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Compare train, bus, and flight for Madrid to Frankfurt am Main
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €118 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 6h 58m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €118, while a flight costs an average of €443.
Distance: 1446 km
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€443 Average price | €118 Average price Cheapest | €297 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 58m Average total duration Fastest 4h 58m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 26h 52m Average total duration 26h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 17h 54m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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Compare the available ways to get from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is €325 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main costing on average €443.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Bus takes on average 26h 52m.
Travel optionsfrom Madrid to Frankfurt am Main
How to get from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
3160 · 3048210:30 PM 25h25 Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses 11:55 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) €80 1 One-way 1 transfer
Cheapest
- 3160 · 30482
10:30 PM 25h25 Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses 11:55 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) €80 1 One-way 1 transfer
Fastest
IB13278:40 AM 2h45 Madrid Barajas Airport 11:25 AM Frankfurt am Main Airport €235 1 One-way 0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus
3:55 PM 29h15 Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses 9:10 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) €195 1 One-way 1 transfer - FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
8:50 PM 32h40 Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses 5:30 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) €199 1 One-way 2 transfers - FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
11:35 PM 31h45 Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses 7:20 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) €201 1 One-way 2 transfers
- KL1506 · KL1825
5:00 PM 5h25 Madrid Barajas Airport 10:25 PM Frankfurt am Main Airport €237 1 One-way 1 transfer - KL1506 · KL1815
5:00 PM 16h40 Madrid Barajas Airport 9:40 AM Frankfurt am Main Airport €237 1 One-way 1 transfer 
AF1601 · AF10184:25 PM 5h40 Madrid Barajas Airport 10:05 PM Frankfurt am Main Airport €239 1 One-way 1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is €325 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid to Frankfurt am Main costing on average €443.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Bus takes on average 26h 52m.
- Around 66 flights per day.
- Around 14 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Madrid and Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Madrid Barajas Airport and arrive in Frankfurt am Main Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and arrive in Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Alsa, Infobus to go to Frankfurt am Main by bus.
- Travel with KLM, Air France, Iberia, Lot Polish Airlines, TAP Portugal, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa City Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air Europa, Brussels Airlines, ITA, British Airways, Helvetic Airways, BA Cityflyer, Swiss, Croatia Airlines, CitizenPlane, Air Baltic, Bulgaria Air, Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa Cityline, KLM Cityhopper, Air Algerie to go to Frankfurt am Main by flight.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, Alsa.
- 8 direct flights per day with Iberia, Lufthansa, Air Europa, CitizenPlane.
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