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Frankfurt am Main · Germany

Trains to Frankfurt am Main

Stations on record, the cities within reach by rail, and estimated times from distance.

Wikidata lists at least twelve railway stations in Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt (Main) Hbf, Frankfurt (Main) Süd, Frankfurt Mühlberg station, Frankfurt Rödelheim station, Frankfurt Höchst Farbwerke station, Frankfurt Höchst, Frankfurt Messe station, Frankfurt (Main) Ost station, Frankfurt (Main) Stresemannallee, Frankfurt Griesheim station, Frankfurt Sindlingen station, Frankfurt Frankfurter Berg station. Which one a service uses is set by the operator, so check the station name on the ticket, not just the city.

Rail routes from Frankfurt am Main

Trains from Frankfurt am Main: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Frankfurt am Main to MannheimGermany71 km (44 mi)about 33 min
Frankfurt am Main to HeidelbergGermany79 km (49 mi)about 36 min
Frankfurt am Main to KoblenzGermany83 km (52 mi)about 38 min
Frankfurt am Main to KarlsruheGermany125 km (77 mi)about 57 min
Frankfurt am Main to KasselGermany145 km (90 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Frankfurt am Main to StuttgartGermany152 km (95 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Frankfurt am Main to KölnGermany153 km (95 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Frankfurt am Main to SaarbrückenGermany155 km (97 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Frankfurt am Main to DortmundGermany178 km (110 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Frankfurt am Main to DüsseldorfGermany182 km (113 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Frankfurt am Main to StrasbourgFrance183 km (114 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Frankfurt am Main to NurembergGermany187 km (116 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Frankfurt am Main to LondonUnited Kingdom638 km (396 mi)about 5 h 26 min
Frankfurt am Main to BerlinGermany424 km (263 mi)about 3 h 15 min
Frankfurt am Main to MadridSpain1,446 km (899 mi)about 10 h 5 min
Frankfurt am Main to RomeItaly961 km (597 mi)about 7 h 8 min
Frankfurt am Main to ParisFrance479 km (297 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Frankfurt am Main to HamburgGermany392 km (244 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Frankfurt am Main to BucharestRomania1,454 km (903 mi)about 14 h 32 min
Frankfurt am Main to MinskBelarus1,354 km (842 mi)about 13 h 33 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

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Deutsche BahnSells its own tickets plus Trenitalia, SBB, SNCF, OeBB, Eurostar and SJ, so most multi-country journeys price end to end here.Plan a cross-border route on Deutsche Bahn (opens int.bahn.de in a new tab)
Rail EuropePasses and point-to-point tickets sold in USD, which suits some US travellers.Book European rail on Rail Europe (opens www.raileurope.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which railway stations does Frankfurt am Main have?

Frankfurt (Main) Hbf, Frankfurt (Main) Süd, Frankfurt Mühlberg station, Frankfurt Rödelheim station, Frankfurt Höchst Farbwerke station, Frankfurt Höchst and others.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.