Frankfurt to London bus: 1.8 a day, fastest 15h50

1.8 a dayfastest 15h50☾ 4 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Direct buses · no change

FrankfurtBonnCologneDüsseldorfBrusselsLilleLondon· 638 km as the crow flies

03:00 → 19:15
FlixBus N280 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → London Victoria Coach Station · via Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Brussels…
17h159 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:00 → 18:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:10 → 08:00⁺¹
FlixBus N870 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → London Victoria Coach Station · via Cologne, Maastricht, Brussels, Lille…
15h507 stops
Runs: Only Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Wed 11 Nov, Thu 12 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
17:55 → 08:45⁺¹
FlixBus N870 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → London Victoria Coach Station · via Cologne, Maastricht, Brussels, Lille…
15h507 stops
Runs: Only Sat 24 Oct, Sat 31 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 14 NovThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:55 → 07:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:25 → 09:15⁺¹
FlixBus N870 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → London Victoria Coach Station · via Cologne, Maastricht, Brussels, Lille…
15h507 stops
Runs: Daily except Sat (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and FlixBus UK (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. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 17:10, arrive 08:00

The plane is 11h09 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct16h34

To Frankfurt central train station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N87015h50
From London Victoria Coach Station15 min

Plane · nonstop FRA to LCY5h25

To Frankfurt (FRA)35 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight FRA to LCY1h35
Landing to exit35 min
From LCY40 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 2h before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

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

Where Frankfurt goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

4 airlines fly Frankfurt to London nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Air DolomitiFRA→LCYBook direct ↗
British AirwaysFRA→LHRBook direct ↗
CondorFRA→LGWBook direct ↗
LufthansaFRA→LHRBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Frankfurt to London?

Yes. 1.8 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Frankfurt to London?

The fastest takes 15h50; the slowest 17h15, for 638 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:00 and the latest at 18:25, local time in Frankfurt. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Frankfurt to London?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 03:00 arriving 19:15.

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