There are 10 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain Re8 / ...
4h 47m€109–434Bus via Hamburg
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lübeckbus N613 / ...
8h 25m€45–74Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain Re8 / ...
6h 43m€51–133Drive 537.8 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeckcar 537.8 km
4h 38m€76–110Train via Fulda
- Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 13 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Lüneburgtrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbftrain Re
5h 25m€128–518Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Lübeckcar
6h 40m€109–131Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Lübeckbus N110
11h 15m€50–90Fly Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
3h 58m€96–215Fly Frankfurt to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Lüneburgtrain
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbftrain
5h 31m€171–525Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbftrain
5h 44m€131–425
Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck is to bus via Hamburg which costs €45 - €75 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck is to fly and train which takes 3h 58m and costs €95 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Frankfurt central train station station and arriving at Lübeck. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Lübeck Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 47m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Lübeck is 574 km. The road distance is 537.8 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck without a car is to train which takes 4h 47m and costs €100 - €440.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck is to train which takes 4h 47m and costs €100 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus via Hamburg, which costs €45 - €75 and takes 8h 25m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Lübeck, Germany?
You can take a train from Frankfurt to Lübeck Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 4h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Frankfurt central train station to Lübeck via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 8h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Schedules at
- Erixx
Train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Schedules at
- Erixx
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Schedules at
- metronom
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 Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lübeck
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Lübeck
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck is 538 km. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Lübeck.
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