Frankfurt to Shanghai Flights

What's new in Frankfurt

• April 2026: Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 began operations, receiving airlines transferred from Terminal 2 and changing the departure building for those passengers.
• April 2026: The new Sky Line connection accompanied Terminal 3’s launch, linking it with the northern terminals and the airport railway stations.

Tips for travellers from India

A stay near Hauptbahnhof is useful for onward rail travel, while the old town suits a short visit centred on Römerberg and the river. The airport has separate regional and long-distance railway stations: local S-Bahn trains into Frankfurt and intercity trains do not necessarily use the same platforms. Read the service type before following a railway sign, particularly when connecting directly to another German city.

Terminal 3 is on the airport’s southern side. The new Sky Line takes about eight minutes between Terminals 1 and 3, so a rail arrival still needs a terminal transfer for a flight departing there. In town, link Römerberg with a crossing of the Main and the Museum Embankment. The Städel is a substantial collection visit, while Palmengarten is a separate botanical-garden outing away from that river circuit. A short connection is better spent in one central cluster than split between the river museums and Palmengarten. Use the actual flight terminal for the return, since older Terminal 2 directions may be obsolete.

Tips for travellers from India

People’s Square is useful for central metro connections, while the Bund suits a stay focused on the historic riverfront. A Pudong hotel places the towers on the same side of the Huangpu as the airport, but the district is large and the final station still matters. The Maglev reaches Longyang Road rather than the Bund itself; onward metro or road transport is needed. Metro Line 2 offers another route from Pudong Airport into the city.

Air India checks in at Terminal 2, at island K. The airport’s other terminal is a separate check-in building, and a domestic connection may require collecting bags and completing new departure formalities. Hongqiao is a different Shanghai airport, not another Pudong terminal. In town, the Bund promenade and a Pudong observation visit face each other across the river but need a crossing between them. Yuyuan Garden belongs to a smaller-scale old-city route, while People’s Square museums form another cluster. Museum of Art Pudong is on the newer waterfront side and has its own exhibition tickets. For a short visit, select one river crossing and build the day around the sights on either bank rather than repeatedly returning to the same metro interchange. Pudong Airport’s distance makes the last transfer a meaningful part of the departure day.