Hanau

Hanau is a city in Hesse, Germany and is famous as the birthplace of the Grimm brothers.



Get in

 * The easiest way to get into Hanau would be via Frankfurt, whose Frankfurt International Airport lies only 30 kilometers away. Frankfurt main station can be reached by both S-Bahn and train. Other train stations are Westbahnhof (close to the city center), Wilhelmsbad Bahnhof and Nordbahnhof. The S-Bahn also stops in Steinheim.
 * ICE stop: Frankfurt - Hannover - Hamburg, Frankfurt - Hildesheim - Berlin, Frankfurt - Leipzig - Dresden, Frankfurt - Würzburg - Nürnberg - München; Hanau is also served by Flixtrain - a private operator.
 * Reachable by car as sandwiched between the A3, A66 and A45

Get around

 * The Hanauer Straßenbahn operates a well developed system of public buses. Freiheitsplatz is the central bus station, right in the city centre.
 * There is a direct S-Bahn connection from the main station to Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Via Frankfurt, many other nearby cities and towns can be reached by train. A train station in the city centre is Westbahnhof, from which a train to Frankfurt leaves every half an hour.
 * Cycling is another option, since there are many bicycle lanes. Many of the main sights are also in walking distance from each other.

Buy

 * The farmer's market on the market square every Wednesday and Saturday is one of the biggest farmer's markets in Hesse and offers a wide choice of regional products.
 * The newly opened Forum Hanau is a shopping centre directly next to the central bus station.

Go next

 * Seligenstadt
 * Offenbach