Is Frankfurt worth a day trip?

Yes: 8.6 hours in Frankfurt, £317 for the whole day, 15 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Frankfurt?

About 8.6 hours in Frankfurt. Landing to take-off is 11.3 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Frankfurt airport into town?

S-Bahn 15 min, €6.90. A day ticket on local transport is RMV day ticket incl. airport €13.50 (city-only €7.75 does not cover the airport).

What does a day in Frankfurt cost, not counting the flight?

About £48 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 20:20. That allows 15 min to get back to the airport and 100 min there, including 10 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 22:15 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 30 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 10 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 8.6 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Frankfurt.
From Birmingham, back by 22:50.

Germany·Sun 29 Nov · 8.6 hours in the city

£317

the whole day

8.6 hours

in the city

22:50

back in Birmingham

Day Trip Flight Details

Time in the city

8.6 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

12km

to the centreFrom Frankfurt centre (FRA)

Daylight

8.5 hours

07:58 to 16:29Sunrise 07:58, sunset 16:29

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

08:25
Leave Birmingham
1h 35min
11:45
In the city
Lands 11:00, 30min immigration, 15min from the airport
20:20
Leave the city
15min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
22:50
Back in Birmingham
Flies 22:15

Leave Birmingham08:25
Land in Frankfurt1h 35min11:00
In the city30min immigration, 15min from the airport11:45
Leave the city15min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration20:20
Fly home1h 35min22:15
Back in Birmingham22:50

Typical weather for this date

6°C

average high

1°C

average low

5 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Frankfurt's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

Christmas markets in Frankfurt

Frankfurt Christmas Market23 Nov - 22 Dec 2026
Open on Sun 29 Nov, 11:00 to 21:00.
Works as a day trip
You're in Frankfurt 11:45 to 20:20 and the market is open all of it. About 4 hours of that is after dark.
Open: Every day, Mon-Sat 10:00-21:00, Sun 11:00-21:00
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 22 Dec)
Where: Römerberg, Paulsplatz, Mainkai, Hauptwache
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0

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What a day in Frankfurt costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£317/ all in, per person

Transport for the day£12

Lunch£15

Dinner£21

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Main Tower viewing platform£8 (€9)

Städel Museum£16 (€19)

Palmengarten£8 (€9)

Römerberg and the rebuilt Neue Altstadt, Eiserner Steg footbridge over the Main, Kleinmarkthalle covered food market near the Zeil, Frankfurt Cathedral, Sachsenhausen Apfelwein quarterFree

On the ground£48

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£269

Google Flights price. Checked 30 hours ago.

Getting to Birminghamfrom free

All in, per person£317

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Getting to Birmingham

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Free for the first 0-10 minutes at the Drop Off car park. Source

Train

From Birmingham (New Street, via the free AirRail Link monorail from Birmingham International station)Price not published10-15 min
Source

Coach

National Express and FlixBus from BirminghamPrice not published
Source

Taxi

From Birmingham city centre£20-£30 one way~10 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £7
Drop Off car park: free 0-10 min, then £7 (10-15 min) rising to £56 at the 1-hour mark; no-return-within-1hr policy. Source
Car Park 1 (1 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
Car Park 2 & 3 (1 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
Car Park 4 (3-5 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
Car Park 5 (5-10 min walk, free shuttle)£67
Same-day rate. Source
Car Park 7 (meet & greet, bus 10-15 min)£51
Same-day rate. Source
Elmdon Short Stay£51
Same-day rate. Source

More parking

Valet Parking (meet & greet, 1 min walk)No same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Airparks Self Park (2.1 mi)£7.31
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
Airparks Drop & Go (staff park it)£8.12
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
Maple Parking Meet & Greet (~2 min walk, on-airport)£9.85
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source

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Costs people forget

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Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
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