The cheapest and fastest trains from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
Cheapest price
£35
Average price
£72
Fastest journey
1 h 29 m
Average duration
1 h 29 m
Trains per day
45
Distance
181 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf will cost around £72 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £35.
Of the 45 trains that leave Düsseldorf Hbf for Frankfurt (Main) Hbf every day 15 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
These direct trains cover the 181 km distance in an average of 1 h 29 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 1 h 29 m .
The slowest trains will take 1 h 29 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
26836 · IC 6040322:444h01Düsseldorf Hbf2:45Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£351One-way1 change
89738 · ICE 61923:122h00Düsseldorf Hbf1:12Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£361One-way1 change
ICE 205 · IC 224220:272h48Düsseldorf Hbf23:15Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£361One-way1 change
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2503920:584h06Düsseldorf Hbf1:04Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£461One-way1 change
28535 · 25443 · 29591 · S821:584h45Düsseldorf Hbf2:43Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£461One-way3 changes
ICE 5277:221h29Düsseldorf Hbf8:51Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£751One-way0 changes
ICE 72114:221h29Düsseldorf Hbf15:51Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£861One-way0 changes
ICE 72516:221h29Düsseldorf Hbf17:51Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£751One-way0 changes
ICE 6219:221h29Düsseldorf Hbf10:51Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£751One-way0 changes
ICE 62712:221h29Düsseldorf Hbf13:51Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£751One-way0 changes
Travel Information
Compare coach, train and flight for Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £9. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 50m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £9, and a flight costs an average of £79.
Distance: 181 km
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Live departures
Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf train times
The table below shows live departures for Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf trains for today, Thursday 18 June. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICE 201 · IC 1948 · 29695 | Delayed 15:28 16:27Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h56 | 19:23 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 2 changes | |
ICE 127 | Delayed 14:55 16:46Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h41 | 16:32 16:32Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 548 · ICE 317 | Delayed 16:07 17:10Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h17 | 19:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 727 | On time 17:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 18:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
IC 2205 · ICE 1613 | Delayed 15:51 17:47Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h02 | 19:49 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
IC 2205 · ICE 2821 | Delayed 15:51 17:47Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h02 | 19:49 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 729 | On time 18:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 19:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 203 · ICE 1640 · 4498 | Delayed 16:55 18:27Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h56 | 21:23 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 2 changes | |
ICE 203 · ICE 929 | Delayed 16:55 18:27Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h46 | 20:13 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 129 | Delayed 16:50 18:46Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h41 | 20:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 823 | On time 20:09 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h43 | 21:52 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 205 · ICE 1021 | On time 20:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h46 | 22:13 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 205 · IC 2242 | On time 20:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h46 | 23:13 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 221 | Delayed 18:50 20:46Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h41 | 22:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 617 · IC 2242 | On time 21:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h46 | 23:13 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
IC 60403 | On time 23:21 Düsseldorf Hbf | 3h06 | 2:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 619 | On time 23:28 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h39 | 1:07 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
| Friday 19 June | |||||
26844 · ICE 827 | On time 1:40 Düsseldorf Hbf | 3h08 | 4:48 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
26848 · ICE 521 | On time 3:40 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h08 | 5:48 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 523 | 4:58 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h53 | 6:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
26802 · ICE 1511 | 5:40 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h09 | 7:49 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 23 | 6:06 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h47 | 8:53 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 525 | On time 6:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 7:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 913 · ICE 1713 | On time 7:06 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h43 | 8:49 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 527 | On time 7:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 8:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 513 · ICE 25 | On time 7:26 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h47 | 10:13 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 513 · S8 | On time 7:26 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h00 | 9:26 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
26806 · ICE 11 | On time 7:40 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h47 | 9:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 621 | On time 9:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 10:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
26810 · ICE 13 | On time 9:40 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h47 | 11:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
IC 2007 · ICE 1515 | On time 9:47 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h02 | 11:49 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 623 | On time 10:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 11:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 105 · ICE 27 | On time 10:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h46 | 12:13 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 517 · ICE 15 | On time 11:26 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h01 | 13:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
IC 2009 · ICE 1517 | On time 11:47 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h02 | 13:49 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 627 | On time 12:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 13:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 107 · ICE 29 | On time 12:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h46 | 14:13 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 123 | On time 12:46 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h41 | 14:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
IC 5106 · ICE 315 | On time 13:45 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h42 | 15:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
IC 2201 · ICE 1519 | On time 13:47 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h02 | 15:49 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 721 | 14:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 15:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 109 · IC 1946 · 29693 | On time 14:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h56 | 17:23 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 2 changes | |
ICE 109 · ICE 229 | On time 14:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h46 | 16:13 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 927 | 15:23 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h49 | 18:12 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
26854 · ICE 17 | On time 15:29 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h58 | 17:27 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
IC 2203 · ICE 1611 | On time 15:47 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h02 | 17:49 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 725 | On time 16:22 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h29 | 17:51 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 0 changesdirect | |
ICE 201 · ICE 927 | On time 16:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 1h45 | 18:12 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 1 change | |
ICE 201 · IC 1948 · 29695 | On time 16:27 Düsseldorf Hbf | 2h56 | 19:23 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf | 2 changes | |
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Overview: Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
Trains from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf run on average 5 times per day, taking around 3h 5m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £15 but you can travel from only £9 by coach.
