Frankfurt Hahn Airport

Frankfurt-Hahn is not Frankfurt but Hahn. Once you realize this you can take advantage of some amazingly low tickets even if you factor in a night in one of the local hotels beforehand. An example would be $1100 to Stockholm vice $120 on Ryan. Yes it is an inconvience and you should always check Frankfurt prices first factor in the long bus rides at both ends and that cost. Then if you are still saving use Hahn.

Frankfurt Hahn airport cannot be given that name simply due to the fact of the airport is miles away from Frankfurt. I booked a flight which was cheap I thought I saved money I could never have been more wrong! The overall cost was the same as a flight to Frankfurt Main and it took me hours to get there. I will never fly to Hahn airport (which should be its proper name!!) again.

This one-time American airbase is situated about 80 miles from Frankfurt am Main and has nothing to do with Germany´s finance capital. Apart from the terminal building the whole place is a filthy ruin. As a single person it is impossible to unload baggage and then park and it is impossible to transfer baggage by hand from the parking lot as there is nothing to move it with. The sight of small children pulling heavy luggage on the 20 minute walk through the dirt and to the terminal. Ryanair staff are OK but the airport staff are little less than disgusting requiring that complaints must be made in writing. As one offensive ignorant woman at the information desk so coldly stated after she had refused to contact the airport management: "if you haven´t missed your flight what do you want to complain about?" A great example of typical German service at its arrogant best. Motto: if you can fly another route do so.

Depends on what you are looking for. We went on vacation to the Mosel valley area around Traben and found this airport to be convenient as we only had 20 minutes to travel. You cannot get better than that. Great location for touring the Mosel valley area!

It is surprising that neither the Frankfurt Main Airport website nor the Frankfurt Hahn website openly admits to there being another Airport "in" Frankfurt! The Frankfurt city website also does not acknowledge the Hahn airport. Ryanair finds it unnecessary to inform passengers that they would be flying to an airport some 80 miles away from the city! I had to go to Strausberg - and after trying direct flights from London I thought I would fly Ryanair and save money! I paid less to the airline industry but my bank never noticed the difference!

Research showed me that this airport is far enough away from Frankfurt not to have the name associated with it. 12 Euros for a shuttle bus one-way is quite steep when flying on a budget airline. Ryanair dominates this small uncomfortable airport. Duty free is available in a tiny shop about the size of my bedroom. Prices are not competitive and stock is limited. Security staff are in league with the airline when it comes to baggage weight limits and I was cautioned for carrying too much hand luggage by the person x-raying bags. Its' rival Frankfurt-Main airport is only 3KM away from the city and is a far better prospect.

I have been using Hahn airport since April 2002 and have seen it grow quicker than I expected. But despite that it is still a pleasant terminal the staff are friendly and helpful and it is easy to reach. My only real criticism is the main entrance road layout - this needs improvement. I hope the airport service remains the way it is even as the site grows.

From Koblenz Hauptbahnhof take bus 610 to Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn Terminal Hahn; one hour ride.