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Travel Information between Paris and Frankfurt am Main

Distance296 miles (478 km)
Available travel modesTrain, bus or flight
Ticket price range$31 - $158
Cheapest modeBus • $31 (€28) • 7 h 40 min
Fastest modeFlight • $158 (€143) • 1 h 20 min
Popular travel companiesBlaBlaCar 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.

Travel options
from Paris to Frankfurt am Main

How to get from Paris to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

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.

BlaBlaCar Bus30480
08:15AM8h45
Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
05:00PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
$371One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

BlaBlaCar Bus30480
08:15AM8h45
Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
05:00PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
$371One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

LufthansaLH1029
10:20AM1h15
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
11:35AMFrankfurt am Main Airport
$1441One-way
0 transfers

Other options

TGV INOUI9551
09:06AM3h53
Paris Gare de l'Est
12:59PMFrankfurt (Main) Hbf
$1211One-way
0 transfers
TGVTGV 9551
09:06AM3h53
Paris Gare de l'Est
12:59PMFrankfurt (Main) Hbf
$1231One-way
0 transfers
TGV9553
01:10PM3h49
Paris Gare de l'Est
04:59PMFrankfurt (Main) Hbf
$1211One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:30AM9h15
Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
06:45PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
$421One-way
0 transfers
BlaBlaCar Bus30482
04:05PM7h50
Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
11:55PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
$391One-way
0 transfers
BlaBlaCar Bus30484
10:15PM7h55
Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
06:10AMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
$391One-way
0 transfers
LufthansaLH1031
11:15AM1h15
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
12:30PMFrankfurt am Main Airport
$1441One-way
0 transfers
LufthansaLH1027
08:45AM1h15
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
10:00AMFrankfurt am Main Airport
$1441One-way
0 transfers
LufthansaLH1035
02:25PM1h15
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
03:40PMFrankfurt am Main Airport
$1441One-way
0 transfers

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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.

How to get from Paris to Frankfurt am Main

The Best Way According to our Users

Whether it is for business or leisure, in order to travel from Paris to Frankfurt am Main, 90,37% of our customers choose the train as their preferred mode of transportation. By traveling by train on this route, you can enjoy the comfort of spacious seats, spectacular views—and in some cases free Wi-Fi—in both second and first class. Our customers have decided that the train is the best way to get from Paris to Frankfurt am Main and have chosen to enjoy this fast, safe and efficient way to arrive at their destination. Taking the train also avoids long lines or potential expenses for transfers to/from the station—especially since most main railway stations are located in the city center. Train companies in Europe vary from country to country, but most of them offer high-speed train routes, therefore when you add up at the end-to-end journey time, the train is often also the fastest way to get to your destination.

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FAQs: Travel from Paris to Frankfurt am Main

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.

FAQs

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.

Many of our customers who book a trip from Paris to Frankfurt am Main often extend their vacation and travel to other popular destinations like Berlin, Amsterdam, Munich or Cologne. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Paris and Frankfurt am Main itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Frankfurt am Main and any of these top destinations today!
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