There are 6 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Biel/Biennetrain Ic51
4h 25mCHF 70–343Bus, train via Basel
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N474 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Biel/Biennetrain Ic51
6h 12mCHF 40–61Bus, train
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Biel/Biennetrain Ic51
5h 17mDrive 416.7 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Biennecar 416.7 km
3h 42mCHF 68–98Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Biel/Biennetrain
4h 1mCHF 119–288Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Biel/Biennetrain
4h 19mCHF 118–315
Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne is to bus and train via Basel which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne is to drive which takes 3h 42m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 100.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Biel/Bienne via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 25m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Biel/Bienne is 405 km. The road distance is 416.7 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne without a car is to train which takes 4h 25m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 350.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne is 417 km. It takes approximately 3h 42m to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Biel/Bienne.
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What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Biel/Bienne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Frankfurt to Biel/Bienne via Basel SBB in around 4h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–440
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 Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
- 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 Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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 Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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