Flying to Frankfurt

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I need to get to Frankfurt, actually about 20-30 miles away but that is the nearest airport, to visit a customer. Never been before. The flight prices seem to be ridiculous. I've tried the usual options, BA, Lufthansa, KML, low cost, Expedia etc. Am I missing something? Is there a smart way to get there or is it just an expensive place to fly to? I'm happy to fly elsewhere and get the train if that is a decent option.

Hopefully someone on here does the trip and can offer some advice.
 
Lol I am sat on BA 912 just about to leave for Frankfurt. That any good to you?! I fly here about once a month and normal return is usually sub £300. That's with BA (always!) you could try German wings, use them for koln.

Where and when are u going? Stuttgart has decent links with Frankfurt, as does koln and Düsseldorf.
 
Ha ha, still laughing. The location is Eltville, to the west of Frankfurt. It is on the Rhine, between and to the left of Mainz and Wiesbaden. My starting point is Newcastle, no direct flights, but I can go from other airports. Normally I just connect at one of the standard hubs, Heathrow or Amsterdam, but I am not getting below £400 at the moment and that seems a bit steep.

I'll have a look at Stuttgart and see if the difference is great enough to warrant going there and then going by train. I don't speak German, other than the basic pleasantries, but I have been going to Munich every two years for a while now, trade show, and I am comfortable moving around in the country. (that could be a statement I live to regret!)

Rooter, enjoy your flight. Try to get a picture with an attractive stewardess and post that. See it as a mission to help the journey pass. At least when you get to the other end you know there will be cold beer waiting and it will be a good one.
 
If we ever take off I might... 25 mins late and counting. (Well 2 hours late actually as my previous flight got cancelled!)

Have a look at Cologne with German wings, not sure if they fly that far north in uk, I have used them before and they are fine though.

Your issue is u Gotta add another flight to me basically to get to civilisation (London) to get anywhere!!

Good luck!!!
 
I think you'll find I have to add a flight to move away from civilisation :D. London civilised, pah!

Considering the hassle BA have had today maybe you haven't done too badly. Thanks for the tips, I'll try them tomorrow. Cheers.
 
Just be careful, if its Frankfurt Hahn.

We flew into there years ago going to watch Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen (near Cologne), and a German cousin picked us up and took us to the match. What we didnt know was that Frankfurt Hahn is about 1 1/2 hours outside of Frankfurt itself, as an old American air force base. Its like calling Coventry, Liverpool airport. Luckiliy for the return some Leverkusen fans gave us a lift back, as we'd have never have made it otherwise.

We often flew to away games in Europe to a different city and got an internal train to the city of the match. They often speak good English, especially in Germany, so no problems there. Its also a nice relaxing way of seeing the country.
 
Try Eurowings ,Edinburgh to Dusseldorf I'm flying there in a couple of weeks and its spot on , its 2 stops to the main train station from the airport. Trains are very good in Germany and relatively cheap compared to here.
 
Frankfurt is costly to fly to probably because it vies with Gatwick as the second most used international airport in the world after Heathrow.
so they probably have higher landing fees and stand fees than most because it is so busy .supply and demand .
 
Whenever I travel to Germany for work (around once a month) I use euro wings to fly to Düsseldorf and then get the train wherever I need to go, which normally our office in Bonn.

Although I does help that East Midlands airport is only 45mib away for me
 
Norrin Radd said:
Frankfurt is costly to fly to probably because it vies with Gatwick as the second most used international airport in the world after Heathrow.
so they probably have higher landing fees and stand fees than most because it is so busy .supply and demand .
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Plenty more used airports than those two, especially Gatwick tbh
 
Best bet at the moment is looking Edinburgh to Frankfurt with Lufthansa. The other options offer some savings but when added up with the cost of a train within Germany, and the potential difficulty of making that extra leg, then this route is coming out tops. Thanks for the advice everyone :thup:
 
Hosel Fade said:
Plenty more used airports than those two, especially Gatwick tbh
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care to mention any .
i worked at Gatwick for several years and only Heathrow consistantly beat it for international flights ,as i have said Gatwick vies with Frankfurt as the second most used international airport in the world.
there are airports in america that have a little more traffic but not international traffic .
 
Didn't Dubai overtake Heathrow last year? Thought I read somewhere that Heathrow was pushing for the third runway decision be made so they could get back to top spot.
 
Norrin - Are they busier than Schipol or CDG? I tend to think of those, particularly Schipol as being major hubs. I have gone via Schipol on many occasions but would not have thought of Frankfurt or Gatwick in that sense. I should add, I have been to neither so I am only going on impressions.

(Dubai is a monster. Rows and rows of huge planes. Quite some sight)
 
looks like a large slice of humble for me.
my info was based on when i worked at Gatwick ,a good few years ago .
even Heathrow has fallen below its top ranking ,hence the call for a third runway and for Gatwick to hace a second one .
as a city London airports combined make London the busiest city air travel wise though.
 
A quick tie up. I ended up booking Edinburgh to Frankfurt on a direct flight with Lufthansa. The amount I could save by going to and from other places was wiped out by the extra time, train costs and potential for me to go wrong. The price seems high to me, not as bad as it could have been, but maybe that is just a sign of the demand for travel there. Thanks for the tips.

Unfortunately it is a quick in and out job, one night only, so I will not get to see much of either Frankfurt or Eltville where I am staying. Maybe next time.....
 
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