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Old Feb 26th, 2012, 08:50 AM
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ATM's in Frankfurt airport

Hi,

Just wondering if there are any ATM's in the Frankfurt International Airport that can be used without going out and back through security? We have about an 1 and 1/2 hour layover at the airport until we fly into Paris. But I thought it would be easier to get Euro's in Frankfurt than at CDG in Paris.
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Old Feb 26th, 2012, 12:05 PM
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This listing of ATMs includes quite a few on the concourses (particuarly from Deutsche Bank):

http://www.frankfurt-airport.de/cont...ldwechsel.html

You can match the listing up with a map of concourses:
http://www.frankfurt-airport.de/cont...2011_2011w.pdf
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Old Feb 26th, 2012, 08:27 PM
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There are plenty of ATMs at CDG as well, so either airport is a convenient and easy place to get euros.
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Old Feb 27th, 2012, 02:40 AM
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If you're connecting in Frankfurt you'll have to go through security before getting on your connecting flight.

There are ATM machines all over the airport.

With 1.5 hours I would concentrate on getting to the gate for your flight. If you see an ATM then use it but don't spend the time wandering around looking for a machine.

It's no easier to get Euros in Frankfurt than at CDG.
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Old Feb 27th, 2012, 02:55 AM
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It is easier to get euros in Frankfurt if you bank at Bank of America because Deutsche Bank transactions are free. In France and Italy, you have to go to BNP Paribas, and I don't remember their ATM's at CDG. But maybe I just didn't look.
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Old Feb 27th, 2012, 08:58 AM
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I'm pretty sure that there are no BNP Paribas at CDG.

I didn't realize that Paribas was in Italy.
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Old Feb 27th, 2012, 09:21 AM
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that would be true about Frankfurt if you are one of the unfortunate people to have a Bank of American ATM/debit card as they have such a large fee for using it abroad at ATMs that are not their partner.
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Yes there are few ATM's at the Frankfurt Airport, one is at the near of the customs office and one is at the near of departure gate.
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But I would never own or use a debit card. I only use a BoA ATM card, and there are no fees if you use an affiliated bank: Barclays in the UK, BNP Paribas in France and Italy (where they acquired one of the big Italian banks -- Banco Nazionale del Lavoro, IIRC), and Deutsche Bank in Germany.

This does not mean you can use Barclays in Spain or DB in Central Europe for free. Do I know why? Banking madness?
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