Travel Information between Paris and Frankfurt am Main
| 296 miles (478 km) | |
| Train, bus or flight | |
| $31 - $158 | |
| Bus • $31 (€28) • 7 h 40 min | |
| Flight • $158 (€143) • 1 h 20 min | |
| BlaBlaCar Bus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 296 miles (478 km) between Paris and Frankfurt am Main. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are BlaBlaCar Bus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Paris to Frankfurt am Main.
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The best way to travel from Paris to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Travel from Paris to Frankfurt: Journey Details
If you want to travel from Paris to Frankfurt, you can choose from all of the major transport options. Flying is easily the fastest way to reach Frankfurt, at just over an hour, but express trains only take a couple of hours longer, and buses are always available for those on a budget.
Return trips from Frankfurt to Paris are also available.
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Travel to Frankfurt am Main easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Paris to Frankfurt am Main.

There are 3 travel options from Paris to Frankfurt am Main: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Frankfurt am Main from Paris is by taking a bus, which costs on average $31 (€28).
This is compared to other ways of getting from Paris to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is $127 (€115) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Paris to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $158 (€143).
A bus is $34 (€31) less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from Paris to Frankfurt am Main costing on average $65 (€59).
The fastest way to get to Frankfurt am Main from Paris is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 20 min.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Bus takes 7 h 40 min on average.
Getting to Frankfurt am Main by train takes 3 h 38 min on average.
The Paris to Frankfurt am Main distance is around 296 miles (478 km).
The average frequency per day from Paris to Frankfurt am Main is:
- 11 buses a day.
- 41 flights per day.
- Around 9 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Paris and Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Paris to Frankfurt am Main:
- Most travelers who buy a bus ticket from Paris to Frankfurt am Main depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36).
- Most travelers board their plane from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and arrive in Frankfurt am Main Airport.
The following travel companies offer services from Paris to Frankfurt am Main:
- BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Union Ivkoni - Unibus can take you to Frankfurt am Main by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Paris to Frankfurt am Main for $31 (€28).
- Travel with Lufthansa, Air France, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Brussels Airlines, KLM, Austrian Airlines, SWISS or LOT Polish Airlines for flights to Frankfurt am Main. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Lufthansa Cityline (2) Paris to Frankfurt am Main tickets on Omio for $150 (€136).
- Deutsche Bahn, TGV, SNCF ICE, TGV INOUI or SNCF | TGV INOUI can get you to Frankfurt am Main by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with SNCF ICE from Paris to Frankfurt am Main for $65 (€59) on Omio.
Yes, there are direct services available from Paris to Frankfurt am Main with the following travel companies:
- Direct buses with FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus with 9 direct buses per day.
- Direct flight available with Lufthansa or Lufthansa Cityline (2) 6 direct flights per day.
- Direct train available with Deutsche Bahn, TGV, SNCF ICE, TGV INOUI or SNCF | TGV INOUI 5 direct trains per day.
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 to Frankfurt am Main from Paris.
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