How to pass the time on a six-hour layover with small children (in Frankfurt)? [closed]
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We're having a six-hour layover at Frankfurt Airport in August, waiting for a flight to the USA. We arrive at ~8:00 and depart at ~14:00. My children are 4.5 and 8 years old.
I'm looking for the best ideas to pass the time Is there anything to do at the airport (I saw there are some small playgrounds but nothing where I would wait six hours)? Can we go out for a stroll? I guess we would have to be back at the airport three hours before the flight.
Best Answer
Frankfurt airport is well connected to the city of Frankfurt by trains, which take only 11 minutes and run every 15 min or so. So you can easily go explore the city and come back in time for your flight, particularly if one or more of your flights is a "Euro-domestic" Schengen flight with no immigration to pass through (since this is the one place in Frankfurt that occasionally gets jammed).
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Can I leave the Frankfurt airport during a layover?
You can leave your luggage while you explore the city or the airport during your transit; just drop your bags at the left luggage facility.What can you do on a 5 hour layover at Frankfurt Airport?
10 Things to do on a layover at Frankfurt Airport- Enjoy a meal. You won't go hungry at this airport, which has dozens of restaurants, bars, and cafes that should please even picky eaters. ...
- Visit an airport lounge. ...
- Shop. ...
- Freshen up. ...
- Get pampered. ...
- Pilot your own flight! ...
- Use the WiFi. ...
- Tour the airport.
How do you pass time on a layover?
Below, check out our list of things you can do at the airport during a long layover.Is two hours enough time between flights in Frankfurt?
Typically, an hour is already enough in Frankfurt. However, there can always be an uncommonly long line or some other issue, and then two hours are better. Your main concern should be that LH typically doesn't wait for connections, and those are often delayed.LAYOVER IN FRANKFURT- HOW TO SPEND 24 HOURS IN FRANKFURT- Pt 1
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Answer 2
This started out as a comment to the image the OP referred to in another answer.
Looking on Google the end of your proposed taxi ride is apparently called Strandbad Langener Waldsee. If you google this name you will find lots of good reviews on places like Trip Advisor saying that it is a nice, clean place to spend some time swimming. Summarizing what I saw from various reviews:
- Good, clean family friendly location
- Had an entrance fee €3 per person per day in 2015
- There is a bar/snackbar
- Clothing optional was mentioned in some older reviews
- The cement works on the lake shore detract from the view
- There doesn't seem to be much shade
- One person said if you get there in the morning you will have the place to yourself
I was not able to determine if you are able to rent towels or beach umbrellas.
What I would caution is spending 1/2 day in the sun at the beach before a long flight. Sunburnt children on a plane sounds like the plot of a horror story!
On the other hand, sleeping under a tree/umbrella before your flight sounds like a great way to relax.
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