Frankfurt Waldstadion

The new Waldstadion is being built on the same site as the current ground. When complete the new stadium will have a capacity of 48,000 complete with a retractable roof. The newly promoted club Eintracht Frankfurt will continue to play their games at the stadium whilst construction takes place. A reduced capacity of 30,000 will be in place for the next couple of seasons.
www.neues-waldstadion.de
www.eintracht-frankfurt.de

How to get there:
From the main station, take the S-bahn S8 towards Kelsterbach/Rüsselsheim Opelwerk to -Sportfeld-. Additional transport during events and free local transport with match ticket.

Stadium tours:
Selected week days, duration 90mins, prior reservation essential
Tel: 0049 69 290166, email: waldstadion@wfgp.de

 

Frankfurt/Main: view of St. Katharine's Church and the Hauptwache

Frankfurt:
Frankfurt (pop. 650,000) is known as the financial capital of Germany. It also has a picturesque old town, a 'museums mile' along the River Main and a Sachsenhausen, a cider making district. Frankfurt is in the heart of Germany and has excellent transport connections to all other cities.

Nearest airports:
Frankfurt Int-l 12kms (BA, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus)
Frankfurt Hahn 90kms (Ryanair)

Distance from ports:
Rotterdam (Netherlands) 4hrs 15mins
Ostend/Zeebrugge (Belgium) 4hrs 45mins
Calais (France) 5hrs 30mins

Next World Cup venue: Kaiserslautern (1h30)

Local tourist office:
Tourismus+Congress GmbH
Kaiserstrasse 56
60329 Frankfurt/Main
Tel: 0049 69 21238800
Fax: 0049 69 21237880