This is a huge railway station. Huge and busy. They've got loads of shops and restaurants to cater…read moreto every need. It's pretty easy to figure out where you need to go and which platform to be on for a train in or out. I think there are 20-30 different platforms. We took a DB (Deutsche Bahn) to and from the Black Forest without any issue. The trains are clean, smooth, and FAST!

It was quite an amazing train station with two dozen railway ramps, so check and double check which…read moreplatform your train is coming on. Our ramp moved, but fortunately, we figured it out. There are lots of restaurants, amazing bakeries, and coffee shops to choose from and if you wait inside in the restaurant area, you must make a purchase. Unfortunately, the train schedule is quite different on Sunday and we ended up having to leave the bullet train and get on a smaller train at another platform, carrying luggage up and downstairs. Then we drove a while longer on the train and then had to change trains yet again. We are so grateful to the people who helped us finally get to our hotel!

Typical train station in Europe. Shops inside for food and drinks. Multiple tracks. Fairly clean…read morethough there are homeless people hanging around... again, typical Europe.

This is a good train station, but like any train station at night, just be aware of your…read moresurroundings. I had boarded a train at night heading towards the direction of Frankfurt and there was a vagrant spitting on people. Needless to say, I moved myself away from this area as others did.

Booking and taking a train is pretty straightforward and easy to do. You can book online or in…read moreperson though tickets do sell quickly and it is often advised for longer distance routes to purchase a designated seat to avoid complications, especially if traveling with luggage. The train station is easy to navigate through but there is still ongoing construction around the station that can be tricky. The station has a coffee shop, and a few other shops with light bites to purchase while you wait. There is also a bathroom but you will need to pay Euros (or a credit card I believe) to use it, which is pretty standard throughout Europe.

For an airport train station, this has a lot of retail choices from Starbucks, Burger King on the…read moremain floor, while the top floor has more sit-down restaurants. Signage is pretty good. I was just waiting here for my train transfer, not taking a flight.

Typical German train station. One exception- the men's bathroom, which charges one euro, would not…read moregive change. Rather frustrating! Use exact change if you use the WC!

The Mainz train station is pretty standard for Europe. We had to catch a very early train to the…read moreairport for our flight home and overall I'd say we had an average experience here. The ticketing was fairly frustrating, but we'd grown accustomed to that as the electronic ticketing system in Germany, despite there being an English option, is not at all easy to navigate unless you are familiar with it. By this time in our trip we knew what to expect and had built in some time to navigate it and had a vague idea of what we needed so it went fairly well, but with the same little computer hiccups we'd come to expect from the system. The overall train station was, in my opinion, a bit grimy, and well loved, but it had some little cafes that were open early which was a win, and some fairly clean restrooms, though you had to go all the way to the basement for them. Overall, not a lot to report here. It could be modernized, cleaned up a bit, and improved, but it gets the job done.

This station in west Frankfurt is right next to the Messe / Trade Fair grounds and has direct…read morepedestrian access to the halls. For me, this is the station that was closest to my hotel along Europa Allee - a short walk along a reasonably well lit roadway. Not much for services here at the station. I did not locate a free wifi hot spot while I waited for my train. There do not appear to be any snack or vending shops here though there are a couple of vending machines on the platform. There is also an automated ticket machine. It is reasonably well lit and the platforms can be seen from the Emser Brücke, so I felt somewhat secure. The station is served by S-Bahn lines S3, S4, S5 and S6. It is between Frankfurt West and Galluswarte stations. Unless you're headed to the Messe, do not exit to the south.