Neu-Isenburg - town in Landkreis Offenbach in Hesse, Germany

Neu-Isenburg (dead link: January 2023) is a city in Hesse that borders directly in the north to Frankfurt. The city is regionally known for its proximity to the Frankfurt airport, its shopping mall and some nicer garden restaurants.

Understand

Neu-Isenburg has almost 36,400 inhabitants and was a sleepy town until the industry took advantage of the good location and the proximity to the airport. Nowadays it is a very multicultural city with many people that live only temporarily in town. It still has a nice old town centre, but the city is spread out. After the business hours it is calm, except for the noise caused by the planes taking off and landing at Frankfurt airport.

Get in

Neu-Isenburg is very well connected and has entries/exits to the Autobahns A3, A5 and A661 plus the federal street B43 (shortcut to the airport). In the morning and evening rush hour most Autobahns are congested so plan additional time if you travel to Frankfurt or to the trade fair. There is a direct bus to/from the airport (Bus 651 from Airport Terminal 1) that leaves twice per hour and the railway is well connected to the Frankfurt and Darmstadt main stations. There are trains to Wiesbaden and Offenbach, but you have to change trains in Frankfurt main station.

Get around

Neu-Isenburg is part of the RMV and therefore connected to the public transport system of the greater Frankfurt area and most of south and east Hesse. Within the center you can easily walk, or taxis are available in front of the Hugenottenhalle and the railway station. Keep in mind that the public transport almost stops early in the evening, so if you intend to go around after 20:00, check the schedules or have a bike. Trains to Frankfurt an Darmstadt generally are available until midnight.

See

• Zeppelin Museum (Airship Museum).

Do

Buy

• Isenburg Zentrum, Frankfurter Straße (Hermesstraße 4 for navi) (city centre). A modern-looking shopping mall.

Eat

Neu-Isenburg has a huge variety of restaurants due to the many business travellers and non-German population.

Budget

There are dozens of food stalls in the Neu-Isenburg Zentrum Mall that offer cheap food over lunch time.

• Maharaja Palace, Frankfurter Straße 72, +49 6102 31324. Indian budget restaurant that also offers delivery services
• Thong Thai delivery service (neu-isenburg@thong-thai.com), Frankfurter Straße 233 (Neu-Isenburg Zentrum). 11:30-14:25 & 17:00-21:25. Good Thai delivery service. Very popular during lunch time.
• China Imbiss Jade, Frankfurter Str. 163, +49 6102 1324. Budget take away and delivery Chinese restaurant just across the street of Neu-Isenburg Zentrum.

Mid-range

• Restaurant Tonino, Frankfurter Straße 152 (in the Hugenottenhalle), +49 6102 770430. Italian restaurant next to Isenburg Zentrum. Popular for business lunch. In the evening well booked for bigger groups
• Naturfreundehaus Neu-Isenburg, Neuhöferstraße 55, +49 6102 326032. 11:00-15:00 & 17:00-00:00. Traditional German restaurant with terrace.

Splurge

• Neuer Hafenkasten, Frankfurter Str. 118 (close to city centre), +49 6102 353-29. 11:00-15:00 & 18:00-00:00. Gourmet Italian restaurant in the centre that is popular for business travellers. Reservation for dinner necessary.
• Alter Haferkasten, Löwengasse 23 (old town square), +49 6102 32 60 59. Excellent Italian restaurant close to the old town square.

Drink

Neu-Isenburg is a small town. If you are interested in parties etc., go to Frankfurt which is 10-20 minutes away.

• rincon Tapas Bar, Frankfurter Straße 184, +49 6102 3726096. One of the longest established bars in the city centre.

Sleep

Budget

• Balladins Superior hotel Isabella, Herzogstraße 61-63 (close to Neu-Isenburg Zentrum), +49 6102 3570. Budget business traveller and package tourist hotel with 225 rooms on 19 floors. Also crews from budget-consicious airlines stay here.
• Friendly Cityhotel, Carl-Ulrich-Straße 161 (close to the industrial zone), +49 6102 88286-0. Three-star hotel next to the industrial zone and close to the railway station.

Mid-range

• Mercure, Frankfurter Str. 190 (city centre), +49 6102 59940. Modern four-star hotel that is mostly occupied by business travellers from the surrounding companies and early-bird fliers from the airport.
• Holiday Inn Neu-Isenburg, Wernher-von-Braun-Str. 12 (close to A661 exit NI), +49 6102-7460. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. Standard chain hotel for early flights to the airport and has a direct transfer to the trade fair.
• Hotel Wessinger, Alicestraße 2, +49 6102 808-0. Family-run hotel with charming rooms and nice breakfast. Close to the airport.

Splurge

• Hotel Kempinski, Graf-zu-Isenburg-und-Büdingen-Platz 1, +49 69 38988-0. Best hotel in town but old-fashioned style.

Connect

There are many phone/call shops along Frankfurter Str. for long-distance calls that partially also have some internet terminals. Ownership often changes, so look for clean shops.

Go next

• Frankfurt Germany's financial capital adjoining Neu-Isenburg.
• Darmstadt
• Wiesbaden is a 30-min ride on the Autobahn.