How to travel from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main

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Travel Information to Frankfurt am Main from Madrid

Distance1446 km
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range€43 - €290
Cheapest modeFlight • €43 • 2 h 40 min
Fastest modeFlight • €43 • 2 h 40 min
Popular travel companiesBlaBlaCar Bus, Air Europa or AVE

Take a train, coach or flight to travel 1446 km from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are BlaBlaCar Bus, Air Europa or AVE among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main.

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from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main

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

Our recommendation

flight

The best way to travel from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

IberiaIB1331
07:50PM2h45
Madrid Barajas Airport
10:35PMFrankfurt am Main Airport
1181One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

BlaBlaCar Bus34152
08:35AM28h45
Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses
01:20PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
991One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

LufthansaLH1123
08:35AM2h35
Madrid Barajas Airport
11:10AMFrankfurt am Main Airport
2731One-way
0 transfers

Other options

BlaBlaCar Bus4004 · 30480
03:30PM25h30
Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses
05:00PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
1151One-way
1 transfer
BlaBlaCar Bus3160 · 30482
10:30PM25h25
Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses
11:55PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
1091One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
08:25PM26h05
Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses
10:30PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)
1621One-way
1 transfer
Air EuropaUX1503
07:05AM2h40
Madrid Barajas Airport
09:45AMFrankfurt am Main Airport
2131One-way
0 transfers
IberiaIB1333
04:05PM2h45
Madrid Barajas Airport
06:50PMFrankfurt am Main Airport
2171One-way
0 transfers
TAP PortugalTP1021 · TP570
09:10PM15h20
Madrid Barajas Airport
12:30PMFrankfurt am Main Airport
2071One-way
1 transfer

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FAQs: Travel from Madrid 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 Madrid to Frankfurt am Main.

FAQs

You can get to Frankfurt am Main from Madrid 3 different ways: train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Frankfurt am Main from Madrid is by taking a flight, which costs on average €43.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main:

Taking a flight costs €30 less than taking a coach, which average ticket prices of €73.

A flight is €247 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main costing on average €290.

The quickest way to travel to Frankfurt am Main from Madrid is by flight, which takes on average 2 h 40 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Getting to Frankfurt am Main by coach takes 25 h 25 min on average.

Train takes 42 h 49 min on average.

The distance between Madrid and Frankfurt am Main is around 1446 km.

The average frequency per day from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main is:

  • 9 coaches per day.
  • 50 flights a day.
  • 2 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Frankfurt am Main from Madrid as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main:

  • Most travellers board their plane from Madrid Barajas Airport and arrive in Frankfurt am Main Airport.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main:

  • You can travel by coach between Madrid and Frankfurt am Main with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Empresa Municipal de Transportes, and you can find FlixBus Madrid to Frankfurt am Main tickets for €73 on Omio.
  • You can travel from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main by flight with Air Europa, Lufthansa, Air Nostrum, Iberia, Air France, KLM, Brussels Airlines, Alitalia, Air Serbia, TAP Portugal, LOT Polish Airlines, SWISS or LAER. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for €43 with Air Europa from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main.
  • You can take a train from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main with AVE. Cheap tickets can be found for €290 with AVE from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main.

Yes, there are direct services available from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main with the following travel companies:

  • Direct flights with Air Europa, Lufthansa, Air Nostrum or Iberia with 7 direct flights 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 Madrid.

Omio customers who travel from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main often also extend their holiday to go to Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Munich or Cologne. Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Frankfurt am Main and these popular destinations at a great price.

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