AirLiner bus to Darmstadt HbforX15 express bus to Darmstadt?

From

The bus station in front of Terminal 1, Steig 11, by exit B — the stop since 7 September 2026; Steig 25 is no longer served

To

Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof (Steig 11) in 29 minutes, Luisenplatz in 35, the Kongresszentrum in 38; it calls at the airport's Tor 3 and Hugo-Eckener-Ring on the way out

Luggage

Double-deck coaches with shelf space for large luggage, by the operator; free Wi-Fi.

Runs

04:47–00:02

Journey

29 min

Nothing waives the EUR 3.80 surcharge except a first-class Rail&Fly ticket, the Seniorenticket Hessen Komfort, or companions of disabled passengers. An RMV single, Gruppentageskarte, Deutschlandticket or Rail&Fly with RMV validity still pays it; a Deutsche Bahn ticket needs the RMV fare too.

No cash on board. Buy cashless from the driver, in advance on the HEAG mobilo app, or — for the surcharge alone — by contactless card, phone or watch at the validator by the second door; keep the card you paid with for the inspector, since there is no paper ticket. The airport's RMV machines do not sell this surcharge.

Terminal 1 only. From Terminals 2 and 3 take the free SkyLine to Terminal 1 first; the operator says so in terms.

The half-hourly pattern breaks in the evening: after the 19:17 the next is 20:02, and the last is 00:02. Between 00:02 and 04:47 nothing goes to Darmstadt from this airport, on this bus or the X15.

RMV's express bus X15 does the same relation for EUR 6.90 without the surcharge — an hour longer, hourly, and to Mathildenplatz rather than the Hauptbahnhof.

AirLiner bus to Darmstadt Hbf: price for every party size →

From

The bus station in front of Terminal 1; the bus then serves the airport's own site gates — Tor 3, the Lufthansa base, Tor 23 to Tor 31 — before leaving the grounds

To

Darmstadt Mathildenplatz in 63 to 68 minutes, via Walldorf, Mörfelden, Gräfenhausen, Otto-Röhm-Straße and Willy-Brandt-Platz; it does not call at Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof or Luisenplatz

Luggage

An ordinary RMV express bus, not a coach; no published luggage rule.

Runs

05:16–00:16

Journey

63–68 min

Twice the AirLiner's journey time, once an hour, ending at Mathildenplatz rather than the Hauptbahnhof. It is EUR 3.80 a head cheaper — EUR 19.00 cheaper for five with a group ticket — and the only Darmstadt bus with no surcharge on a plain RMV ticket.

The first 15 minutes are spent on the airport's own grounds: the timetable puts Tor 31 fifteen minutes out and Walldorf Okrifteler Straße twenty.

Last bus 00:16, first 05:16, every day; nothing to Darmstadt from this airport in between.

The fare level is RMV's matrix figure for the relation, which RMV says is "for the shortest possible connection"; the X15's own fare level is not published elsewhere. Buy the ticket to Darmstadt, not to an intermediate town.

X15 express bus to Darmstadt: price for every party size →