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Compare train, bus, and flight for Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $59. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 4h 10m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $59, and a flight costs an average of $85.
Distance: 679 miles (1093 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$345 Average price | $104 Average price Cheapest | $381 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
7h 10m Average total duration Fastest 4h 10m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 17h 3m Average total duration 16h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 16m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona:
A bus is $241 (€195) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona costing on average $345 (€279).
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 5m.
Bus takes on average 16h 33m.
Travel optionsfrom Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona
How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
541538:55 AM20h05Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)5:00 AMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$1111One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 541538:55 AM20h05Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)5:00 AMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$1111One-way0 transfers
Fastest
DE43252:00 PM2h00Frankfurt am Main Airport4:00 PMBarcelona El Prat Airport$3081One-way0 transfers
Other options
ICE 9556+
97158:53 AM12h39Frankfurt (Main) Hbf9:32 PMBarcelona Sants$3381One-way1 transfer- ECE 151+
TGV 9576+97158:02 AM13h30Frankfurt (Main) Hbf9:32 PMBarcelona Sants$3381One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:45 PM21h45Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)8:30 PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$1351One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:05 PM21h25Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)8:30 PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$1441One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus1:20 PM21h00Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)10:20 AMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$1451One-way0 transfers
AF1548+
AF161912:10 PM5h00Frankfurt am Main Airport5:10 PMBarcelona El Prat Airport$2701One-way1 transfer- AF1648+AF15199:45 AM5h05Frankfurt am Main Airport2:50 PMBarcelona El Prat Airport$2701One-way1 transfer
- AF1048+AF15199:45 AM5h50Frankfurt am Main Airport3:35 PMBarcelona El Prat Airport$2701One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona:
A bus is $241 (€195) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona costing on average $345 (€279).
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 5m.
Bus takes on average 16h 33m.
- Around 66 flights per day.
- Around 19 buses per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Barcelona as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in Barcelona El Prat Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) and arrive in Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Sindbad, Infobus, Alsa to go to Barcelona by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Malta Air, Ryanair, KLM, Air France, Air Europa, British Airways, ITA, Air Nostrum, Brussels Airlines, Condor Flugdienst, Air Serbia, Lufthansa Cityline, BA Cityflyer, Lot Polish Airlines, KLM Cityhopper, Transavia France, Iberia, Swiss, Amelia International to go to Barcelona by flight.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV, AVE, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Barcelona by train.
- 2 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Sindbad, Infobus, Alsa.
- 7 direct flights per day with Lufthansa, Malta Air, Ryanair, Condor Flugdienst.
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