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Compare train, coach and flight for Frankfurt am Main to Birmingham
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Birmingham among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £106 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 49m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the coach is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.8 - 1.9kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £106, while a flight costs an average of £352.
Distance: 781 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Driving |
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£352 Average Price | £106 Average Price Cheapest | £94 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 49m Average total duration Fastest 2h 49m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 20h 33m Average total duration 20h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 14m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
2.3 - 4.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.8 - 1.9kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular airline |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Birmingham:
A coach is £245 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Birmingham costing on average £352.
Other travel options to Birmingham take longer:
Coach takes on average 20h 33m.
You'll arrive about 8h 25m sooner (2h 49m by flight vs 11h 14m by car). Tickets start at around £352 compared to roughly £94 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Frankfurt am Main to Birmingham
How to get to Birmingham from Frankfurt am Main by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Birmingham is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:3021h05Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)14:35Birmingham£631One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:3021h05Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)14:35Birmingham£631One-way1 change
Fastest
LH95616:501h35Frankfurt am Main Airport17:25Birmingham International Airport£1831One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus15:0521h25Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)11:30Birmingham£641One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus14:4521h45Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)11:30Birmingham£651One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus15:0523h30Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)13:35Birmingham£661One-way2 changes
- KL1820 · KL105114:158h55Frankfurt am Main Airport22:10Birmingham International Airport£1321One-way1 change
- KL1818 · KL105111:4511h25Frankfurt am Main Airport22:10Birmingham International Airport£1321One-way1 change
- KL1816 · KL105110:1512h55Frankfurt am Main Airport22:10Birmingham International Airport£1321One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Birmingham:
A coach is £245 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Birmingham costing on average £352.
Other travel options to Birmingham take longer:
Coach takes on average 20h 33m.
- Around 21 flights per day.
- Around 17 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Birmingham as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in Birmingham International Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) and arrive in Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Birmingham by coach.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Air Dolomiti, KLM Cityhopper, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Qatar Airways to go to Birmingham by flight.
- 3 direct flights per day with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Air Dolomiti.
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