Are there options for unlimited local rail day trips (a Bayern ticket, I think)? Taking the train up and down the Rhine, stopping at little towns in between the main cities was something I did a while ago. Strolling along the river, having a beer in a local place (though be prepared to have people look at you like you are lost :) was a fun way to spend a day.

I think there's some sort of free travel for a month on most normal (not high-speed) trains for 49 euros at the moment.

I did this once and enjoyed it quite a bit, though it was a long time ago.

From my VERY limited knowledge, it is not a "Bayern" ticket, as that would be a similar ticket for the Bavaria region. It would be a ticket for the Hesse region... Hessenticket maybe?

A lot of regions have this type of ticket: https://www.bahn.com/en/offers/regio...al-day-tickets

Oops, good point. Last trip was to Cologne, so the mistake. But do those tickets allow you to cross regions? I am a bit fuzzy on the borders.

Again, I am open to correction by the true DB experts, but I don't believe they allow you to cross regions. The maps for each region are available in the link I posted above, toward the bottom of the page >> "Where is this ticket valid (rail maps)"

Thanks, I didn't click on that originally. D'oh. Will pay more attention next time.

ETA, turns out many years ago, I may have violated the region rules when I did the trip up the Rhine from the Frankfurt area to Bonn. :o

Those tickets do not allow you to cross states. The Hessen ticket is valid for travel within Hessen only.
For such a trip, a 49 EUR tickets may or may not be worth it, you need to make the maths. It is valid accross Germany for all public transports and train (except ICE/IC/EC trains). It is a subscription, but you can cancel it anytime.

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Was able to get a low mileage j ticket from Fra to dfw for me and my wife next June. We are coming off a cruise and flying from Ath to Fra paid ticket. We have 6 nights. Was thinking of staying on the Rhein or Heidelberg the first 3 nights and then staying at the airport Hilton or Sheraton on points. We could store our large luggage at one of those hotels after we fly in. Does it matter which one? I think both have fairly easy access to other thw sbahn and the train station Sunday is a euro cup game with die mannshaft so trying to get some tickets, if sucessful I believe the stadium is just as close to the airport as downtown. We figured we could just hop on sbahn to town on Monday or Tuesday to see a few sights. Where are the best beer halls ? Been to Nuremberg, Munich koln Düsseldorf Dresden Leipzig Berlin Freiburg so no need to venture far but never spent much time in hessen. Is there a multi day rail or sbahn pass we can get?

In Frankfurt? Frankfurt is not Munich. The traditional restaurants in Frankfurt are Äpplewoikneipen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apfelwein which are mostly located in Sachsenhausen.

^Typical bavarian attitude towards us. Some colleagues at work on my team are based in Bavaria, when they come over for work trips, they say we have no beer in Hesse.

I concur. Last year I walked in and luckily got a table at Ebbelwoi Unser. It was excellent. Don't try to repeat what you can do in Munich. It's Frankfurt. Do Frankfurter things.

Everytime I go go Frankfurt I stay one night before I head out to the rest of the country for Bundesliga matches. I try to stay at the airport Moxy in Gateway Gardens. Super convenient and comparatively cheap. There's a Rewe right next door. The S-Bahn station is a block away. Gateway Gardens feels safer than near the Hbf.

If you're looking for a beer experience outside Munich, I recommend heading to Bamberg. The beer halls are abundant and they are famous for their smoked beers. It's a longish train ride from Frankfurt, especially if you do what I did and booked the slowest regional train, but it's well worth the effort.

My 2 cents? Take the train down the Rhine. Stop at any (or all) town. Have a drink. Stroll along the water.

A Rhine pub crawl! plan to take the boat down to Koblenz or st Goar and train back.

Good idea!

There is a small Zeppelin museum near the airport which is accessible by the train. It isn't big, but if you have an interest in aviation it might be worth a shout. I enjoyed it, and it killed most of an afternoon getting out to it and getting back.