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Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Donostia-San Sebastian among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £39. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 4h 0m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 1.1 - 2.8kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £39, and a flight costs an average of £110.
Distance: 1108 km
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Most popular Coach | Train | Flight |
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£67 Average Price Cheapest | £192 Average Price | £405 Average Price |
20h 47m Average total duration 20h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 46m Average total duration 10h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 0m Average total duration Fastest 4h 0m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
1.1 - 2.8kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions | 3.3 - 6.6kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Frankfurt am Main to Donostia-San Sebastian
How to get to Donostia-San Sebastian from Frankfurt am Main by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Donostia-San Sebastian is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
30483 · 30485 · 31637:0026h20Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:20Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£461One-way2 changes
Cheapest
30483 · 30485 · 31637:0026h20Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:20Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£461One-way2 changes
Fastest
IB1332 · IB4456:306h30Frankfurt am Main Airport13:00San Sebastián Airport£2971One-way1 change
Other options
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956016:5515h17Frankfurt (Main) Hbf8:12Gare de Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure£1911One-way2 changes
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956016:5515h26Frankfurt (Main) Hbf8:21Les Deux-Jumeaux£1931One-way2 changes
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F51 (866517)+
956016:5515h31Frankfurt (Main) Hbf8:26Hendaye station£1941One-way2 changes
30485 · 316312:0021h20Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:20Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£511One-way1 change
30483 · 31617:0021h10Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)4:10Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£531One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus11:1520h40Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)7:55Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£671One-way1 change
IB1332+
180636:3013h53Frankfurt am Main Airport20:23Donostia-San Sebastián£1931One-way1 change
IB1332 · IB4496:3014h20Frankfurt am Main Airport20:50San Sebastián Airport£2831One-way1 change
IB1328 · IB44912:108h40Frankfurt am Main Airport20:50San Sebastián Airport£2971One-way1 change
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FAQs: Frankfurt am Main to Donostia-San Sebastian
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Donostia-San Sebastian:
A coach is £125 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Frankfurt am Main to Donostia-San Sebastian costing on average £192.
A coach is £338 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Donostia-San Sebastian costing on average £405.
Other travel options to Donostia-San Sebastian take longer:
Train takes on average 10h 16m.
Coach takes on average 20h 17m.
- Around 10 coaches per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 3 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Donostia-San Sebastian 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 San Sebastián Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Frankfurt (Main) Hbf and arrive in Hendaye station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) and arrive in Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses.
- Travel with Air Nostrum, Iberia to go to Donostia-San Sebastian by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Donostia-San Sebastian by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités de nuit, TGV, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Donostia-San Sebastian by train.
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