FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Arrival at FRA: How long from gate to airport train station?

Feb 21, 2009 | 9:10 am

#8

tom tulpe

Join Date: Mar 2005

Programs: IHG Diamond Ambassador, Accor Plat, M&M FTL, BA Blue, QR Gold

Posts: 5,865

Quote:

Originally Posted by plinko

I'll be flying into FRA from SFO in April, with a scheduled arrival at 9:45am. From FRA I'll be taking a train to Berlin. I'm wondering how long I should plan to take to exit the plane, claim my baggage, and navigate through passport control/etc. I'm planning on taking a train that leaves about two hours after I arrive at the airport -- does this sound like enough time to others who have gone directly to the train station after landing?

If your flight is on time, two hours should be enough even if there is some wait for immigration/baggage. There are two train stations, for Berlin you want "Fernbahnhof / Long Distance trains" (behind the Sheraton hotel, next to the Autobahn - cross the covered walkway from T1, shuttle bus from T2), not "Regiobahnhof/Regional trains" (underground station located underneath T1).

Reply