There are 10 ways to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara by plane, bus, night train, train, or car
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Fly from Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane FRA - ESB
6h 26m₺4,647–15,687Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
37h 23m₺8,765–10,065Train, night train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 961 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
43h 52m₺22,012–52,342Drive 2,674.7 km
- Drive from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankaracar 2,674.7 km
23h 52m₺21,139–30,533Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane STR - ESB
8h 1m₺6,967–23,638Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CGN - ESB
8h 3m₺5,862–22,588Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane DUS - ESB
8h 18m₺6,659–25,832Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Munich central bus stationbus 037 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
40h 30m₺7,268–11,257Bus, night train, train via Stara Zagora
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the nighttrain from Stara Zagora to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
47h 40m₺7,649–17,607Train, bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 1h₺9,341–16,499
Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara is to bus and night train and train via Stara Zagora which costs 7.500 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 47h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 4.600 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt central train station and arriving at Ankara via Munich and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Ankara Gar via Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Istanbul(Halkali). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 52m.
The distance between Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Ankara is 2239 km. The road distance is 2674.7 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara without a car is to bus and night train and train which takes 37h 23m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 11.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara, including transfers.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 4.600 ₺ - 16.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 7.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 40h 30m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Germany and Ankara, Turkey?
AJet, SunExpress, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara via Frankfurt central train station, Munich, and Istanbul Otogari in around 40h 30m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–21,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–22,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–14,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–15,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,480
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,480
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Stara Zagora to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺290–1,268
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺290–410
- 1st Class
- ₺330–430
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–18,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–7,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–9,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–8,500
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,465
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,500
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- Arda Tur
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Ankara is 1h ahead of Frankfurt(Main)Hbf. It is currently 3:43 PM in Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and 4:43 PM in Ankara.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara is 2675 km. It takes approximately 23h 52m to drive from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Ankara.
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