Flying with children is pure logistics — and a big airport like Frankfurt can either amplify or simplify that. With the right preparation, it gets a lot calmer. Here are our most important tips for families.
Child Seats in Your Transfer — Reserve Ahead
In Germany, child seats are legally required up to age 12 or 150 cm height — taxi exemptions are limited. With FrankfurtRide you simply reserve an infant carrier, child seat, or booster at booking — your driver arrives with it already installed. That saves you hauling your own seats halfway around the world.
Play Areas and Family Facilities
Both terminals have designated play areas and baby-changing rooms; many airlines let families with small children board early. Nursing and changing rooms are marked on the terminal maps. Restaurants have high chairs — it pays to ask.
Flying from Terminal 1’s A gates? Fraport runs a dedicated Family Security Check in Departure Area A, open all day, about 100 metres from the normal checkpoint next to the Jack Wolfskin store. And if your own buggy has been checked in, Fraport rents buggies for children aged 6–36 months at the baggage storage in Terminal 1, Area B, level 1 (arrivals): €10 per 24 hours plus a €50 deposit, cash only, photo ID required.
Strollers: Use Gate Check
Most airlines allow strollers free of charge up to the gate. After landing in Frankfurt, it is returned either at the aircraft or at the baggage carousel — allow a few extra minutes. Lightweight buggies come out fastest.
Build in Arrival Buffer
Everything takes longer with kids: plan 60–75 minutes from landing to the arrivals hall (passport control, toilet breaks, luggage, stroller). Your FrankfurtRide driver tracks your flight and waits patiently — every pickup includes 90 minutes of free waiting time.
Which Vehicle for Families?
For a family with two children, suitcases, and a buggy, we recommend a Business Van (up to 8 passengers) — enough space for everything without boot Tetris. Compare all vehicle options in our fleet, then just note the number and ages of your children when you book your family transfer — we handle the rest.
Bonus: The Airport as Entertainment
For longer waits: the big panoramic windows in Terminals 1 and 3 offer prime views of the apron — plane-spotting works on almost every child. Fraport’s Visitors’ Center adds a panoramic window over the aircraft at Gates B and C and games for children, such as playing apron controller or baggage loader; book tickets online in advance.
