Coach & Minibus Hire in Germany

Frankfurt Minibus Hire, from the Römer to the Rhine

Frankfurt is compact at its heart, and the Rhine is an hour away. A minibus and a driver suit a family visit, a club trip or wedding guests who want the Römerberg in the morning and a Rheingau wine village by the afternoon.

The centre in quick stops

Most of Frankfurt's coach places are quick stops of up to 15 minutes, just long enough for a group to step out. For the Römerberg, the Paulskirche and the Goethe-Haus, the stop is on Berliner Straße by the Paulskirche; for the Kaiserdom, it is Am Pfarrturm, right beside the cathedral.

Longer parking is on Theodor-Stern-Kai in Sachsenhausen, near the museums, or on Breitenbachstraße in Bockenheim. Nearly every place is paid by mobile phone and none can be reserved, so the driver chooses on the day.

Sprinter minibus cabin
Sprinter minibus cabin

Inside the motorway ring

The Umweltzone is everything within the ring formed by the A5, A3 and A661, though not those motorways. A green sticker is needed there, foreign vehicles included, and coaches get no general exemption.

Frankfurt has never had a diesel ban. One was threatened after a 2018 court ruling but never took effect.

Landing near Frankfurt

Favourite stops in Frankfurt

  • Alt-Sachsenhausen (apple-wine taverns) — Coach stops at Dreieichstraße 20 near the Klappergasse (1 place) and Walter-Kolb-Straße near Dreikönigsstraße (2 places), each maximum 15 minutes
  • Zoo Frankfurt — Coach parking at Alfred-Brehm-Platz 15 (3 places, maximum 3 hours, 09:00-17:00)
  • Palmengarten — Botanical garden with entrances on Siesmayerstraße and Palmengartenstraße. Guided tours need about 8 weeks' notice. Coach parking on Siesmayerstraße / Feldbergstraße (4 places, maximum 15 minutes) and Zeppelinallee (4 places, maximum 3 hours), paid only by mobile phone app
  • Senckenberg Naturmuseum — Natural history museum at Senckenberganlage 25; guided tours are requested in advance through the museum's tour-request form
  • MAIN TOWER — Viewing platform at Neue Mainzer Straße 52-58. Groups register in advance with the platform team, but this is not a fixed time slot; there is airport-style security screening and large bags and backpacks are not allowed. The building's car park is not public; the nearest official coach stops are Untermainanlage (3 places) and Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 40 (2 places), each maximum 15 minutes
  • Museumsufer (Schaumainkai) — Row of museums on the Sachsenhausen bank of the Main. Coach stops: Untermainkai / Nizza-Werft (1 place, 10 minutes, free), Dürerstraße / Städel (2 places), Mainkai / Eiserner Steg (2 places, north bank); longer coach parking on Theodor-Stern-Kai (22 places, buses 08:00-20:00)
  • Städel Museum — Schaumainkai 63, on the Museumsufer. Closed on Mondays. Group terms from 10 people, and every group must register in advance. Coach stop at Dürerstraße / Städel Museum (2 places, maximum 15 minutes); the museum says coach parking cannot be reserved
  • Frankfurter Goethe-Haus and Deutsches Romantik-Museum — Großer Hirschgraben 21. Guided groups of at most 25 people in the Goethe-Haus and 15 in the Deutsches Romantik-Museum, booked in advance. Open daily 10:00-18:00, Thursday to 21:00. The nearest official coach stop is Berliner Straße / Paulskirche
  • Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus — Open daily 09:00-20:00. Groups of at most 25 people plus a guide; groups planning a longer tour register at least 2 days ahead with the parish office; no tours during services, and registered tours have priority. Coach stop Am Pfarrturm (3 places, maximum 15 minutes) beside the cathedral
  • Römerberg, the Römer and the Kaisersaal — Town hall square of the Altstadt. The Kaisersaal can be visited when it is not booked for official events; entry times change at short notice, so groups confirm with the city's protocol office first. Coaches set down at Berliner Straße / Paulskirche (6 places, opposite Berliner Straße 44, maximum 15 minutes)

Good places to be picked up

  • Höchst
  • Frankfurt Airport (The Squaire, Gateway Gardens)
  • Niederrad (Lyoner Straße)
  • Ostend (Europäische Zentralbank)
  • Sachsenhausen / Museumsufer
  • Bockenheim
  • Messe / Europaviertel
  • Westend
  • Bahnhofsviertel (Hauptbahnhof)
  • Innenstadt / Altstadt (Römerberg, Zeil, Hauptwache)

The Rheingau, the Rhine and further

Kloster Eberbach is about 53 km away and Rüdesheim about 64 km, each around an hour, which makes the Rheingau wine villages an easy day. The Loreley at St. Goarshausen is about 91 km, an hour and a half.

Between Wiesbaden and Koblenz no bridge crosses the Rhine for about 90 km. Places on the far bank, such as Bacharach, need a ferry or a long detour, so it is simplest to plan the day on one side of the river.

Heidelberg is about 91 km, the Residenz in Würzburg about 120 km, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber about 182 km, a full day there and back.

Flights and trains

Frankfurt Airport is only about 13 km from the Römerberg, 15 to 20 minutes outside the rush hour. Airlines keep moving between terminals, so pick-ups are planned around the terminal on your booking. At the Hauptbahnhof, building work changes the walking routes to the platforms; give a group off an ICE a few extra minutes.

Questions travellers ask

Can we spend an evening in Alt-Sachsenhausen?

Yes. The apple-wine taverns have two short stops nearby, at Dreieichstraße 20 by the Klappergasse and on Walter-Kolb-Straße, each for up to 15 minutes. The driver drops you there and collects you at a set time.

Can a group of 30 visit the Kaiserdom?

Groups there are capped at 25 plus a guide, so 30 people need two groups. For a longer tour, register with the parish office at least two days ahead; there are no tours during services.

Is the MAIN TOWER suitable for a group?

Yes, with registration in advance, although it is not a fixed time slot. Expect airport-style security checks; large bags and backpacks are not allowed, so leave them on the minibus.

Does the Städel take groups?

Yes, from 10 people, and every group registers in advance. The museum closes on Mondays. There is a coach stop with two places on Dürerstraße, and coach parking there cannot be reserved.

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