There are 2 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:39, the last at 22:41. The fastest train covers the 181 km distance in 1h 29m.
Distance 181 km |
Average train duration 3h 5m |
Cheapest ticket price £15 |
Trains per day 5 |
Direct trains 2 |
Fastest train 1h 29m |
First train 0:39 |
Last train 22:41 |
Cheapest Month Dec |
Cheapest Day Tue |
High Season Jan - Mar |
Low Season Apr - Jun |
Busiest Day Wed |
Least Busy Day Mon |
Train companies: Deutsche Bahn, VIAS Rail GmbH, Hessische Landesbahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf trainsDeutsche Bahn, VIAS Rail GmbH, Hessische Landesbahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) trains will get you between Düsseldorf Hbf and Frankfurt (Main) Hbf from £9. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
Deutsche Bahn
A Bordrestaurant (restaurant car) where you can sit and eat.
A Bordbistro (bistro bar) with snacks, hot meals, and drinks to-go.
At-seat service in 1st class: staff will take your order and serve food/drinks directly to your seat.
Regional trains (RE / RB / S-Bahn):
No onboard catering.
You’re welcome to bring your own food and drinks.
Not included by default.
You can add a seat reservation when booking (recommended for busy routes).
Costs around €4.90 per seat (or €5.90 if booked separately later).
First Class:
Yes, always included in the ticket price.
Allowed for free if they can fit in a transport box (max. size: hand luggage).
Must stay in the box for the entire journey.
Large dogs:
Require a separate (paid) ticket — typically half the price of a regular second-class ticket.
Must be leashed and wear a muzzle while on the train.
Cannot sit on seats.
Assistance dogs:
Travel free of charge.
Do not need a muzzle or leash if medically not required.
Allowed to accompany the passenger at all times.
VIAS Rail GmbH
Hessische Landesbahn
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
FAQs: Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf train
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Frankfurt (Main) Hbf, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

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Important Stations and Airports in Düsseldorf Hbf and Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
- Monday: 07:00 - 21:00
- Tuesday: 07:00 - 21:00
- Wednesday: 07:00 - 21:00
- Thursday: 07:00 - 21:00
- Friday: 07:00 - 21:00
- Saturday: 09:00 - 21:00
- Sunday: 09:00 - 21:00
- Zaxopondeiva Cafe
- Lauren's Cafe
- China Imbiss
- Fu chu yuan
- Hotel Lindenhof
- Hotel Batavia
- Sir Astor
- Lady Astor
- Mon - Fri: 07:00 - 21:00
- Sat - Sun: 09:00 - 21:00
- Free Wi-Fi in the station
- Luggage lockers are located in the main hall
- asiagourmet
- Burger King
- Ciao Bella
- Coffee Fellows
- Crepes de France Express
- dean&david
- Starbucks
- Uddin's Sky Sportsbar
- McDonald's
- Dunkin Donuts
- & many more
- Step-free access and step markings. Contact the Mobility Service Centre at +49 3065212888 or [email protected]
- Hotel Cristall
- Grand Hotel Empire
- Hotel Carlton
- Located opposite Platforms 12 and 13
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