Frankfurt on Main (Frankfurt am Main) deserves to be termed the citadel of German and European economy, as it is placed in an economically powerful Rhine-Main area and is actually a very significant road junction. The city's unique geographic position has made it very attractive for business, creating an enormous potential for economic growth and contributing to the city's status as a major international business center. Nowadays, Frankfurt on Main provides a tremendous share of capital for the world business.
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General Info
Airport Address: Frankfurt Airport, 60547, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Distance and Location: The airport is located 12km (8 miles) southwest of Frankfurt
Airport Website: www.frankfurt-airport.de
Airport E-mail: info@fraport.de
Airport Telephone: (0)69 6900 or (0)1805 372 4636 (within Germany)
Country Code: 49
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 2
Moving between Terminals: Free Sky Line shuttle trains run between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (journey time: 2 minutes). Free shuttle buses can also be found by the roadside of each terminal.
Car Parking Info
Each of the terminals has a multi-storey car park and/or an underground car park providing direct access to the terminal 24 hours a day (tel: (0)69 6907 8887). Passengers should follow the ‘P' signs; P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 serve Terminal 1 parking, while P8 and P9 are for Terminal 2. There are also reserved parking spaces for women drivers in the Terminal 1 parking facilities (P1, P4 and P5) and a secure car park, also at Terminal 1, offered by the Airport Car Service (tel: (0) 69 690 27901; website: www.acs-airport.de).
Driving by car from/to Frankfurt am Main
The airport is directly linked to the A3 (Cologne-Munich) and A5 (Hanover-Basel) motorways, which border the airport's eastern and northern boundaries and meet up at the Frankfurter Kreuz junction for access to the airport on the federal road B43. The A67, serving destinations in the south, connects with the A5.