few hour in Frankfurt

I will be arriving at the airport next month just before 11am. My flight out is at 10pm.

Can you recommend some or any activity during the day.

Thank you.

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With only four or five hours available, I would suggest Frankfurt%26#39;s Römerburg. This is the altstadt (old city) of Frankfurt. Frankfurt is the most modern city in Germany and ond one of the largest banking cities in Europe. Being in the altstadt is like entering a different world. Most of the sights close around 5PM which gives you time for a good meal at any of the area restaurants with plenty of time to get back to the airport. Hope this helps.

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Instead of taking the S-bahn into Frankfurt, you could take it the other direction to either Mainz or Wiesbaden if you would like to visit smaller cities with a more %26quot;German%26quot; appearance. Persomally, I would choose Frankfurt but these are other easy options. All three places have enough to occupy your day.

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markopolko:

how much is the fare FRA-Mainz? how long is the trip?

why would you go into Frankfurt rather than Mainz?

if one went to Mainz, do you have any restaurant recommendations?

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Frankfurt Airport to Frankfurt or Mainz is the same price.

Single ticket is EUR 3,55. Mini group day ticket (2-5 persons) is EUR 13,40.

Frankfurt is better for shopping, nightlife and museums. And skyscrapers if you%26#39;re into.

http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de

Mainz is smaller. But has also some good museums. It was not as severe destroyed in WWII and is more of a typical German city.

mainz.de/WGAPublisher/…hpkr-5nkgnz.en.html

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Eleni K,

My reason for prefering Frankfurt is it%26#39;s a major German city and Germany%26#39;s financial center. I would frequently fly to the airport and make transfers there and would always wonder what the city was like. Now I know after one short visit and traversing it several times by train. It is not typical of German cities with its having many skyscrapers. On the other hand, I%26#39;ve never had any desire to see Mainz, although I%26#39;m sure that like most German cities it is interesting. It%26#39;s kind of like flying into New York City, but instead of visiting it, going across the river to Hoboken, NJ to visit instead, although in this case Mainz is a nice town. Frankfurt being a larger city also has many more things to see and do, although I%26#39;m sure that either city is enjoyable to visit, just a different experience.

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