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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 train, with an average ticket price of €77 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 6h 24m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of €77, while a flight costs an average of €429.
Distance: 1093 km
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Most popular Flight | Train | Bus | Driving |
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€429 Average price | €77 Average price Cheapest | €90 Average price | €310 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 24m Average total duration Fastest 4h 24m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 11h 41m Average total duration 11h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 21h 36m Average total duration 21h 6m 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 train is €13 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona costing on average €90.
A train is €353 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona costing on average €429.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 41m.
Bus takes on average 21h 36m.
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€601One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
541538:55 AM20h05Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)5:00 AMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord€601One-way0 transfers
Fastest
DE43252:00 PM2h00Frankfurt am Main Airport4:00 PMBarcelona El Prat Airport€2501One-way0 transfers
Other options
ICE 9556+
97158:53 AM12h39Frankfurt (Main) Hbf9:32 PMBarcelona Sants€2391One-way1 transfer
ECE 151+
TGV 9576+
97158:02 AM13h30Frankfurt (Main) Hbf9:32 PMBarcelona Sants€2661One-way2 transfers
FlixBus · FlixBus7:10 PM23h35Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)6:45 PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord€681One-way1 transfer
FlixBus · FlixBus8:15 AM24h00Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)8:15 AMBarcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants€911One-way1 transfer
FlixBus · FlixBus8:15 AM23h30Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)7:45 AMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord€921One-way1 transfer
BA911 · BA4746:35 AM5h20Frankfurt am Main Airport11:55 AMBarcelona El Prat Airport€1761One-way1 transfer
BA911 · BA4766:35 AM6h40Frankfurt am Main Airport1:15 PMBarcelona El Prat Airport€1761One-way1 transfer
BA909 · BA4728:50 PM12h30Frankfurt am Main Airport9:20 AMBarcelona El Prat Airport€1761One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona:
A train is €13 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona costing on average €90.
A train is €353 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Barcelona costing on average €429.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 41m.
Bus takes on average 21h 36m.
- Around 69 flights per day.
- Around 21 buses per day.
- Around 2 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.
- Trains mostly depart from Frankfurt (Main) Hbf and arrive in Barcelona Sants.
- Buses mostly depart from Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) and arrive in Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord.
- Travel with AVE, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités de nuit to go to Barcelona by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, asl airlines, KLM Cityhopper, BA Cityflyer, Condor Flugdienst, Brussels Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, Amelia, Malta Air, British Airways, Ryanair, Edelweiss Air, Iberia, CitizenPlane, Air Europa, Swiss, Transavia France, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Serbia, Vueling, Bulgaria Air, Royal Air Maroc, Turkish Airlines, ITA, easyJet to go to Barcelona by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar Bus, Sindbad to go to Barcelona by bus.
- 8 direct flights per day with Condor Flugdienst, Malta Air, Ryanair, CitizenPlane, Lufthansa, easyJet.
- 2 direct buses per day with FlixBus, Alsa, Sindbad.
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