We flew to Marburg from Jakarta at January 11th, 2017 using Thai Airways. We arrived in Frankfurt Airport at January 12th, 2017 morning. At the airport, we followed the sign to the train station. We took a train to Frankfurt Main Station (Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof). Since it was our first time in Frankfurt, we didn't know how to use the ticket machine, so we bought the ticket at the ticket counter. The RE or RB train cost 15.50€ one way. The IC costs more expensive. Then we took the S-Bahn in the lower level of the airport at platform 1. We can use any train with directions to:
- Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
- Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Offenbach (Main) Ost
It simply states that we have to take the RE 29503 train from platform 1 and the direction "Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof". The journey will start at 07:22 and we have to get off the train at around 07:36. Then we have to wait for around 9 minutes. The time is enough to find the platform 16 (the platform may vary, it depends on the train and the schedule) and take the RB 15004. It is better to get on the train as soon as possible to reserve a seat. Be careful in choosing the carriage, some train will separate the carriages at a station. The destination will be shown in the screen that is displayed in every carriage.
The DB ticket machine looks so scary at the first time, maybe. But actually it's pretty easy. We can switch the language into English. Choose our destination. And insert the money. Easy.
