Is Frankfurt Safe Around The Central Train Station? ( Frankfurt Main Hbf)
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Is Frankfurt safe around the Frankfurt Central Train Station? I walk around the streets in front of the Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof and see for myself.
This area of Frankfurt looks even more dangerous than the last time I was here before the pandemic.
On the streets around the Frankfurt Central Station (known as Frankfurt Main Hbf), there are casinos, spicy entertainment for adults, hotels, restaurants, and bars. This area around the Frankfurt Central Station is very busy during the day with the many people that come through the Frankfurt Am Main Hauptbahnhof Train Station. I show what the neighborhood looks like in the daytime and talk about if it is dangerous.
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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.
Yes, it is a shame to see people living like this.
@@ToGoIsToKnow America is worst.
Just exited the train station and walked towards my hotel, I wasn't bothered but this truly caught me off guard
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 ^^
Ich bin nach dem Abi regelmäßig nach Frankfurt gefahren, weil ich dort studieren wollte. Es gab natürlich schon immer Drogenabhängige. Das gibt es in jeder Stadt. Come to Hamburg and we'll talk again
@@christinmeyer1095 Hamburg ist da um einiges besser dran. Zum Glück. Das ist wirklich schlimm. Sowas habe ich sonst auch nur in San Francisco wahrgenommen. Skid Row Los Angeles soll auch so sein oder in Philadelphia.
@@chris_kaos Ich weiss das es in Frankfurt ist schlimm i War es damals auch schon. Aber ist es wirklich sooviel schlimmer geworden? Wenn man in Hamburg an der falschen Seite am Hauptbahnhof rauskommt ist es auch schlimm.
@@chris_kaosyes Philadelphia is pretty bad I've been to Pittsburgh believe it or not Pittsburgh is much nicer
@@christinmeyer1095Not in all countries, in Russia I’ve never seen drug addicts nowhere near railway stations and I’ve been to Novosibirsk, Kazan, Rostov, Sochi etc, wish your country all the best though, hope you guys can deal with this problem 🙏🏼
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
Wow, thanks for commenting. I did not know this area has been bad that far back.
That area was even worse back then. „Taunusanlagen“ was an open drug area and needles everywhere.
Did u go to the shweg?
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
It is a little confusing. There is an information booth which is helpful.
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.
Thank you for your comment. Some other people stationed around there in the 1980s said something similar. I guess it is like Times Square. It has always been a shady area.
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.
Not for women lol
So instead of getting shot like in the US, you get stabbed?
@@ToGoIsToKnow the probability of gettin stabbed is much higher in America than any place of europe
@@xeon_girl777 im not sure about that
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.
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
Unfortunately, many big cities have areas like this.
I think Frankfurt is way safer than LA
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 pull into the train station tomorrow. Awesome
Sorry, what was the issue!? Just a rainy day and few people standing near buildings
Sarcasm I hope
@@MarkyNomadEuropeans will gaslight you into thinking these problems don’t exist. Frankfurt is a mess, but they’ll shift the conversation back to the US ignoring any problem that exists in their “perfect” countries.
Casinos and brothels … super scary lol.
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.
LA and SF are worse for sure.
Frankfurt is Haevy
@@fatihkoy8095 nah
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.
Looks pretty tame (to me) compared to the streets in Philadelphia, LA, Seattle or Portland.
It looks normal to me
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
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!
This is only around the Central Train Station (Bahnhofsviertel/Red Light District) which is 1 square Kilometer in SIze and the rest of the City is around 240 square Kilometers.
This like when people think Times Square is all of New York City
Yes, it is bad but mostly around the train station. There are a lot of nice areas in Frankfurt.
You cannot generalise things about Frankfurt. I would say, the area around the Hauptbahnhof are the only ones that make you feel unsafe. But cops are always around, so I have never felt unsafe as a woman mostly travelling alone. Just 800 meters from here is where I live in a place called Westend Sud in downtown Frankfurt, right next to the Messeturm. It’s like the diplomatic quarters with consulates and other main buildings. You will see that these areas close to the Hauptbahnhof are really beautiful.
"Endless blocks" means you didn't even walk for like 1 subway station. The station is not the city center.
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
I would not have guessed that.
Where did you get the numbers from?
@@TylerDurden-td2yg From the Global Homeless statistics website. I don't know if I can send you the link this way, I think UA-cam doesn't allow that
@@eddiec5202 Interesting. Will check that out, thanks.
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.
She was right. Nearly no one in Germany likes that. There is a law, that it´s forbidden to shoot photos without permission of the other person. That has nothing to do with that area.
