Sightseeing Tours

Sightseeing Tours

Applewine Express Tour

You can easily find time for the one-hour Applewine Express (Ebbelwoi Express) tram tour, operated by the City Transit Authority. Offered hourly Saturdays, Sundays, and some holidays, this tour gives you a quick look at the city's neighborhoods, a bit of Frankfurt history, and a chance to sample Apfelwein (a bottle, along with pretzels, is included in the EUR 5 fare). You can't miss the brightly painted blue-and-red streetcar around town. You can board it at any of the stops, which include the main station, Römerburg, and zoo. The route takes you around the city center, across the bridge to Sachsenhausen, and then returns. Timetables change with the season, so it's best to call ahead.

Information

Tourist Office (Römerberg 27, Altstadt. 069/2123-8708. www.frankfurt-tourismus.de). Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (City Transit Authority. 069/2132-2425. www.vgf-ffm.de).

Boat Tours

Day trips on the Main River and Rhine excursions run from March through October and leave from the Frankfurt Mainkai am Eiserner Steg, just south of the Römer complex. The boats are available for private parties, too.

Information

Frankfurt Personenschiffahrt GmbH (Mainkai 36, Altstadt. 069/281-884. www.primus-linie.de).

Bus Tours

Two-and-a-half-hour city bus tours with English-speaking guides are offered by the Frankfurt Tourist Office throughout the year. From April through October tours leave from outside the main tourist information office at Römerberg 27 daily at 10 AM and 2 PM; you can also pick up these tours 15 minutes later from the south side of the train station. The tour includes the price of admission to the Goethehaus and, except in winter, the top of the Maintower. November through March, tours leave daily at 2, stopping at 2:15 at the south side of the train station. The cost is EUR 25. ETS offers two-hour city tours by bus four times a day for EUR 28.50. They leave from the line's office at Wiesenhüttenplatz 39, or they will pick you up at an inner-city hotel.

Information

Tourist Office (Römerberg 27, Altstadt. 069/2123-8708. www.frankfurt-tourismus.de). ETS (Wiesenhüttenpl. 39, City Center. 069/230-492. www.ets-frankfurt.de).

Excursion Tours

Once a month, on a Sunday, the Historische Eisenbahn Frankfurt runs a vintage steam train with a buffet car along the banks of the Main. The train runs from the Eiserner Steg bridge west to Frankfurt-Griesham and east to Frankfurt-Mainkur. The fare is EUR 4.50.

Deutsche Touring will take you to Rothenburg, Heidelberg, and the Black Forest. ETS has trips to the Rhine, the Black Forest, and the Romantic Road.

Information

Deutsche Touring (Mannheimerstr. 4, City Center, D-60329. 069/230735. www.touring.de). ETS (Wiesenhüttenpl. 39, City Center. 069/230-492. www.ets-frankfurt.de). Historische Eisenbahn Frankfurt (Eiserner Steg, Altstadt. 069/436-093. www.historischeeisenbahnfrankfurt.de).

Walking Tours

The tourist office's walking tours cover a variety of topics, including Goethe, Jewish history, transportation, architecture, and business. Tours can also be tailored to your interests. For an English-speaking guide, the cost is EUR 120 for up to two hours and EUR 60 per hour after that.

Information

Tourist office (Römerberg 27, Altstadt. 069/2123-8800).