Hi! I know may be lots of people find me crazy, but, anyway, I will ask it -

If i have 24 hours layover in FRA - is it real to flash and dash heidelberg and wurzburg ?

We fly in at 13.40 friday, and fly out 14.00 saturday

I suddenly find that Frankfurt itself is not a bog deal for 1 day

And I want to see as much as possible

Before I'd make 3 days following itinerary

day 1 - Düsseldorf, Cologne, Brühl, Aachen, Maastricht,

day 2 - Maastricht, Monschau, Luxenburg, Metz, Saarbrücken, Speyer, Worms, Mainz, Wiesbaden

day 3 - Wiesbaden, Rüdenshain am Rhein, Koblenz, Linz am Rhein, Bonn, Düsseldorf

So now, i plannign to do following

day 1 from 13.40: FRA - Lorsch - Heidelberg - Michelstand ( Miltenberg ( instead of Rothenburg which is too far) - Wurzburg (250km, 4h10min)

Day 2 till flight at 14.00 - Wurzburg - Aschaffenburg - FRA (126km, 1h30min)

the only thing i worried about is that we fly from 3am with 4h layover to FRA, and next day fly 10 hours to ANC, and in a day of landing we must drive 5 hours nonstop there...

SO i wonder if is't not to much

From where will you fly in?
Forget any big trip after a overnight flight (jetlag).
A somewhat serious visit of Mainz would take AT LEAST half a day, most probably more.

BTW: I don't understand what you meant with your 3 days marathoncfrom DUS.

i still don't understand, would it be easier in your native language?

Driving any distance within a day of a flight that crosses multiple time zones is extremely dangerous, to yourselves and anyone else on the road. You should wait at least 24 hours, or better at least 36 hours before trying to drive at all.

I think you are a bit crazy with all those destinations in your 24 hrs. I would definitely skip Aschaffenburg, it's gritty and not a good tourist destination. Also you realise that just because you land at 13:40 you won't be able to start your tourist race right from that time. It usually takes a good hour to get out of Frankfurt if you have to clear immigration and collect bags. Seriously if you must venture so far in your layover then just do Würzburg, which is close in to Frankfurt. There is quite a bit to see there (the Residenz, weekly market, appealing old town, etc) and you can do it by train from Frankfurt airport and not risk your life with a microsleep. Another option as mentioned above is Mainz (but certainly not Würzburg and Mainz, if you are getting any ideas!).

Lavandula

3 days from DUS - it was my last and only trip to Germany.
I just show how usual that kind of schedule for me is

For a question what did i see during those 3 days - i just revised - i have 468 photos of beautiful buildings inside the towns maked in this 3 days.
So it were definetly during our stops in towns on the way...

If you only want to take pictures instead of entering/visiting the palaces, museums, churches and other sights, it might be easier to load down the fotos from google maps.

When is this supposed to happen? How are you getting to these places? Where are you flying into FRA from?

Getting through FRA, and getting whatever transport you are using will take at least a couple of hours. Google Maps driving times are very ambitious and German roads are not that great, despite their reputation otherwise. You need to be back at the airport three hours before an international flight, and that is after dropping off any hire car. You have to sleep somewhere and eat at least a couple of times, so that brings your 24 hour tour of Germany down to maybe 14 hours if you are lucky, and depending on the time of year some or a lot of that could be in the dark. You have to allow for traffic and weather conditions too.

Spend the time relaxing in Frankfurt instead.

Do not drive five hours after arriving in Alaska. Terrible idea for you and your fellow road users. It is the equivalent of driving while drunk.

The only safe way to use your time in your layover in Frankfurt would be this: book one night at a hotel in Frankfurt. Do not drive anywhere. On the day your plane arrives, after you get your passport stamped, drop your stuff off at your hotel. Then do a self-guided tour. Walk and use the trains only. Do not travel outside the touristy areas of Frankfurt. Go to sleep early enough. You might or might not have time for anything on the day your plane leaves. You need to arrive at the airport before 11am or at least 3 hours before your flight leaves.

Having thought about it, I think that after all, we have to choose... Or to Wurzburg by train, or to Heidelberg by car?

Do NOT drive.

If i understand correct - ice to wurzburg gonna cost me 36*2*2 144euro go and back?
there is no way to make in cheaper without less comfort?

What? Perhaps you can maybe provide a link of the resource you are looking at. I cannot interpret what you are saying here.

It is not advisable to drive after a long flight crossing multiple timezones - use public transport. If you are looking to do this cheaply, stay closer to FRA. You also need to figure lodging into this plan.

Be sure to allow plenty of time at the Frankfurt airport. The last time we were there, three hours was barely enough time to get through the long lines.

