There are 7 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train Re / ...
6h 24mCHF 54–294Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Singen(Hohentwiel)nighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Stein am Rhein to Gossau SGtrain S1
7h 55mCHF 36–111Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N474 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 29mCHF 40–65Drive 396.9 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzellcar 396.9 km
4h 20mCHF 64–93Fly Frankfurt to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Appenzelltrain
3h 55mFly Frankfurt to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain
6h 3mCHF 143–450Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train
5h 31mCHF 137–473
Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 65 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell is to drive which takes 4h 20m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 95.
No, there is no direct bus from Frankfurt am Main station to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt central train station and arriving at Appenzell, Adlerplatz via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai and St. Gallen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Appenzell via Offenburg Bahnhof, Konstanz and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 24m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Appenzell is 438 km. The road distance is 396.9 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell without a car is to train which takes 6h 24m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 300.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell is to train which takes 6h 24m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 65 and takes 9h 29m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Appenzell, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Frankfurt to Appenzell via Offenburg Bahnhof, Konstanz, St. Gallen(Ch), and St. Gallen in around 6h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Frankfurt central train station to Appenzell, Adlerplatz via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, St. Gallen Lagerstrasse, and St. Gallen, Bahnhof in around 9h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–450
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 6–8
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 11–13
Train from Stein am Rhein to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 9–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 16–19
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 8–11
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 12–15
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Singen(Hohentwiel)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–89
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 87–89
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 25–30
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- *
- CHF 15–23
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- *
- CHF 10–15
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- *
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- Appenzeller Bahnen
Train from St. Gallen to Appenzell
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Appenzeller Bahnen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- RegioJet
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell is 397 km. It takes approximately 4h 20m to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Appenzell.
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