There are 9 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Istria by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
10h 2m$134–299Bus, train
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
25h 55m$185–203Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
32h 50m$478–969Drive 1,984.2 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Istriacar 1,984.2 km
20h 18m$327–472Fly Frankfurt to Varna Airport, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FRA - VAR
- Take the bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constantabus
11h 21m$234–584Fly Frankfurt to Burgas Airport, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane FRA - BOJ
- Take the bus from Pomorie to Constantabus
13h 39m$201–388Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Varna Airport, bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CGN - VAR
- Take the bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constantabus
12h 55m$226–717Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Barladbus
- Take the bus from Bârlad to Babadagbus
38h 30mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Ludwigshafen to Babadagbus
44h 38m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Istria is to bus and train which costs $180 - $210 and takes 25h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Istria is to fly and train which takes 10h 2m and costs $130 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Frankfurt am Main to Istria. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt Flughafen and arriving at Mihai Viteazu via Bârlad and Babadag. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Istria. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Cogealac Hm. via Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest and Medgidia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 50m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Istria is 1743 km. The road distance is 1984.2 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Istria without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 55m and costs $180 - $210.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Frankfurt am Main to Istria, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to Istria bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Frankfurt Flughafen station.
Frankfurt am Main to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Istria is to train which takes 32h 50m and costs $470 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 38h 30m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Istria, Romania?
You can take a train from Frankfurt to Istria via Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucharest, Medgidia, and Cogealac Hm. in around 32h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Frankfurt Konstablerwache to Istria via Frankfurt, Frankfurt Flughafen, Barlad, Bârlad, Babadag, and Mihai Viteazu in around 38h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- 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
- $260–490
- 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
- $22–40
- 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
- $156
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $14–20
Bus from Pomorie to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $25–40
Bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $14–20
- Phone
- +40 747 238 190
- [email protected]
- Website
- transaero-travel.ro
Bus from Pomorie to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transaero-travel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Barlad
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-384.691
- Website
- alextour.autogari.ro
Bus from Bârlad to Babadag
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- alextour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Ludwigshafen to Babadag
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt am Main to Istria bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Barlad station.
Istria is 1h ahead of Frankfurt am Main. It is currently 7:17 AM in Frankfurt am Main and 8:17 AM in Istria.
Frankfurt am Main to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Istria is 1984 km. It takes approximately 20h 18m to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Istria.
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