@@hineinindeinsein3362 She was just translating what he said even though i didn't shoot a single person
@@JumisVisuals It was his fear.
Yeah, the drug addicts got angry when they saw I walked past them with my video camera.
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.
Thank you very much, this video will help me a lot before my flight to Frankfurt.
Glad it was helpful!
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.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you! this is so helpful- I am flying to frankfort on saturday for the NFL game
Glad it was helpful!
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
It's chill because many people are on dope or tranq. It is not magical, it is depressing and sad like in many major cities.
Is O'Reilly's Irish Pub still open across from the Main train station?
Yes
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.
Sounds like you have never been to the US.
@@ToGoIsToKnow Yes I have lived in the US. Dusseldorf is ranked among the most livable cities on Earth. There aren't any American cities in the top 20. Most of America if you dont own a car you are screwed. The subway in NYC is disgusting but at least that is an alternative to driving. You cherry picked a sketchy part of Frankfurt to push baloney on your channel. Frankfurt is actually a nice city but very expensive.
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
Few years back I've walked this area at late evening. It is Cyberpunk video game in real !
Yes, very sketchy.
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?
If it is near the train station in this video, it is not great. If you are not out late at night, you should be okay.
😂😂😂😂
Lol. Thats nothing compared to most big cities in America.
Philadelphia... Kensington Avenue... the same 😒
That is the scary part. Some of the side streets look like Kensington with the Tranq zombies. I am not kidding. I did not feel safe videoing them at night in case they saw me.
Love Frankfurt. If you want a little adventure, go left from the train station, if you want to stay safe, go right, lol.
Nothing new, it was like that back in 1985.
"If you know what I'm sayin" hahahaha
Is it dangerous would be the better title.
What is this area so we do not stay there and can it be avoided if your taking public transportation to just see frankfurt
Visit Poland. There is very safe and clean!
I did. Poland is very nice.
We have 7 hours layover in Frankfurt , can some one suggest a better place to vist for couple of hours to feel the Frankfurt
Not too far from the train station is a shopping area and also you have the river which is nice. It is not all like this. I did another video of the shopping area.
@@ToGoIsToKnow thank you
Worst place in Germany - avoid areas around the main trainstation everywhere…
So scary, omg Just like a scary movie!)
It looks pretty normal to me
Just book hotel in this area! Mercure.. i will travel with kids and infant! Why i didn’t see your video first.
Looks like a typical US city
I ended up here because I was talking with someone about the similarities is has with Philadelphia. And it definitely looks damn near the same.
@@brixen0623 Philadelphia is worse obviously
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?
It is not all like this, just around the train station.
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 would not say you should not visit. Just stay away from the area of the train station. There are some very nice areas of Frankfurt also.
Actually most areas are safe here. I am a woman who sometimes have to go to the grocery stores in the Kaiser Strasse. As long as you’re walking in broad daylight and just finish up your tasks and not loitering around, you will be fine. I had to even visit the Vodafone store right there at around 8pm. These creeps were there. But they didn’t even bother us.
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!
It is a shame that some German area are looking like Detroit or Philly.
An American looking for confirmation of his prejudices. And certainly not speaking a word of German
I call it as I see it. I also did a video on nicer parts of Frankfurt. I don't need to speak German to see what is in front of my eyes. I say the same thing in NYC. Don't shoot the messenger.
@@ToGoIsToKnowThat guy at 02:17 yelled and insulted you
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?
It is safe to walk from the train station to a hotel close by in the day time.
Try Limehome. It’s a self checkin apartment hotel.
Architecturally looks like an American city.
To my knowledge, the reason why is because after Frankfurt was demolished by bombs in World War II, the city chose to redesign itself in the (at the time) new American style instead of recreating the old city. It also permits tall skyscrapers. Other destroyed cities chose to restore themselves back to their original form.
Sounds like my kind of place it's only scary if you let it be
You are now leaving the train station and entering the Twilight Zone.
I agree with you ...bad experience in Frankfurt
I actually liked Frankfurt in the other areas and along the river. I just want to warn people about staying around the train station.
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 😂😂😂😂😂
Sadly you have an answer today. 😢
that does not look safe at all
Gard du nord station in Paris is worse
I believe you.
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.
Absolutely disgusting city.
Not all of it. There are nice areas too. I did a video of that as well.
Toronto is worse
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
frankfurt and philladelphia nummer 1
drugepedemie states not normal
6:18
Looked like a pick pocket on the right in the blue.