Frankfurt · Germany
Hotels in Bockenheim, Frankfurt
Bockenheim is one of the 44 neighbourhoods of Frankfurt (Wikidata: "district of Frankfurt/Main, Germany"); population 33,067, area 5.4 km². Its centre is 3.4 km from the city centre. 7 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 7of 114 in Frankfurt's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 3.4 km
- Nearest station
- Kirchplatz0.2 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Senckenberg Museum1.1 km
- Population
- 33,067Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 145OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 7.6 km²OpenStreetMap; Wikidata gives 5.4 km²
Where to stay
Places to stay in Bockenheim
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numa l Oben Apartments | 0.7 km |
| 2 | Mercure Residenz Frankfurt Messe | 0.8 km |
| 3 | Novum Hotel Imperial Frankfurt Messe | 0.8 km |
| 4 | Novotel Frankfurt City | 0.9 km |
| 5 | Radisson Blu Hotel Frankfurt | 1.1 km |
| 6 | Hotel Frankfurt Messe Affiliated by Meliá | 1.2 km |
| 7 | Best Western Plus Welcome Hotel Frankfurt | 1.4 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Bockenheim
OpenStreetMap maps 96 restaurants, 35 cafes and 14 bars and pubs counted in Bockenheim, and 22 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 96 | 5 of 44 |
| Cafes | 35 | 6 of 44 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 14 | 12 of 44 |
| Museums and galleries | 3 | 8 of 44 |
| Named parks | 11 | 5 of 44 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 8 | 19 of 44 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 44 neighbourhoods of Frankfurt; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Bockenheim
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Bockenheim is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Bockenheim: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Schirn Kunsthalle (temporärer Standort) | Museum | 1.0 km |
| Frauenfriedenskirche | Place of worship | 0.7 km |
| Zeppelinallee | Park | 0.9 km |
| Von-Bernus-Park | Park | 0.3 km |
| Alter Friedhof Bockenheim | Park | 0.6 km |
| Zentrum Verkündigung der EKHN | Place of worship | 0.5 km |
| Elisabethenkirche | Place of worship | 0.5 km |
| Dreifaltigkeitskirche | Place of worship | 1.3 km |
| Bockenheimer Warte | Attraction | 0.9 km |
| ExperiMINTa | Museum | 1.1 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Bockenheim
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Bockenheim, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kirchplatz | metro | 0.2 km |
| Leipziger Straße | metro | 0.5 km |
| Frankfurt (Main) West | rail | 0.5 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Bockenheim is from Frankfurt's main sights
| Sight | From Bockenheim |
|---|---|
| Senckenberg Museum | 1.1 km |
| Alte Oper | 2.5 km |
| Oper Frankfurt | 3.1 km |
| St. Catherine's Church | 3.1 km |
| St. Paul's Church, Frankfurt am Main | 3.3 km |
| Städel Museum | 3.4 km |
| Altstadt | 3.4 km |
| Römerberg | 3.4 km |
| Frankfurt Cathedral | 3.6 km |
| Frankfurt Zoological Garden | 4.7 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Bockenheim
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Frankfurt Messe station · railway station · 1.4 km
- Frankfurt-Ginnheim railway station · railway station · 2.1 km
Sights in Bockenheim
- Frauenfriedenskirche · church · 0.7 km
Nearby
Areas next to Bockenheim
Questions
Bockenheim: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Bockenheim, Frankfurt?
7 places to stay in this guide are counted in Bockenheim: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 44 neighbourhoods of Frankfurt. The nearest to the area centre is Numa l Oben Apartments, 0.7 km away.
How far is Bockenheim from the centre of Frankfurt?
3.4 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Frankfurt.
How far is Bockenheim from Städel Museum?
3.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Bockenheim. The nearest of Frankfurt's main sights is Senckenberg Museum, 1.1 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Bockenheim?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Kirchplatz (metro, 0.2 km), Leipziger Straße (metro, 0.5 km) and Frankfurt (Main) West (rail, 0.5 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Bockenheim?
OpenStreetMap maps 96 restaurants, 35 cafes and 14 bars and pubs counted in Bockenheim (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 44 neighbourhoods of Frankfurt that Wikidata records as a neighborhood of Frankfurt located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 114 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Bockenheim on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.