There are 4 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein by train, bus, rideshare, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
39 min€8–65Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Frankfurt to Mannheim82.5 km
1h 9m€4–7Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
1h 20m€6–45Drive 82.8 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rheincar 82.8 km
53 min€12–17
Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein is to rideshare which costs €4 - €7 and takes 1h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein is to train which takes 39 min and costs €8 - €65.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Frankfurt central train station station and arriving at Mannheim central bus station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 39 min.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Ludwigshafen am Rhein is 78 km. The road distance is 82.8 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein without a car is to train which takes 39 min and costs €8 - €65.
The train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof takes 39 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein is to train which takes 39 min and costs €8 - €65. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €6 - €45 and takes 1h 20m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €14–65 and the journey takes 39 min. Four other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station hourly. Tickets cost €7–12 and the journey takes 1h 20m. Six other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- 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
- €19–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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 Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Frankfurt to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Mannheim central bus station.
Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein is 83 km. It takes approximately 53 min to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
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