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Compare coach, train 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 £53. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 44m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £53, and a train costs an average of £74.
Distance: 638 km
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4h 44m Average total duration Fastest 1h 44m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 17h 21m Average total duration 16h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 0m Average total duration 5h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Frankfurt am Main from London by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from London to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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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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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 flight is £34 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from London to Frankfurt am Main costing on average £53.
A flight is £55 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from London to Frankfurt am Main costing on average £74.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 23m.
Coach takes on average 15h 5m.
- Around 60 flights per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between London and Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by coach, train 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 am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Ourbus to go to Frankfurt am Main by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar to go to Frankfurt am Main by train.
- Travel with Ryanair, British Airways, Lufthansa, KM Malta Airlines, Cityflyer (British Airways 2), Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, Finnair, KLM Cityhopper, KLM, Condor, DAT, SWISS to go to Frankfurt am Main by flight.
- 2 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Ourbus.
- 22 direct flights per day with Ryanair, British Airways, Lufthansa, KM Malta Airlines, Cityflyer (British Airways 2), Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, DAT.
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