262 miles (423 km) | |
Bus, train or flight | |
$20 - $112 | |
Train • $20 (€18) • 3 h 56 min | |
Flight • $112 (€101) • 1 h 10 min | |
FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a bus, train or flight to travel 262 miles (423 km) to Frankfurt am Main from Berlin. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main.
How to get from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Anyone who wants to travel in Germany from Berlin to Frankfurt can take the bus, catch a train or fly. At first glance, flying is clearly the fastest option, but this isn't always the case. When you factor in the time taken to reach Tegel and transit from Frankfurt Airport, the train could be a faster transport option, and is also an extremely comfortable way to travel.
Trains from Berlin to Frankfurt | Buses from Berlin to Frankfurt | Return trips from Frankfurt to Berlin
Average Price |
Travel Time |
Cheapest Time to Book |
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€27 |
6:30 h |
1 Day Ahead |
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€59 |
3:39 h |
2 Months Ahead |
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€108 |
1:10 h |
2 Weeks Ahead |
Taking the bus is the cheapest way to travel from Berlin to Frankfurt. Most buses traveling from Berlin to Frankfurt depart from Berlin Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (central bus station) and take at least 6½ hours to arrive at Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. Over 20 buses travel from Berlin to Frankfurt every day, with the first bus departing Berlin at 8:00 a.m. Bus companies that travel from Berlin to Frankfurt include Flixbus and Eurolines.
Taking a flight is the fastest way to travel from Berlin to Frankfurt. Flights depart from either Berlin's Tegel or Schönefeld airport and arrive at Frankfurt airport after 1:10 h of flight time. Flights are the fastest way to travel from Berlin to Frankfurt even when travel time to and from Berlin and Frankfurt's airports is taken into consideration, taking at least 3:13 h to travel between city centers. Airlines that travel directly from Berlin to Frankfurt include Air Berlin and Lufthansa. All direct flights from Berlin to Frankfurt depart from Berlin's Tegel airport. Over 15 direct flights travel from Berlin to Frankfurt per day.
Taking a train is the most popular way to travel from Berlin to Frankfurt. Taking a direct flight is only 30 minutes faster than taking a high-speed Deutsche Bahn ICE train when travel time to and from Frankfurt and Berlin's airports is taken into consideration, while also being €49 more expensive on average. Alternatively, taking the train is nearly 3 hours faster than traveling from Berlin to Frankfurt by bus. Almost 40 trains travel from Berlin to Frankfurt per day.
You can travel by travel to Frankfurt am Main from Berlin with BlaBlaCar Bus, Lufthansa and FlixBus. When you search Omio for times and tickets, we’ll show you the best deals available.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40,000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel.
BlaBlaCar Bus (formerly known as Ouibus or iDBUS), a subsidiary of the popular French carpooling company, BlaBlaCar, is a travel company operating long-distance services in 10 countries in Europe. Founded in France, BlaBlaCar Bus provides connections to over 300 destinations. Standard amenities on the travel include air conditioning, toilets, USB and power outlets for charging phones, tablets and laptops during long travel journeys, extra legroom and adjustable seats. On select routes there is also free Wi-Fi available. BlaBlaCar Bus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one carry-on bag and up to two checked bags per person.
Germany's largest airline is Lufthansa. Fly and book your most convinient ticket from Lufthansa's many ticket options including: Economy Light, Economy Classic, Economy Flex, Business Class and First Class.
There are 3 travel options to Frankfurt am Main from Berlin. You can take a bus, train or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main is a train with an average price of $20 (€18).
This is compared to other travel options from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main:
A train is $4 (€4) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $24 (€22).
A train is $92 (€83) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $112 (€101).
The fastest way from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 10 min.
There are alternative travel options to Frankfurt am Main that take longer:
Getting to Frankfurt am Main by bus takes 7 h 40 min on average.
Train takes on average 3 h 56 min.
The Berlin to Frankfurt am Main distance is around 262 miles (423 km).
The average frequency per day from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Berlin and Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main:
The following travel companies offer services from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main:
Yes, there are direct services available from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main with the following travel companies:
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Frankfurt am Main as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main.
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