine people mover links Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Airlines flying to Turkey, Tunisia and Greece are spread across the terminals and halls, so check the terminal shown on your ticket.

To Turkey, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines fly several times a day to Istanbul Airport; SunExpress serves Antalya, Izmir, Ankara, Adana, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Samsun, Trabzon, Dalaman and Bodrum, Pegasus and AJet fly to Sabiha Gökçen, Antalya and Izmir, and Condor and Discover add Antalya in summer. Tunisair and Nouvelair link Frankfurt with Tunis and Monastir, Aegean and Lufthansa with Athens, and Lufthansa and Discover are a popular choice for flights from Málaga, Barcelona and Palma back to Frankfurt.

For the cheapest flights from Frankfurt, compare the non-stop SunExpress, Pegasus and AJet services to Anatolian cities with Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa connections via Istanbul; midweek dates, the off-season and early booking lower the price. Adding nearby Frankfurt-Hahn, Stuttgart and Cologne/Bonn to your search and pricing outbound and return separately also helps. The prices on this page are the current lowest Frankfurt fares found by our searches.

From the regional station beneath Terminal 1, S-Bahn lines S8 and S9 reach Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof in about 15 minutes, and ICE trains leave the long-distance station for Cologne, Stuttgart, Munich and every major German city. The free SkyLine people mover connects the terminals. Timetables and fares change, so check the airport website for current details.

• Taxi: ranks are in front of both terminals; the ride to the centre takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
• Car: the airport sits right at the Frankfurter Kreuz, where the A3 and A5 motorways meet; car-hire desks are on the arrivals levels.
• Long-distance coaches: operators such as FlixBus run from the airport to destinations across Germany and neighbouring countries.

The terminals offer large duty-free areas, hundreds of shops and restaurants, currency exchange, ATMs, pharmacies, prayer rooms and children's play areas; Wi-Fi is free. Lufthansa runs numerous lounges, and independent lounges can be entered for a fee. The Squaire complex next to Terminal 1 houses hotels and offices, with further hotels on the airport grounds.

The multi-storey car parks next to the terminals are for short stays, while the surrounding areas and remote car parks cover long-term parking, with shuttles to the terminals. Booking online is considerably cheaper; current rates are listed on the airport website.