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Compare train and bus for Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $32. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 47m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $32, and a train costs an average of $36.
Distance: 173 miles (279 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
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$114 Average price | $43 Average price Cheapest | $63 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 17m Average total duration Fastest 3h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 52m Average total duration 5h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 42m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is $70 (€57) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $114 (€92).
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 47m.
Bus takes on average 5h 22m.
Travel optionsfrom Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main
How to get from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus2:10 PM11h00Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof1:10 AMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)$271One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus2:10 PM11h00Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof1:10 AMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)$271One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- 4208 · ICE 10108:06 AM3h32Friedrichshafen Stadt11:38 AMFrankfurt Airport long-distance station$581One-way1 transfer
Other options
- 4218 · ICE 10921:03 PM4h41Friedrichshafen Stadt5:44 PMFrankfurt (Main) Hbf$371One-way1 transfer
- 4806 · ICE 10949:34 AM4h10Friedrichshafen Stadt1:44 PMFrankfurt (Main) Hbf$471One-way1 transfer
- 4218 · ICE 564 · ICE 2161:03 PM3h34Friedrichshafen Stadt4:37 PMFrankfurt Airport long-distance station$581One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus6:25 PM11h25Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof5:50 AMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)$271One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus12:15 PM8h00Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof8:15 PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)$271One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus6:05 PM8h45Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof2:50 AMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)$271One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is $70 (€57) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $114 (€92).
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 47m.
Bus takes on average 5h 22m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 12 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Friedrichshafen and Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Friedrichshafen Stadt and arrive in Frankfurt Airport long-distance station.
- Buses mostly depart from Friedrichshafen, Stadtbahnhof and arrive in Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB) to go to Frankfurt am Main by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB) to go to Frankfurt am Main by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline to go to Frankfurt am Main by flight.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
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