Offenbach

Offenbach-am-Main is a city just outside Frankfurt, Germany with 122,000 inhabitants.

Understand
More than 1,000 years old, this city on the river Main could call itself a metropolis since 1954. Jürgen Eichenauer was the leader of the city's story. The history of the city is recorded in detail in the archive and in the museum. Offenbach is a factory city and was a center of the leather industry. In truth, Offenbach is simply a friendly little town just outside the city of Frankfurt with a neighbourly atmosphere. People could call it a suburb of Frankfurt but Offenbach residents would never agree to that and like to think of it as its own entity. Both cities are lined up right next to the Main, which are perfect destinations to get to by bicycle. After Frankfurt, Offenbach has the highest population of foreign residents in Germany, who work mainly in banking and service industries.

Get in
If you want to go to Offenbach, your best plan is to go to Frankfurt and then take either a car (or taxi), or the train.

By train
Offenbach Hauptbahnhof (main station):
 * Regional train (Regionalbahn), abbreviated RB 33 direction Hanau

By train underground
Several lines will take you from Frankfurt to Offenbach City:
 * S-Bahn lines S8 and S9 direction Offenbach Ost or Hanau
 * S-Bahn lines S2 direction Offenbach Ost or Dietzenbach
 * S-Bahn line S1 direction Rödermark-Ober-Roden

By tram

 * Tram lines 15 and 16 from Frankfurt, direction Offenbach Stadtgrenze

Get around
Bus Service gets you everywhere. Main Station for S-Bahn and Buses is Marktplatz. Ticket vending machines can be found at most bus station or just buy it from the bus driver (who can sell you 24h tickets, group tickets and tickets for the entire RMV-network.

To plan your trip with bus, S-Bahn or trains visit RMV

Buy
Shopping in Offenbach is really calm and friendly. They have pedestrian zones all along Frankfurterstraße and Herrnstraße making it easier for people to get around and see stuff without it being to overcrowded. Wilhelmsplatz has a Farmers Market that is open every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday mornings where everyone stops by to get fresh products and for every Saturday morning, and there are varied items for sale at the Offenbach Flea Market.

Eat
Since Offenbach is a city with many immigrants, restaurants are very international.



Very good restaurants can be found at the Wilhelmsplatz square.

Go next

 * Frankfurt is a just 20 minutes to the north-west
 * Neu-Isenburg for dining