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Compare bus, train, and flight for Frankfurt am Main to Leicester
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Leicester among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €153 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 21m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.7 - 1.8kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €153, while a flight costs an average of €470.
Distance: 457 miles (736 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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€470 Average price | €153 Average price Cheapest | €97 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 21m Average total duration Fastest 2h 21m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 19h 52m Average total duration 19h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 1m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
2.2 - 4.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.7 - 1.8kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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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 Frankfurt am Main to Leicester:
A bus is €318 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Leicester costing on average €470.
Other travel options to Leicester take longer:
Bus takes on average 19h 52m.
You'll arrive about 8h 40m sooner (2h 21m by flight vs 11h 1m by car). Tickets start at around €470 compared to roughly €97 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 Frankfurt am Main to Leicester
How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Leicester by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Leicester is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FR 174811:55 AM1h20Frankfurt Hahn Airport12:15 PMLondon Stansted Airport€171One-way0 transfers
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- FR 174811:55 AM1h20Frankfurt Hahn Airport12:15 PMLondon Stansted Airport€171One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- FR 174811:55 AM1h20Frankfurt Hahn Airport12:15 PMLondon Stansted Airport€171One-way0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus9:45 PM24h55Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:40 PMLeicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda)€611One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:15 AM23h15Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:30 AMLeicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda)€611One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:15 AM23h40Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:55 AMLeicester, St.Margaret's Bus Station€611One-way2 transfers
LH9229:30 PM1h40Frankfurt am Main Airport10:10 PMLondon Heathrow Airport€991One-way0 transfers- LH9082:00 PM1h40Frankfurt am Main Airport2:40 PMLondon Heathrow Airport€991One-way0 transfers
LH42305:00 PM1h40Frankfurt am Main Airport5:40 PMLondon Heathrow Airport€991One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Leicester:
A bus is €318 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Leicester costing on average €470.
Other travel options to Leicester take longer:
Bus takes on average 19h 52m.
- Around 55 flights per day.
- Around 15 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Leicester as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in London Heathrow Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) and arrive in Leicester, St.Margaret's Bus Station.
- Travel with Malta Air, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, Swiss, Helvetic Airways, Eurowings, British Airways, Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa City Airlines, KLM, Air France, Air Dolomiti to go to Leicester by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Leicester by bus.
- 17 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Lufthansa, British Airways, Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Dolomiti.
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