- Must visit
Städel Museum
Major German art museum with masterpieces from Old Masters to modernism; a cornerstone stop on Frankfurt’s Museum Embankment.
Cheapest price
$29
Average price
$35
Fastest journey
3 h 45 m
Average duration
3 h 53 m
Buses per day
13
Distance
243 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Freiburg im Breisgau to Frankfurt am Main is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Freiburg im Breisgau to Frankfurt am Main will cost around $35 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $29.
Of the 13 buses that leave Freiburg im Breisgau for Frankfurt am Main on Sat, Jul 18, 11 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sat, Jul 18 the direct buses cover the 243 km distance in an average of 3 h 53 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 3 h 45 m .
On Sat, Jul 18 the slowest buses will take 4 h and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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FlixBusOmio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Freiburg im Breisgau to Frankfurt am Main among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $17. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 0m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $17, and a flight costs an average of $425.
Distance: 150 miles (243 km)
| Bus | Most popular Train | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$25 Average price Cheapest | $43 Average price | $746 Average price | $50 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 39m Average total duration 3h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 10m Average total duration 2h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 0m Average total duration Fastest 1h 0m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 3h 4m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.7 - 1.5kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | 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 Freiburg im Breisgau to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is $17 (€14) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $43 (€35).
A bus is $720 (€591) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Freiburg im Breisgau to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $746 (€612).
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 40m.
Bus takes on average 3h 9m.
Tickets start at around $25 (€21) compared to roughly $50 (€41) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $24 (€20). The journey takes 3h 9m versus 3h 4m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:40AM | Arrival Time 05:50AM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:50AM | Arrival Time 04:20AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00AM | Arrival Time 05:00AM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:30AM | Arrival Time 06:45AM | Duration 4h15 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:50AM | Arrival Time 05:20AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:15AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 3h45 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:30AM | Arrival Time 08:45AM | Duration 4h15 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:10AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:50AM | Arrival Time 08:20AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:20AM | Arrival Time 10:20AM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:40AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:40AM | Arrival Time 10:10AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 10:40AM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:50AM | Arrival Time 11:00AM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:20AM | Arrival Time 11:50AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 02:10PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 01:50PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:50AM | Arrival Time 02:20PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:55AM | Arrival Time 04:05PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 03:50PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:50PM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Mon, Sun | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:55PM | Arrival Time 06:45PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:20PM | Arrival Time 06:15PM | Duration 3h55 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:40PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:20PM | Arrival Time 08:15PM | Duration 3h55 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:50PM | Arrival Time 08:45PM | Duration 3h55 | Departure days Tue, Thu | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:50PM | Arrival Time 09:45PM | Duration 3h55 | Departure days Tue, Thu | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:50PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:05PM | Arrival Time 10:15PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 12:15AM | Duration 5h25 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 09:20PM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Wed, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:05PM | Arrival Time 11:15PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 10:10PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:05PM | Arrival Time 01:05AM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:40PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:30PM | Arrival Time 02:20AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $32 |
The table below shows live departures for Freiburg im Breisgau to Frankfurt am Main buses for today, Friday, July 17. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus | 1:55 PM Freiburg, ZOB | 4h10 | 6:05 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 1:55 PM Freiburg, ZOB | 4h50 | 6:45 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:20 PM Freiburg, ZOB | 3h55 | 8:15 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:50 PM Freiburg, ZOB | 3h55 | 10:45 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 6:50 PM Freiburg, ZOB | 5h25 | 12:15 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:05 PM Freiburg, ZOB | 5h00 | 1:05 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 8:05 PM Freiburg, ZOB | 4h10 | 12:15 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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FlixBus | 1:40 AM Freiburg, ZOB | 4h10 | 5:50 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 1:40 AM Freiburg, ZOB | 3h50 | 5:30 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:15 AM Freiburg, ZOB | 3h45 | 8:00 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:30 AM Freiburg, ZOB | 4h15 | 8:45 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:20 AM Freiburg, ZOB | 4h00 | 10:20 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:20 AM Freiburg, ZOB | 4h25 | 10:45 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Freiburg im Breisgau to Frankfurt am Main run on average 12 times per day, taking around 3h 9m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $17 (€14) but you can travel from only $14 (€12) by train.
There are 11 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:05, the last at 23:50. The fastest bus covers the 150 miles (243 km) distance in 3h 45m.
Distance 150 miles (243 km) |
Average bus duration 3h 9m |
Cheapest ticket price $17 (€14) |
Buses per day 12 |
Direct buses 11 |
Fastest bus 3h 45m |
First bus 12:05 AM |
Last bus 11:50 PM |
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Best time to book 84 days |
Discover the best of Frankfurt am Main — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Frankfurt am Main trip today.
Major German art museum with masterpieces from Old Masters to modernism; a cornerstone stop on Frankfurt’s Museum Embankment.
Museum in Goethe’s birthplace presenting the writer’s life, era, and manuscripts; essential for literary and cultural history fans.
Large natural history museum with dinosaur skeletons, biodiversity displays, and strong geology exhibits; excellent for all ages.
Rebuilt old town quarter between Römer and cathedral, blending historic layouts with new architecture; ideal for strolling and photos.
Frankfurt’s riverside museum district and promenade, perfect for walking, major museums, and skyline views across the Main.
Large inner-city palm garden with themed greenhouses and landscaped grounds; a relaxing break from museums and shopping.
Green sauce made with seven fresh herbs, usually served with boiled eggs and potatoes. It is a Frankfurt classic with protected regional status.
Pork sausage lightly smoked and traditionally served hot with potato salad, sauerkraut, or bread. It is one of Frankfurt’s signature sausages.
Pressed and cured pork sausage, often sliced and served cold with bread, mustard, and pickles. It is a staple in Frankfurt cider taverns.
Two Michelin-starred dining with creative modern cuisine, extensive wine pairings, and a formal fine dining experience.
Refined restaurant in the old opera house area, known for modern European cuisine, polished service, and an elegant dining room.
Historic apple wine tavern in Sachsenhausen known for Apfelwein, green sauce, and classic Frankfurt dishes in a lively traditional setting.
Moderate for Germany: hotels can be pricey during trade fairs, but dining and public transport are reasonable for most tourists.
Round up or tip about 5-10% in restaurants for good service. Taxis are usually rounded up. Small change is common for cafes.
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Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) -> Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
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