Barcelona to Frankfurt bus: 6 a week, fastest 19h50

6 a weekfastest 19h50☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇪🇸 Spain → 🇩🇪 Germany

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BarcelonaLloret de MarPerpignanMontpellierBesançonBelfortFrankfurt· 1,093 km as the crow flies

17:30 → 13:20⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Barcelona - North Bus Station → Frankfurt - Main Bus Station · via Perpignan, Montpellier, Nîmes, Lyon…
19h509 stops
Runs: Wed, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
17:45 → 16:05⁺¹
FlixBus N1720 ☾ Overnight
Barcelona (Sants) → Frankfurt central train station · via Lloret de Mar, Perpignan, Montpellier, Besançon…
22h2015 stops
Runs: Tue, Wed, Fri, SunBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026) and FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 17:30, arrive 13:20

The plane is 15h19 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct20h34

To Barcelona - North Bus Station15 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus19h50
From Frankfurt - Main Bus Station14 min

Plane · nonstop BCN to FRA5h15

To Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat (BCN)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BCN to FRA2h15
Landing to exit20 min
From FRA35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Barcelona to Frankfurt in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Barcelona goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Barcelona to Frankfurt nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

CondorBCN→FRABook direct ↗
LufthansaBCN→FRABook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Barcelona to Frankfurt?

Yes. 6 a week on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Barcelona to Frankfurt?

The fastest takes 19h50; the slowest 22h20, for 1,093 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 17:30 and the latest at 17:45, local time in Barcelona. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Barcelona to Frankfurt?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:30 arriving 13:20 the next morning.

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