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Frankfurt to Munich by train or bus

About 395 km. The train is fastest at 3.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,280 per person.

Munich to Frankfurt

Fastest

Train

ICE high-speed train

3.5 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

FlixBus coach

from ₹1,280 per person

Best value

Train

ICE high-speed train

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainICE high-speed train3.5 h₹1,920–₹13,310per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusFlixBus coach5.8 h₹1,280–₹3,410per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Train, ICE high-speed train: Via Würzburg and Nuremberg or via Stuttgart, about 3 h 10-3 h 40.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · ICE high-speed train₹3,840–₹26,620₹7,680–₹53,240
Bus · FlixBus coach₹2,560–₹6,820₹5,120–₹13,640

Once you’re in Munich

  • Best time: May – October, December
  • Typical stay: 3 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – October, December). Munich Christmas markets can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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