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Frankfurt (Oder)

Travel Guide Europe Germany Brandenburg Frankfurt

Introduction

Frankfurt (Oder), or sometimes called by its older name Frankfurt an der Oder, is a small city in Brandenburg in the east of Germany, and has about 60,000 inhabitants.

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Getting There

By Train

Regional Express Trains run from Berlin once every hour and the ride is just a little over an hour to Frankfurt. There is also a EuroCity (EC) Train that runs from Berlin through Frankfurt on its way to Poland, but this is significantly more expensive than the commuter train.

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Getting Around

By Public Transport

There is a local bus system but the town isn't all that big so its easy to walk everywhere.

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Keep Connected

Phone

Post

Germany's postal system is very efficient, their logistics branch DHL is one of the best companies in this field world-wide, with domestic post or within a radius of 400 kilometres, send within a day. The website of Deutsche Post has an online calculator for postage fees as well as a post office finder. Within Germany, sending postcards costs €0.45 and standard letters €0.55, within Europe it is €0.65 for a postcard, standard letters to places in Europe cost €0.70. Outside Europe, the prices for sending a postcard or standard letter are €1 and €1.70 respectively. Although you will find the old post offices (mainly in the city centre), most of the smaller neighbourhood post offices are part of a small tobacco shop or grocery store.

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