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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 an average ticket price of £82 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 6h 2m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £82, while a flight costs an average of £404.
Distance: 638 km
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£404 Average Price | £86 Average Price | £82 Average Price Cheapest | £32 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 38m Average total duration 4h 38m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 6h 2m Average total duration Fastest 5h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 17h 19m Average total duration 16h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 20m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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Compare ways to travel from London to Frankfurt am Main
Compare the available ways to get from London to Frankfurt am Main, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from London to Frankfurt am Main:
A coach is £4 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from London to Frankfurt am Main costing on average £86.
A coach is £322 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from London to Frankfurt am Main costing on average £404.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Flight takes on average 6h 38m.
Coach takes on average 17h 19m.
You'll arrive about 4h 42m sooner (4h 38m by flight vs 9h 20m by car). Tickets start at around £404 compared to roughly £32 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 London to Frankfurt am Main
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.
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:3019h20London, Victoria Coach Station5:50Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)£831One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:3019h20London, Victoria Coach Station5:50Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)£831One-way1 change
Fastest
FR 619920:051h20London Stansted Airport22:25Frankfurt Hahn Airport£3071One-way0 changes
Other options
9116+ICE 317 · S99:019h57London St Pancras International (STP)19:58Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£3161One-way2 changes- 9114+ICE 317 · S98:1610h42London St Pancras International (STP)19:58Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£3161One-way2 changes
- 9106+ICE 17 · S96:1610h42London St Pancras International (STP)17:58Frankfurt (Main) Hbf£3601One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:3020h15London, Victoria Coach Station7:45Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)£971One-way1 change
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FlixTrain10:3022h25London, Victoria Coach Station9:55Frankfurt South station£981One-way2 changes - FlixBus · FlixBus10:3019h50London, Victoria Coach Station7:20Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)£1111One-way1 change
LH423915:301h35London Heathrow Airport18:05Frankfurt am Main Airport£2001One-way0 changes
LH90713:301h35London Heathrow Airport16:05Frankfurt am Main Airport£2011One-way0 changes
LH565918:151h25London City Airport20:40Frankfurt am Main Airport£2101One-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
 Plane |
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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FAQs: London to Frankfurt am Main
Travel to Frankfurt am Main easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from London to Frankfurt am Main.
This is compared to other travel options from London to Frankfurt am Main:
A coach is £4 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from London to Frankfurt am Main costing on average £86.
A coach is £322 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from London to Frankfurt am Main costing on average £404.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Flight takes on average 6h 38m.
Coach takes on average 17h 19m.
- Around 52 flights per day.
- Around 21 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches 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 (Main) Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from London, Victoria Coach Station and arrive in Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, Intercity to go to Frankfurt am Main by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Frankfurt am Main by coach.
- Travel with Malta Air, Lufthansa, British Airways, Ryanair, Lufthansa City Airlines, BA Cityflyer, Air Dolomiti, Condor Flugdienst, KLM Cityhopper, KLM, Brussels Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, Swiss, Eurowings, Air France, Austrian Airlines, ITA, easyJet to go to Frankfurt am Main by flight.
- 3 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
- 21 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Lufthansa, British Airways, Ryanair, Lufthansa City Airlines, BA Cityflyer, Air Dolomiti, Condor Flugdienst, easyJet.
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