Is Frankfurt Safe Around The Central Train Station? ( Frankfurt Main Hbf) 

My wife and I just walked those same streets - AT NIGHT! We stayed at a nice hotel near the river and decided to walk north to dinner before sunset. I told her we needed to find a different street to walk back after dinner and we picked an even worse street! Open drug usage and dealing along each block. At least the people all seemed to be more interested in getting high than bothering us. The next day we waked south, across the river into a really nice area of the city. I would recommend a cab or Uber to anyone who is not comfortable with sharing sidewalks with such conditions.

I walked those streets back around between 1978 to 1981 when I was stationed there and it was pretty much the same ...I really miss Frankfurt I had a lot of fun there

Just exited the train station and walked towards my hotel, I wasn't bothered but this truly caught me off guard

I have seen same type of people in my last visit end of July 2023 but not in 2002 in my first visit, but train station is really impressive and tidy except confusing train timetables. Even some locals do not know which is right platform to wait for your train

Anyone in Germany will tell you that Frankfurt/Crackfurt is disgustingly close to the train station, but it's not nearly as fked up as some of the train stations in our friends across the atlantic ^^

Dude, I was stationed in Frankfurt 1981-1983 when I was in the army. That area is not going downhill. It's been sketchy going back to my time living there.

One of the things of Germany though, you will not get robbed with weapons like in the United States or Latin America. Europe is safe, no matter what you want to say, compared to America it is super safe.

I walked through there in 2019, it was the same. I have to say though that I never felt personally threatened by anyone, but I agree it wasn't pleasant to look at. The reality is that no one there's looking to hurt you, they just seem to mind their own business. So unless you're looking to try and steal someone's crack pipe, I think you'll be ok lol. I also have to say that some of the comments people left in this video are ridiculous. It amazed me how many people who watched this automatically assumed that all of Frankfurt was like this, and some were even contemplating canceling their trips over it lmao. I've been all over the world, and Frankfurt is one of the nicest place's I've been to. Of course like anywhere, it's going to have bad areas. That's actually the general rule about areas in the vicinity of major train stations throughout Europe.

What you are seeing is called the "Frankfurter Weg". Frankfurt is one of four cities in Europe that doesn't force addicts to the outskirts and instead leaves them in their quarter. The Frankfurt main station district is completely save and these people just live there. Yes, it is not what you see usually, but it is enough to treat them as human beings, which they are, and nothing will happen. The area is completely safe, so don't get your panties in a bunch.

Take a walk down Hollywood Blvd in Los Angels.. it’s the same.. any major city’s down town will have trash and e street folk

Casinos and brothels … super scary lol.

Sorry, what was the issue!? Just a rainy day and few people standing near buildings

I live in Brazil and I'm afraid to be in a hotel near this train station, lol.. Yes, my country sucks (regarding violence) but I'm afraid. I'm thinking about to visit Hamburg instead.

I just watched a video about the Prague railway stations. What a difference.

I pull into the train station tomorrow. Awesome

Thank you for sharing this information !

For the people that doesn't know. Germany have way more homeless people total and per 1000 than the USA. In fact most European countries homeless problems are worse than in America. The US actually have one of the lowest rates at 16 per 10000. Way lower than Germany's 31.4

That’s the red light district, pal. A lot of johns and drug addicts hang around over there. It’s not a good place to be but it’s unlikely that someone will jump you during the day unless you interact with the people hanging around there. I wouldn’t walk around at night, though.

Walked there a week ago, someone was doing crack in the middle of the day. but no one was bothering me. There was a different story when i took my camera out and took a few shots of a station and some trams. Some guy on a bike started saying something to me in german which i didn't understand, i said that i don't speak german, but he just continued, so i walked away. A girl walking past said that he is saying that i shouldn't shoot people without permission. I think this has nothing to do with what i shoot, but he just saw a camera and saw it as an opportunity to scare me or scam me or whatever. I didn't take my camera out in that area anymore to avoid unnecessary bullshit.

Architecturally looks like an American city.

I can assure you it was the same for 30 years. I hated Frankfurt and never ventured out into the city. I also don't understand why this kind of situation is tolerated.

Is O'Reilly's Irish Pub still open across from the Main train station?

Looks pretty tame (to me) compared to the streets in Philadelphia, LA, Seattle or Portland.

I remember spending about half the year in europe and half the year in america every year,and after seeing the steady decline of western europe,i would only spend time in central and western europe..i live the balkans. It's heartbreaking to see this.i've been to that train station a LOT. granted,there's unbelievable puzza and beer in germany and belgium( mostly belgium) and the schnitzl in germany is amazing,but those things aren't worth going back there for

I was there in Frankfurt 2012 it was still kind of rough, but, compared to tent villages in every city of the US with gangs, psycho meth heads roaming, no comparison.

