IASS 2009: Circular No. 2 – How to get from the airport in Frankfurt to Osterburken

Getting from the airport in Frankfurt am Main to Osterburken by train is rather easy because there is an ICE (express train) railway station inside the airport (Terminal 1, long distance trains platforms) and you have to change trains just once in Mannheim (from very fast ICE train to very slow S-Bahn). A single person return-ticket from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Osterburken is about 80 Euros.

Some hints concerning your train journey posted also on our main website:

1. Trains towards Osterburken are leaving about every hour.

2. Travelling time to Osterburken is a little bit more than 2,5 hours.

3. From baggage claim it will take you some 15 minutes to get there. Please plan some extra 15 minutes for buying your return-ticket to Osterburken.

4. You will find the counter easily on your way to the platforms (map attached).

5. Totally, it takes about one hour from arrival to get your luggage, buy the tickets and walk to the platform. If you arrive at Terminal 2, there is nearly another half hour to get to terminal 1 (by bus or by shuttle).

6. You take your luggage with you into the train.

There is just one railway station in Osterburken, where we will pick you up. Please give as a phone call about 15 minutes before you arrive.