Staff heading home to Schwanheim ride Bus 62 from FRA
Bus 62 is the local Schwanheim line linking Frankfurt Airport to the Schwanheim district on the south side of the Main. The route mainly serves airport staff and residents, not tourists. Stops include Terminal 1 at the bus station in front of Area B and connections toward local streets like Alt-Schwanheim. If your hotel in Schwanheim tells you “take the 62 from the airport,” this is the one.
The bus stop at Terminal 1 sits outside the arrivals level near Halle B, beside other RMV city buses. Tickets follow the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) zone system, so a single adult ride from FRA to Schwanheim runs roughly the standard Frankfurt city fare for one zone (check the current RMV price, usually around a few euros). You buy from the machine near the stop or use an RMV smartphone app before boarding.
Service frequency on Bus 62 is typical city level: roughly every 15–30 minutes during daytime hours and less often in late evening. The schedule varies by weekday vs weekend, so check the exact times in the RMV app or at the posted timetable at Terminal 1’s bus station. The ride from FRA to central Schwanheim usually takes about 15–20 minutes, traffic on the B43 permitting.
Terminal coverage is skewed: Bus 62 is tied into the main bus station at Terminal 1, and travelers starting from Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 need a transfer. From Terminal 2 you first ride the free SkyLine train or the shuttle bus to Terminal 1, which adds 10–15 minutes. From the remote Terminal 3, expect an additional shuttle bus leg of similar length before you even reach the 62 stop.
Bus 62 makes sense if you are heading to a very specific address in Schwanheim, such as a small pension on Alt-Schwanheim or a staff apartment off the Rheinlandstraße corridor. If you are aiming for Frankfurt city center at Hauptwache or Frankfurt Hbf, the S-Bahn (S8/S9) from Regionalbahnhof in Terminal 1 is faster by at least 10–15 minutes and runs every few minutes. Think of the 62 as a neighborhood connector, not an airport–downtown link.
One practical tip: confirm with your Schwanheim hotel or host which exact stop on line 62 you need and write down the stop name in German before you land; telling the driver “Alt-Schwanheim” or “Rheinlandstraße” by name helps more than just saying “hotel in Schwanheim.”