I stayed in a hotel near the Train Station last weekend and it certainly is ropey at best. No one confronted me and as a 40 year old male I felt ok but the video is pretty accurate and there are some worse streets around Hbf. I didn't see any trouble but it is a little intimidating.

Was recently there on the platfrom and watched a girl that was around 16 crying in panick while trying to shoot something up. Just a place to avoid. Espacially at night the inside of the trainstation turns into Zombie town. Got robbed there once too while waiting in line for that asian food stand. It pains me that more and more trainstations in germany look like this.

Worst place in Germany - avoid areas around the main trainstation everywhere…

Thank you for posting this! I missed my connecting flight in Frankfurt this past summer and thought it'd be a good idea to walk around the city for a while. I was encountered by endless blocks of what you've shown here. Upon returning home I was having a hard time explaining to my friends how shitty the experience had been without exaggerating, but now I got proof!

I just wanna know are Talahons dangerous? Do you unnecessarily mess with innocents?

honsetly I thought it would have been pretty bad. This is like a better than average walk in Vancouver Canada. Just search Chinatown/east Hastings Vancouver

Love Frankfurt. If you want a little adventure, go left from the train station, if you want to stay safe, go right, lol.

Few years back I've walked this area at late evening. It is Cyberpunk video game in real !

I'm going to be traveling solo to Frankfurt this summer. Is there a way to see if the area of my hotel is somewhat safe?

Philadelphia... Kensington Avenue... the same 😒

I have been, this place is magical, there's such an incredible chill on these streets and attitude of nit giving fu.. whatever. Crazy city the most atmospheric City I have ever been to

Thank you! this is so helpful- I am flying to frankfort on saturday for the NFL game

We have 7 hours layover in Frankfurt , can some one suggest a better place to vist for couple of hours to feel the Frankfurt

"If you know what I'm sayin" hahahaha

I lived in Dusseldorf near the HBF and always felt safe. Would rather live there than around the Maga people in more rednecked parts of America.

It looks normal to me

Nothing new, it was like that back in 1985.

What is this area so we do not stay there and can it be avoided if your taking public transportation to just see frankfurt

Thank you very much, this video will help me a lot before my flight to Frankfurt.

And I'm traveling to Frankfurt by myself for the first time. I'm freaking out now. Still trying to find a hotel. Where is the exact location for this again?

I lived in eckenheimer landstrasse in 1990 and even then walking through the park at the top end of eckenheimer at night was dangerous. I remember 2 Turkish guys attacked me walking home from a bar and they took my f k n designer runners 😂😂😂😂😂 and haupbanhoff was also a place you wouldn't want to spend to much time at. Even back then it was seedy and criminal activity going on.

Is it dangerous would be the better title.

Lol. Thats nothing compared to most big cities in America.

Looks like a typical US city

It looks pretty normal to me

Visit Poland. There is very safe and clean!

Hi! Going to take train from Berlin to Frankfurt next year. We just want to stay one day in Frankfurt to explore. Can you suggest a hotel in Frankfurt close to train station? Is it safe to just take a cab to hotel?

An American looking for confirmation of his prejudices. And certainly not speaking a word of German

So scary, omg Just like a scary movie!)

that does not look safe at all

Just book hotel in this area! Mercure.. i will travel with kids and infant! Why i didn’t see your video first.

I walked through this shithole with my wife and son not knowing that it was this bad. This is a disgrace for Germany. Get it cleaned up!

Sounds like my kind of place it's only scary if you let it be

You are so brave...you have saved me a trip to frankfurt i wanted to make...i was going to stay in city centre planning to shop eat out...cant believe this is frankfurt germany... Thank you so much for making this video which helps people to think carefully before visiting here...

I agree with you ...bad experience in Frankfurt

You are now leaving the train station and entering the Twilight Zone.

Gard du nord station in Paris is worse

Sadly you have an answer today. 😢

Please don't tell non sense things: there aren't scary places in Germany.

Beautiful Europe is dead 💔

Western world is falling quickly

Frankfurt “ahm Mein” … it was seedy before 2015, but definitely now thanks to failed immigration policies.

Toronto is worse

Absolutely disgusting city.

98% arabs

🤮🤮🤮🤮

It is the culture. It is the color. Im not native german. It makes no sense to lie.

The European dusk.

No is not!

Swiss the best

It looks good

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frankfurt and philladelphia nummer 1 drugepedemie states not normal