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Compare train, bus, and flight for Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €22 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 2h 11m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €22, while a flight costs an average of €234.
Distance: 182 km
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€54 Average price | €22 Average price Cheapest | €234 Average price | €33 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 11m Average total duration Fastest 1h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 58m Average total duration 4h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 40m Average total duration 1h 40m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 2h 43m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions | 0.5 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf:
A bus is €33 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf costing on average €54.
A bus is €213 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf costing on average €234.
Other travel options to Düsseldorf take longer:
Flight takes on average 3h 40m.
Bus takes on average 4h 58m.
Travel optionsfrom Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf
How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
(Prague -> Amsterdam)5:25 AM3h35Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:00 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€151One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- (Prague -> Amsterdam)5:25 AM3h35Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:00 AMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€151One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- LH765:00 PM0h45Frankfurt am Main Airport5:45 PMDusseldorf Airport€1141One-way0 transfers
Other options
- ICE 229:59 PM3h01Frankfurt Airport long-distance station1:00 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€151One-way0 transfers
- ICE 229:42 PM3h18Frankfurt (Main) Hbf1:00 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€151One-way0 transfers
- ICE 100 · 8974710:11 PM3h36Frankfurt Airport long-distance station1:47 AMDüsseldorf Hbf€181One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus7:30 PM3h10Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)10:40 PMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€151One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus9:50 AM3h05Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)12:55 PMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€161One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus2:10 PM4h05Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)6:15 PMDüsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf€161One-way0 transfers
- LH728:50 AM0h45Frankfurt am Main Airport9:35 AMDusseldorf Airport€1241One-way0 transfers
- LH741:50 PM0h45Frankfurt am Main Airport2:35 PMDusseldorf Airport€1341One-way0 transfers
- LH789:10 PM0h45Frankfurt am Main Airport9:55 PMDusseldorf Airport€1341One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf:
A bus is €33 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf costing on average €54.
A bus is €213 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Düsseldorf costing on average €234.
Other travel options to Düsseldorf take longer:
Flight takes on average 3h 40m.
Bus takes on average 4h 58m.
- Around 48 trains per day.
- Around 22 buses per day.
- Around 5 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf 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 Dusseldorf Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Frankfurt Airport long-distance station and arrive in Düsseldorf Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) and arrive in Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines, Lufthansa Cityline, Air Serbia, Lot Polish Airlines, Condor Flugdienst, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti to go to Düsseldorf by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Düsseldorf by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, VIAS Rail GmbH, Hessische Landesbahn to go to Düsseldorf by train.
- 4 direct flights per day with Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines, Lufthansa Cityline, Air Dolomiti.
- 21 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
- 28 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
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