
Since the beginning of the year, 432,000 travelers have chosen to use Lufthansa Express Rail to and from Frankfurt Airport. By the end of the year, a total of more than 500,000 bookings have been confirmed.
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Never before in the more than 20-year cooperation between Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have so many travelers opted for the joint offer as in 2024.
Due to the high demand, the range of feeder destinations to Frankfurt Airport – one of the largest airports in Europe – is being steadily expanded: this year it has grown by 4 to a total of 28 cities within Germany. New to the list are the cities of Augsburg, Siegburg/Bonn, Wolfsburg and Essen. This means that more than twice as many cities will be connected by Lufthansa Express Rail than Lufthansa currently does by flight.
Thanks to the large number of Sprinter connections, passengers can travel faster between the metropolises with shorter journey times. In addition to the domestic German connections, the cooperation also relies on an international connection between Munich Central Station and Zurich Airport, with a possible boarding in Bregenz, Austria. This ideally complements the offer to the hub of the Lufthansa Group Airline SWISS. The number of feeder trains is also increasing: DB and Lufthansa are offering more than 240 daily ICE connections with a Lufthansa flight number (codeshare numbers).
Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn are continuously focusing on the expansion of joint offers for trains to flights. For more than 20 years, the cooperation between the two partners has enabled Lufthansa customers to purchase a combined ticket for train and flight with just one booking step.
In addition to Lufthansa Group airlines, other Star Alliance airlines are now also using the Lufthansa Express Rail service. This is made possible by Deutsche Bahn’s membership as an intermodal partner of the Star Alliance. And the program will be further strengthened: For example, United Airlines has been using the Lufthansa Express Rail service since the end of last year and other Star Alliance airlines will follow.
Lufthansa Express Rail – advantages at a glance:
Fast, comfortable and flexible from 28 cities by train to Frankfurt Airport > overview of all cities see infographic
Optimal connections with short transfer times from train to flight
Authorization to use the Fast Lane at Frankfurt Airport
Free rebooking in case of delay
Large overhead bins on the latest generation of trains
Special AiRail terminal for baggage check-in and reclaim at Frankfurt Airport
Priority handling of Express Rail customers’ suitcases at Frankfurt Airport
One ticket, two boarding passes – for ICE and connecting flight
Free Wi-Fi on the train
Mileage credit also for the train journey
Access to DB lounges for business and First Class customers
Bookable via all Lufthansa sales channels.