There are 10 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to London by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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 Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
5h 42m£173–314Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
15h 45m£55–85Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
7h 53m£212–257Fly Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FRA - LCY
4h 7m£104–292Train via Frankfurt Main
- Take the train from Frankfurt Main to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
7h 8m£91–163Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
8h 55m£123–217Fly Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
4h 15m£78–253Fly Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FRA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
4h 28m£74–193Fly Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
5h 17m£105–283Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CGN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
5h 27m£93–233
Frankfurt am Main to London by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to London is to bus which costs £55 - £85 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to London is to fly which takes 4h 7m and costs £100 - £300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Frankfurt central train station station and arriving at London Victoria. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to London. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 42m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and London is 481 miles.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to London without a car is to train which takes 5h 42m and costs £170 - £320.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Frankfurt am Main to London, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Frankfurt am Main to London train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to London is to train which takes 5h 42m and costs £170 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £85 and takes 15h 45m, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £300 and takes 4h 7m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and London, England?
You can take a train from Frankfurt to London St Pancras Intl via Bruxelles Midi and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 42m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Frankfurt central train station to London Victoria once daily. Tickets cost £55–85 and the journey takes 15h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt Main to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Frankfurt am Main to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
London is 1h behind Frankfurt am Main. It is currently 06:15 in Frankfurt am Main and 05:15 in London.
Frankfurt am Main to London train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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