It depends on when you buy your ticket - if you buy your ICE ticket 3 months early you get the cheapest fares. If you buy your ticket right before you go it will be expensive. If you want cheaper try Flixbus. And I agree with the others, bad idea to drive after a long-haul flight. Train is good, bus is good.

Lavandula

Hats off to lavandula and her interpretation skills

Haha, I work with languages professionally, it wasn't a big stretch to understand what was wanted (what we all want, really - cheaper fares )

Lavandula

I just tried to say that i found current ticket prices to ice to 23 august ( 3 more days after now) for 36pp ow Fra-wurzburg, so it gonna cost me 144 roundtrip for 2, correct?

Yes, that's right - remember this is a comfortable train with a dining car, clean toilets and wifi, which goes at 300km/h. It is costly because it is a good product and Frankfurt - Würzburg is quite a long distance. If you are prepared to spend longer on the train there might be slower, cheaper trains (you can search on bahn.com for local trains only).

Lavandula

Finnaly my wofe ask me to stay in frankfurt

can you suggest the itinerary to flash and dash all the things below?

thanks

Day 1
Morning
Arrive in Frankfurt am Main. First stop is breakfast on Römerberg, a square that is home to impressive sights such as the Römer, St Nicholas’ Church and City Hall.
Afternoon
Cross the river and choose between a number of incredible institutions at the Museumsufer (Museum Embankment), including the Städelsches Kunstinstitut with its prodigious collection of contemporary art, the Deutches Filmmuseum and the Museum für Kommunikation.
Evening
Enjoy a sophisticated menu and a 360-degree view of Frankfurt from the Main Tower Restaurant (Neue Mainzer Strasse 52-58).

Option A. - Römerberg, Alte Nikolai, Book Burning Memorial, Jörge Ratgeb wall paintings in the Karmeliter Cloister, Pauls Kirche, the Kaiserdom, the Jewish Holocaust Memorial Wall, the Klein Markt Halle, Eschenheimer Turm, Alte Oper, and then go up on the Main Tower for sunset, have dinner at one of the guard towers built in the 1500's, either the Friedberger Warte or the Sachsenhausen Warte. Visit one of the Farmers Markets.
Option B. - Visit the Deutsche Ordens Church (Tuetonic Order of Knights) built in 1309, stroll through the Palmengarten, take tram #12 to Bornheim on Wed. or Sat. for the Farmers Market and a walk down the Berger strasse with a stop in the Chinese Garden at Bethmann Park, on Fri. visit the market on Schiller Strasse, or at the Konstablerwache on Thurs.and Sat. When evening comes, take a walk through Alt Sachsenhausen with dinner in one of the old applewine pubs, like Dauth-Schneiders or Atschel. If you prefer staying in Bornheim, have dinner at Zur Sonne or Apfelwein Solzer, beautiful, old, half-timbered Applewine Pubs on the upper Berger Strasse.
Option C (with kids under 12) - Visit the Kinder Museum, My Zeil, the Communication Museum, Senckenburg Museum of Natural History, the Bible Museum, Experimenta, climb to the top of the Kaiserdom, spend a few hours at the Palmengarten, go to the top of the Main Tower (especially cool at sunset and after dark), go swimming at Rebstock Bad with its' wave pool, slides and sauna, on Sundays you can visit the Antique Tram Museum and check out all the old trams. Have dinner at one of the cafes that surround the Römer (Alte Limburg or Wein Stubbe), so the kids can run around and you can watch the buskers perform that are often there.
Option D - If you haven't been able to get to any old towns while here in Germany , then make plans to visit the Frankfurt neighborhood of Hoechst. There, you can walk through a dry moat next to the old city wall, see lots of original half-timbered houses lining narrow cobble-stoned streets, the Bolongaro palace and a schloss, as well as St.Justinus, one of the oldest churches in Germany built in 850. Have dinner up on the wall at the Alte Zoll Wache or Zum Baeren. A visit to the Höchst Porcelain Factory would also be interesting. Tram #11 goes there and lets you see lots of Frankfurt as the ride takes about 45 min. or you can cut the time to 10 min. using the S-bahn 1 or 2 from the Hauptbahnhof.
Museum recommendations if you only have one day (and it isn't a Monday) and depending on your interests: the Städel, Liebieg Haus for sculpture, the Archeology Museum, the Schirn, Museum of Modern Art, or the Film Museum. Many of the museums stay open late on Wed. and Thurs. but are closed on Mondays. If you are here on Mondays, the Palmengarten, the Zoo, the Senckenburg Museum, and the Goethe Haus are open. If you want to visit several museums, we recommend getting a 2 day ticket for 18 € that gets you into all of the museums. A family ticket is 28 €. You can get these at any museum or at the Tourist Info.