🇩🇪 Frankfurt (Main) Süd

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Type Standard
Coordinates 50.09958, 8.686303
Timezone Europe/Berlin
Connections 0
UIC Code 8011065

About Frankfurt (Main) Süd

Frankfurt (Main) Süd is a busy suburban and regional station in the southern part of Frankfurt, sitting at the junction of several S-Bahn lines that radiate across the Rhine-Main metropolitan area. It handles a high volume of commuter traffic for the Sachsenhausen and Niederrad districts and serves as a stopping point for some long-distance regional express trains on routes bypassing Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. The station is well embedded in Frankfurt's dense urban rail grid, providing useful connections for passengers based in the city's southern neighbourhoods.

Frequently Asked Questions

S-Bahn line S3, S4, or S5 runs from Frankfurt Main Süd to Frankfurt Hbf in about five minutes, and to the Hauptwache in the city centre in around ten minutes. Trams and buses also serve the surrounding Sachsenhausen neighbourhood.
S-Bahn lines and some regional express (RE) trains on the south Frankfurt corridor stop here. Long-distance ICE trains use Frankfurt Hbf rather than Süd, so check your itinerary to confirm where your service departs.
The station is in the Sachsenhausen district, known for its apple-wine taverns, the Museumsufer (museum embankment), and proximity to the old Sachsenhausen village. It is a pleasant and quieter entry point to Frankfurt compared to the busy main station.
Frankfurt Main Süd is a smaller station without dedicated staffed luggage storage. Self-service lockers may be available, but for full facilities Frankfurt Hbf a few minutes away by S-Bahn is the better option.
Yes, take the S-Bahn to Frankfurt Hbf and change onto S8 or S9 for Frankfurt Airport (Flughafen Fernbahnhof or Regionalbahnhof). The total journey is around 25 to 30 minutes.

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Data last updated: 2026-02-27