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Compare train, coach and flight for London to Frankfurt am Main
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from London to Frankfurt am Main among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £60. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 40m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £60, and a train costs an average of £94.
Distance: 638 km
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£97 Average Price | £129 Average Price | £96 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 40m Average total duration Fastest 1h 40m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 5h 50m Average total duration 5h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 17h 19m Average total duration 16h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Frankfurt am Main from London by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from London to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus8:0016h30London, Victoria Coach Station1:30Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)£921One-way0 changes
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- FlixBus8:0016h30London, Victoria Coach Station1:30Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)£921One-way0 changes
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- FR 619915:051h20London Stansted Airport17:25Frankfurt Hahn Airport£1951One-way0 changes
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9116+ICE 198:3411h53London St Pancras International (STP)21:27Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£3101One-way1 change- 9116+ICE 3158:345h53London St Pancras International (STP)15:27Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£3251One-way1 change
- 9114+ICE 3157:346h53London St Pancras International (STP)15:27Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£3251One-way1 change
- FlixBus8:0016h10London, Victoria Coach Station1:10Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)£931One-way0 changes
- FlixBus22:3015h35London, Victoria Coach Station15:05Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)£1031One-way0 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus22:3018h00London, Victoria Coach Station17:30Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)£1411One-way1 change
LH422913:301h35London Heathrow Airport16:05Frankfurt am Main Airport£1631One-way0 changes
BA90411:001h40London Heathrow Airport13:40Frankfurt am Main Airport£1961One-way0 changes
LH9019:301h35London Heathrow Airport12:05Frankfurt am Main Airport£2001One-way0 changes
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Quick Guide: Travelling from London to Frankfurt
General Information about the journey from London to Frankfurt
Frankfurt lies 637 kilometres east of London and passengers have three main options to travel between the two cities - air, train and coach. Flights take just 90 minutes. Trains are much faster than buses, but all passengers need to change in Brussels, with some routes requiring more changes.
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Travelling from London to Frankfurt
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Getting from London to Frankfurt by air is straightforward with over 200 flights available per week. National carriers British Airways and Lufthansa offer frequent daily flights from Heathrow and Gatwick to Flughafen Frankfurt am Main. Budget carrier Ryanair also offers flights from Stansted to Frankfurt Hahn which is some 120 kilometres from the city. The flight takes around 1 hour and 25 minutes. |
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Eurolines offers daily direct coaches departing early afternoon from London's Victoria Station. Evening departures are also offered on Mondays and Fridays. The journey lasts 13 and a half hours and terminates at Frankfurt's Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) a major hub for local buses and trams and the S-Bahn and U-Bahn. |
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19 trains run each weekday between London and Frankfurt with travelling times varying between 6 hours and 26 minutes and 9 hours and 48 minutes. The fastest option is to take a Eurostar from London St Pancras for the 1 hour 55 minute trip to Brussels-Midi. 11 trains run this route each day (8 on Sundays). Passengers then switch to an InterCity Express (ICE) train for the thrice daily run to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. Morning afternoon and evening departures are offered. An alternative route from Brussels is to take an ICE or Thalys high-speed train for the 1 hour 57 minute journey to Cologne (Köln Hbf) and the take an ICE on to Frankfurt. |
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This is compared to other travel options from London to Frankfurt am Main:
A coach is £1 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from London to Frankfurt am Main costing on average £97.
A coach is £33 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from London to Frankfurt am Main costing on average £129.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 20m.
Coach takes on average 16h 49m.
- Around 56 flights per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between London and Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from London Heathrow Airport and arrive in Frankfurt am Main Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from London St Pancras International (STP) and arrive in Frankfurt South station.
- Coaches mostly depart from London, Victoria Coach Station and arrive in Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar to go to Frankfurt am Main by train.
- Travel with Malta Air, Lufthansa, British Airways, Ryanair, Lufthansa City Airlines, BA Cityflyer, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, Condor Flugdienst, KLM Cityhopper, KLM, Danish Air Transport to go to Frankfurt am Main by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Union Ivkoni International to go to Frankfurt am Main by coach.
- 22 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Lufthansa, British Airways, Ryanair, Lufthansa City Airlines, BA Cityflyer, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, Condor Flugdienst, Danish Air Transport.
- 2 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Union Ivkoni International.
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