To get to and around in Frankfurt am Main, we highly recommend to install the apps.
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Getting around in Frankfurt
To get around in Frankfurt, we recommend to use the RMVgo App on your smartphone. You can enter the address of your target location and get suggestions how to get there from your current location. Please note that Germany has a trust-based system. You can get on any train or bus without a physical barrier, but there are random check ups by security. If you are caught without ticket, you pay 60 EUR.
If you buy tickets via the app, you need to show the ticket QR-Code at the security control. If you buy a paper ticket at a ticket machine, you need to validate the ticket inside the train (machine looks like a simple time clock).
Typical ticket prices:
| Ticket type | German name | Price | Conditions |
| short-distance ticket | Kurzstreckenfahrkarte | 2.35 EUR | length of trip < 2 km, one direction only, you may switch trains/busses, but don’t do a round trip |
| single ticket | Einzelfahrkarte | 3.80 EUR | go one direction within Frankfurt, you may switch trains/busses, but don’t do a round trip |
| day ticket | Tageskarte | 7.40 EUR | have as many trips as you want at that day until 7am of the following day, saves money already if you take two trips a day |
| group day ticket | Gruppentageskarte | 14.10 EUR (for up to 5 people) | up to 5 people can share this ticket for one day (until the end of transfer of that day), saves money already with 2 people; you have to write the names of the people on the ticket and only those people can use it (show your ID/passport with the security) |
To Frankfurt By Plane
The Frankfurt Airport (IATA-Code: FRA) is one of the biggest airports in the world and lies conveniently just outside of Frankfurt. You can get into the city by train.
Airport to Conference Venue
Frankfurt Airport has two train stations which are about 10 minutes walking distance apart (inside the airport!):
- Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof (inside of Terminal 1):
S-Bahn or regional trains to Frankfurt City
(cheapest option, currently 6.60 EUR):
S8 or S9 (direction Offenbach or Hanau) from platform 1 to- Taunusanlage (closest S-Bahn station to the venue) + 20 minute walk
- Hauptwache + switch to subway to Holzhausenstraße + 5 minute walk subway lines from Hauptwache:
U1 (direction Ginnheim),
U2 (direction Bad Homburg),
U3 (direction Oberursel)
U8 (direction Riedberg)
- Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof (inside Terminal 1):
ICEs or ICs to Frankfurt Main Station (= Frankfurt(Main) Hbf) (more expensive but faster option):
check the current schedule on bahn.de or install the app DB Navigator on your smartphone (highly recommended), where you can also buy tickets if you register.
to Frankfurt By Train
Frankfurt has two large train station: Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof and Frankfurt Main Station (= Frankfurt(Main) Hbf). This is the best option if you travel long distance from another German city or other European country. At Frankfurt Main Station, you are directly in the city center. From there, you can also walk within 20-30 minutes to the conference venue.
Note that the train transport in Germany is extremely fragile at the moment. Canceled trains and delays are highly common. We highly recommend to install the app DB Navigator on your smartphone, where you can also buy tickets if you register.
To Frankfurt By Car
Frankfurt is well connected and has many Autobahns leading to and through Frankfurt.
Please be aware that the entire city is considered a Umweltzone (“Environmental Zone”) which requires you to have a special green sticker on your car, which most diesel cars don’t have (unless refitted). For more information, see:
https://frankfurt.de/themen/umwelt-und-gruen/umwelt-und-gruen-a-z/luft/umweltzone/fragen-und-antworten
From Göttingen to Frankfurt on March 24th
If you would like to travel from Workshop I “(Universal) Paradigmatic Gaps” in Göttingen to Frankfurt, where the Main Colloquium and the Workshop II “Negation” take place, the best option for you is to travel on Monday, March 24th.
Göttingen and Frankfurt are well-connected by fast trains (ICE) within 2 hours. To look for connections, check the current schedule on bahn.de or install the app DB Navigator on your smartphone (highly recommended), where you can also buy tickets if you register. Consider buying your ticket early to get a cheaper option! We highly recommend to get a direct connection.
Direct connections on the evening of March 24th (changes are possible!):
| Göttingen | Frankfurt(Main) Hbf | Train number | Platform (in Göttingen) |
| 17:16 | 19:00 | ICE 771 | 10 |
| 18:16 | 20:00 | ICE 1171 | 10 |
| 18:39 | 21:08 | ICE 1675 | 10 |
| 18:52 | 20:43 | ICE 377 | 10 |
| 19:16 | 21:00 | ICE 773 | 10 |
| 19:52 | 21:40 | ICE 995 | 10 |
| 20:18 | 22:00 | ICE 273 | 11 |
| 20:52 | 22:44 | ICE 877 | 10 |
| 21:16 | 23:00 | ICE 775 | 10 |
| 22:02 | 23:52 | ICE 887 | 10 |