The Consulate General of Italy in Frankfurt am Main is an official consular representation of Italy in Germany, providing consular services for Italian citizens in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Lower Franconia.
Contact Details
| Address | Danziger Platz 12, 3rd floor, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 69 7 53 10 |
| Fax | +49 69 7 53 11 43 |
| segreteria.francoforte@esteri.it | |
| Website | consfrancoforte.esteri.it/de |
| Head of Mission | Massimo Darchini, Consul General |
| Consular district | Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and the Bavarian administrative region of Lower Franconia |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 12:00 / 14:30 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
Before your visit
The Italian Consulate General is at Danziger Platz 12 (third floor) in Frankfurt’s Ostend, next to the Ostbahnhof station.
- Appointments: passports and ID cards are booked online in Prenot@mi.
About the Italian Consulate General in Frankfurt
The consulate general serves Italians in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia around Würzburg. It is headed by Consul General Massimo Darchini.
Which Italian office is responsible for me?
| Office | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Berlin | Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia |
| Consulate General, Frankfurt am Main | Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Lower Franconia |
| Consulate General, Hanover | Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony (except the Wolfsburg area), Schleswig-Holstein |
| Consulate General, Cologne | Cologne and Düsseldorf administrative regions, Olpe, Siegen-Wittgenstein |
| Consulate, Dortmund | Münster, Detmold and Arnsberg regions (except Olpe and Siegen-Wittgenstein) |
| Consulate General, Munich | Bavaria except Lower Franconia |
| Consulate General, Stuttgart | Baden-Württemberg except the Freiburg region |
| Consulate, Freiburg im Breisgau | Freiburg administrative region |
| Consular Agency, Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg, Gifhorn, Helmstedt |
Consular services
- Registration in AIRE, the register of Italians resident abroad (online via FAST IT)
- Italian passports and electronic identity cards (CIE)
- Civil status: births, marriages, deaths and citizenship by descent
- Notarial services and powers of attorney
- Postal voting in Italian elections
Documents checklist
Applying for an Italian passport
Do I need an appointment?
Passport and CIE appointments are released in Prenot@mi; if no slot is free, check the calendar again regularly. Notarial services and civil-status matters can often be arranged by e-mail.
Visa information
Germans travel to Italy with an ID card. Italians moving into Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland or Lower Franconia should update their AIRE registration with the Frankfurt consulate general via FAST IT.
Other consulates and embassies in Frankfurt
72 other countries are represented in Frankfurt, among them: Japan (consulate general), Kazakhstan (consulate general), Latvia (honorary), Lebanon (honorary), Malaysia (consulate general), Maldives (honorary), Mali (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mexico (consulate), Moldova (consulate general), Monaco (honorary), Montenegro (consulate general), Morocco (consulate general), Namibia (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Nigeria (consulate general), Norway (honorary), Pakistan (consulate general), Paraguay (consulate general), South Korea (consulate general). The full list of all 73 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Closing days
Closed on German public holidays in the federal state and on Italian holidays such as Liberation Day (25 April), Republic Day (2 June) and the feast of the local patron saint.
Emergency assistance
For emergencies involving Italian citizens outside office hours, the Frankfurt consulate general publishes an on-call number on its website. German travellers in Italy can turn to the German Embassy in Rome or the Consulate General in Milan.
Italian missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Frankfurt am Main, the nearest other Italian office is the Honorary Consulate in Mannheim (about 71 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Frankfurt am Main.
- Berlin (420 km) – Embassy of Italy
- Frankfurt am Main – Consulate General (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Lower Franconia) (this page)
- Hanover (260 km) – Consulate General (northern Germany except Wolfsburg area)
- Cologne (150 km) – Consulate General (Cologne and Düsseldorf regions, Olpe, Siegen-Wittgenstein)
- Munich (300 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria except Lower Franconia)
- Stuttgart (150 km) – Consulate General (Baden-Württemberg except Freiburg region)
- Freiburg im Breisgau (240 km) – Consulate (Freiburg region)
- Dortmund (180 km) – Consulate (Münster, Detmold, Arnsberg regions)
- Wolfsburg (300 km) – Consular Agency (Wolfsburg, Gifhorn, Helmstedt)
- Bremen (330 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Hamburg (390 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Hamm (180 km) – Honorary Consulate (eastern Westphalia)
- Kiel (480 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Mannheim (71 km) – Honorary Consulate (Mannheim, Heidelberg, Rhein-Neckar)
- Nuremberg (190 km) – Honorary Consulate (Upper and Middle Franconia)
Frequently asked questions about the Consulate General of Italy in Frankfurt am Main
Does the Italian consulate in Frankfurt cover Würzburg?
Yes. Lower Franconia belongs to the Frankfurt consular district.
On which day is the Italian consulate in Frankfurt open in the afternoon?
Wednesday, from 14:30 to 17:00.
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Italy in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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