Getting by Bus, Car, or Train to Low-Cost Airline Flights at HHN, Germany
Shuttle buses and cheap parking allow travelers to get to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) to take advantage of cheap airfares for flights on low-cost airlines.
Where is Frankfurt-Hahn? Foto: Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn
Getting to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), Germany is far more complicated than taking the train from Frankfurt International Airport to downtown Frankfurt am Main. Hahn is popular with low-cost airlines such as Ryanair and Wizz Air and therefore not surprisingly inconveniently located to most major cities. The airport is modern but small. The long-term parking lots at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) are vast and reasonably priced giving a clear indication how locals prefer to travel to their cheap flights. Several car rental agencies have car hire desks at the airport while buses run to several cities. No railway line and thus no train passes near the airport.
Getting to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) in Germany
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is near the MoselRiver in the far west of Germany in a sparsely populated area of the state Rhineland Palatinate. Frankfurt-Hahn is a growing hub for low-cost airline Ryanair and apart from many freight planes only used by budget airlines.
The closest large towns to Hahn are Koblenz (51 km/32 miles) and Trier (68 km/42 miles) while better-known, larger cities are Wiesbaden (72 km/44 miles), Mainz (73 km/45 miles), and finally Frankfurt am Main (120 km/75 miles).
Public Transportation to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN)
- By Train to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
There are no train services to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. The closest important railway stations are at Koblenz and Mainz but many travelers will find it worth going all the way by bus to Frankfurt International Airport, or even Hauptbahnhof, for excellent train connections to the rest of Germany.
- By Bus to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Buses proved the best public transportation links from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to nearby cities. Regular bus services are available to amongst Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt International Airport, Mainz, Darmstadt, Heidelberg (via Mannheim and Ludwigshafen), Koblenz, Cologne (Köln), Trier, Saarbrücken, and Luxemburg.
- By Taxi or Airport Transfer Shuttle Service
Taxis and shuttle services are available from Hahn-Airport to almost any destination. However, the prices are very high and certainly not compatible with Hahn’s reputation as haven for lovers of low-cost flights. For small groups, private shuttle bus transfers may be worth the convenience. However, alwas comopare a few services as prices can vary drastically.
Driving from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Driving from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to destinations in the direction of the Rhine River, most travelers will use the B50 state road in the direction of Simmern. From here, the road is a double-lane highway (but this is not an Autobahn so stick to the posted speedlimits!)
At Rheinböllen (Autobahn exit 45) turn north on the A61 to go to Koblenz and Cologne, and south towards Mainz, Wiesbaden, and Frankfurt. The A60 leads to Mainz; turn off onto the A643 to get to Wiesbaden. From here follow the A66 straight into Frankfurt am Main, or turn off on the A3 towards Frankfurt International Airport. In light traffic, traveling time is around an hour to Mainz and Wiesbaden and 90 minutes to Frankfurt city and airport.
- The Scenic Route from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to the Rhine
A very scenic but much slower alternative route from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport goes via the Rhine. From Rheinböllen, avoid the autobahn and continue on the small and winding road to Bacharach, a very picturesque wine town on the Rhine. (This road is best avoided in the dark and adverse weather conditions.) Although roads closely follows the Rhine on both banks, no bridges cross the Rhine between Koblenz and Wiesbaden-Mainz but several car ferries are available. The B42 on the right bank of the Rhine passes through Rüdesheim and automatically leads into the A66 to Wiesbaden and Frankfurt.
- Cheap flights on low-cost airlines made Frankfurt-Hahn famous – the distance from Frankfurt am Main made it somewhat infamous. Bus services to Hahn allow this low-cost airline haven to compete with Frankfurt International Airport for international travelers willing to forgo the latter’s convenience in exchange for low airfares.
Based on the article Getting to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport first published on October 8, 2007 at suite101.com.
