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Städel Museum
One of Germany’s leading art museums, with major European works from the Middle Ages to contemporary art on the Museumsufer.
Cheapest price
$16
Average price
$25
Fastest journey
2 h 50 m
Average duration
3 h 2 m
Buses per day
18
Distance
152 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main will cost around $25 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $16.
Of the 18 buses that leave Stuttgart for Frankfurt am Main on Sat, Jun 20, 15 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sat, Jun 20 the direct buses cover the 152 km distance in an average of 3 h 2 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 2 h 50 m .
On Sat, Jun 20 the slowest buses will take 3 h 15 m 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 Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $12. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 50m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $12, and a flight costs an average of $129.
Distance: 94 miles (152 km)
| Bus | Most popular Train | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$20 Average price Cheapest | $25 Average price | $215 Average price | $34 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 10m Average total duration 2h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 35m Average total duration 2h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 50m Average total duration Fastest 50m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 2h 30m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.5 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is $5 (€4) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $25 (€21).
A bus is $195 (€160) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $215 (€176).
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 5m.
Bus takes on average 2h 40m.
Tickets start at around $20 (€17) compared to roughly $34 (€28) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $14 (€11). The journey takes 2h 40m versus 2h 30m 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 12:40AM | Arrival Time 03:35AM | Duration 2h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:45AM | Arrival Time 07:45AM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 07:20AM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:20AM | Arrival Time 07:20AM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 07:40AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $14 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:15AM | Arrival Time 09:05AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:55AM | Arrival Time 10:20AM | Duration 3h25 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 08:40AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 09:10AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 09:50AM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 11:10AM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 12:10PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:50AM | Arrival Time 11:55PM | Duration 12h05 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 04:25PM | Duration 3h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:45PM | Arrival Time 04:40PM | Duration 3h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 02:50PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $15 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:10PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:20PM | Arrival Time 05:10PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:25PM | Arrival Time 05:15PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 07:05PM | Duration 3h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $15 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:50PM | Arrival Time 06:00PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:40PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:40PM | Arrival Time 10:15PM | Duration 3h35 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:10PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:20PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:50PM | Arrival Time 11:00PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 11:50PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 02:20AM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:45PM | Arrival Time 02:15AM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:50PM | Arrival Time 02:20AM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
The table below shows live departures for Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main buses for today, Friday, June 19. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus | 10:00 AM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h30 | 1:30 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
30489 · 30482 | 11:50 AM Stuttgart, Airport/ Busterminal SAB | 12h05 | 11:55 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 12:30 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h55 | 4:25 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:30 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 4h20 | 4:50 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:45 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h55 | 4:40 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:30 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h35 | 7:05 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:40 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 4h00 | 10:40 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:40 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h35 | 10:15 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:30 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h50 | 2:20 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:45 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h10 | 1:55 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:45 PM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h30 | 2:15 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:50 PM Stuttgart, Vaihingen Bahnhof | 3h30 | 2:20 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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FlixBus | 12:40 AM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 2h55 | 3:35 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:40 AM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h15 | 3:55 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:45 AM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h25 | 8:10 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:45 AM Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe | 3h00 | 7:45 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 6:15 AM Stuttgart | 2h50 | 9:05 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 1 transfer | |
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Buses from Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main run on average 16 times per day, taking around 2h 40m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $12 (€10) but you can travel from only $10 (€9) by train.
There are 15 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:40, the last at 23:30. The fastest bus covers the 94 miles (152 km) distance in 3h 25m.
Distance 94 miles (152 km) |
Average bus duration 2h 40m |
Cheapest ticket price $12 (€10) |
Buses per day 16 |
Direct buses 15 |
Fastest bus 3h 25m |
First bus 12:40 AM |
Last bus 11:30 PM |
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Cheapest Day Sat |
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Low Season Apr - Jun |
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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.
One of Germany’s leading art museums, with major European works from the Middle Ages to contemporary art on the Museumsufer.
Major exhibition hall for temporary art shows, especially popular for high-profile international exhibitions in the old town area.
A favorite for families and science lovers, famous for dinosaur skeletons and extensive natural history collections.
Frankfurt’s historic central square, rebuilt with traditional character and surrounded by major sights, making it the city’s classic starting point.
The rebuilt old town quarter blends reconstructed timber houses, museums, shops, and lanes that have become highly popular with visitors.
A top skyline viewpoint that has become especially popular for sunset photos and sweeping views over the financial district.
A cold herb sauce made with seven fresh herbs, traditionally served with boiled eggs and potatoes. It is one of Frankfurt’s best-known regional specialties.
Frankfurt’s traditional tart apple wine, usually served in a ribbed glass. It is the city’s signature drink and central to local tavern culture.
A thin smoked pork sausage with protected regional status, typically served with mustard, bread, and potato salad. It is a classic Frankfurt snack.
One of Frankfurt’s best-known fine dining restaurants, offering refined modern cuisine in an elegant setting near the Palmengarten.
A long-established local tavern serving Hessian comfort food and apple wine. It is popular for an authentic neighborhood atmosphere and reliable regional dishes.
Frankfurt’s iconic indoor market hall with many established stalls for local sausages, cheeses, pastries, and casual regional bites in a lively setting.
Prices are high by German standards, especially hotels and dining in the centre, but transit and bakeries help keep daily costs manageable.
Service is usually included. Round up small bills, or tip about 5-10% in restaurants for good service. Round up taxis. Little or no tip is fine for counter service.
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Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36), Frankfurt am Main -> Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt am Main
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Frankfurt am Main, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Stuttgart to Frankfurt am Main buses use the Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe to Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) station pair, with some services arriving at Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36). Use this guide to compare Stuttgart and Frankfurt am Main bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe is 1 km from Stuttgart city centre. Public transport options include:
Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: McDonald's (in the station), Local Bakery (in the station)
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the entrance for cash withdrawals.
Ticket office support is available at Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe.
Available at Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe: Elevators, ramps.
Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe (SAB Busterminal) is 10 km from Stuttgart city centre. Public transport options include:
Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe (SAB Busterminal) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafeteria Express (in the station), Burger King (in the station), Swabian Delights (0.5 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located within the terminal for cash withdrawals.
Ticket office support is available at Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe (SAB Busterminal).
Available at Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe (SAB Busterminal): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Stuttgart, Flughafen/Messe (SAB Busterminal): Elevators, ramps.
Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) is 10 km from Frankfurt am Main city centre. Public transport options include:
Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: McDonald's (in the station), Hausmann's (in the station).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located throughout the terminal, offering various banking services.
Ticket office support is available at Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36).
Available at Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36): Elevators, ramps, assistance.
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