There are 7 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Hanau by train, bus, rideshare, subway, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheimtrain S9 / ...
21 min€3–14Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheimbus S8e
45 min€4–6Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Frankfurt to Hanau21.1 km
37 min€3Train, line 1 bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb51 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Hanau Marktplatzbus 5 / ...
27 minSubway, line 23 bus
- Take the subway from Frankfurt to Frankfurtsubway U7 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Hanau Freiheitsplatzbus 23
1h 34mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Frankfurt am Main to Hanautaxi 20.2 km
21 min€55–70Drive 20.2 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Hanaucar 20.2 km
21 min€3–5
Frankfurt am Main to Hanau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Hanau is to rideshare which costs €3 and takes 37 min.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Hanau is to train which takes 21 min and costs €3 - €14.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Hanau-Steinheim. Services depart six times a week, and operate Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 45 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Hanau-Steinheim. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21 min.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau is 19 km. The road distance is 20.2 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Hanau without a car is to train which takes 21 min and costs €3 - €14.
The train from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheim takes 21 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Frankfurt am Main to Hanau bus services, operated by DB Bus, depart from Frankfurt station.
Frankfurt am Main to Hanau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Hanau is to train which takes 21 min and costs €3 - €14. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €4 - €6 and takes 45 min.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Hanau, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) operates a train from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheim every 20 minutes. Tickets cost €3–14 and the journey takes 21 min. VIAS Rail GmbH also services this route once daily. Alternatively, DB Bus operates a bus from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheim once daily. Tickets cost €4–6 and the journey takes 45 min. Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) also services this route 4 times a week.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheim
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheim
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 69 21303
- info@vgf-ffm.de
- Website
- Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (VGF-FFM)
Subway from Frankfurt to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (VGF-FFM)
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheim
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Frankfurt to Hanau-Steinheim
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6181 300880
- Website
- Hanauer Straßenbahn GmbH
Bus from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Hanau Marktplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- Hanauer Straßenbahn GmbH
- Phone
- +49 6181 400374
- Website
- delfi.de
Bus from Frankfurt to Hanau Freiheitsplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Stadtverkehr Maintal
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Frankfurt to Hanau
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Estimated price
- €55–70
Main Taxi Frankfurt
- Phone
- +49 69 733030
- Website
- main-taxi-frankfurt.de
Taxi City-Otten GmbH
- Phone
- +49 69 442440
- Website
- taxi-city.de
Taxi Frankfurt
- Phone
- +49 69 230001
- Website
- taxi-frankfurt.de
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Frankfurt am Main to Hanau bus services, operated by DB Bus, arrive at Hanau-Steinheim station.
Frankfurt am Main to Hanau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hanau-Steinheim station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Hanau is 20 km. It takes approximately 21 min to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Hanau.
There are 1436+ hotels available in Hanau.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.