Moscow to Frankfurt am Main by train
Travel from Moscow (Russia) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany) by train (2022km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Moscow to Frankfurt am Main, use one of the direct night train connections on the route from Moscow to Berlin. Tickets for this section can be bought from 160 EUR. You can find the exact timetable and ticket prices via the booking links. You can also find the train connections to Moscow and from Berlin (ticket prices from 19 EUR). Optionally, you can also travel via Ukraine, if you want to avoid Belarus.
There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.
- 1Moscow (Russia) - Berlin (Germany) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- 2Moscow (Russia) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Warsaw (Poland) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- 3Moscow (Russia) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
2022 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Moscow to Frankfurt am Main, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Frankfurt am Main - Moscow / Moscow - Hamburg / Moscow - Munich / Moscow - Baden-Baden / Moscow - Cologne / Moscow - Leipzig / Saint Petersburg - Berlin / Saint Petersburg - Munich / Saint Petersburg - Hamburg1 Moscow (Russia) - Berlin (Germany) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Berlin (Germany)
There are two direct night train connections from Moscow to Berlin. The journey time is 24 hours. You can buy train tickets from 160 EUR. The ticket price depends on your travel date and the category you are traveling in. You can find the exact timetable with ticket prices via the given booking links.
Three times a week you can travel on these direct train connections. One train connection ends directly in Berlin (EN440 13M Strizh). The second train connection goes from Moscow via Berlin to Paris (EN452 23J).
Travel reports with many photos of both trains can be found in our blog.
If you want to avoid the trip through Belarus, travel from Moscow to Kiev. In Kiev, take the direct night train to Warsaw, from where you continue to Berlin.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Berlin?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 23J/452 Moscow - Paris / EN 453/24J Paris - Moscow / EN 13M/440 Moscow - Berlin / EN 441/14M Berlin - Moscow
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Moscow
1b Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Travel from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main by train. The train ticket price starts at 17,90 EUR. The journey time is 3:50 hours. There are direct train connections at least every hour. The first train departs at 03:50. The last train departure is at 21:30. You will travel by ICE (Intercity Express) high-speed-train.
Where to buy a ticket from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Frankfurt am Main - Berlin
2 Moscow (Russia) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Warsaw (Poland) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Moscow to Kiev by direct train. There are 3 to 4 train connections daily with an average travel time of 13 hours. Train tickets are available from 60 EUR. The overnight trains offer 2 and 4 berth compartments.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Kyiv?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Moscow
2b Travelling from Kyiv (Ukraine) to Warsaw (Poland)
Travel from Kiev to Warsaw by direct train.
There is one overnight train called "Kiev Express" with a journey time of 14 hours. Buy train tickets from 45 EUR. Departure in Kiev is at 23:50 in the evening. The arrival time in Warsaw is 14:05 . This overnight train offers 1, 2 and 3 berth compartments.
The day train has a journey time of 15 hours and departs in Kiev at 07:00 . The arrival time in Warsaw is 22:00 . Train tickets are available from 45 EUR.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Kyiv to Warsaw?
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Warsaw - Kyiv
2c Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
To travel from Poland to Germany by train, buy a saver price ticket ("Sparpreis Europa") of Deutsche Bahn from 39 EUR. This offer is available from selected destinations in Poland to Germany.
If this special offer is not available from your departure railway station, buy first a ticket of Polish railways to one of the bigger cities in Poland. From there buy as second the saver fare ticket of Deutsche Bahn to your travel destination in Germany.
Buy your ticket via the given booking links. There you find the exact train schedules and ticket prices.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Frankfurt am Main?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / EuroCity (EC) / Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK) / Express InterCity (EIC) / Berlin Warszawa Express (BWE)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 446 Warsaw - Cologne
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Frankfurt am Main - Warsaw / Warsaw - Berlin / Krakow - Berlin / Gdańsk - Berlin / Warsaw - Munich / Krakow - Munich / Warsaw - Cologne / Krakow - Hamburg
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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3 Moscow (Russia) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
3a Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Moscow to Kiev by direct train. There are 3 to 4 train connections daily with an average travel time of 13 hours. Train tickets are available from 60 EUR. The overnight trains offer 2 and 4 berth compartments.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Kyiv?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyiv - Moscow
3b Travelling from Kyiv (Ukraine) to Bratislava (Slovakia)
To travel from Ukraine to Slovakia by train, buy your ticket at a train station. There are no online tickets available. However it is possible to buy an online ticket to Chop and then the ticket across the border locally in Chop at the station.
There are two daily trains between the border stations of Chop and Cierna nad Tisou. One of them conveys the sleeping cars from Kiev and Lviv to Bratislava.
Where to buy a ticket from Kyiv to Bratislava?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
поїзд (UZ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 771/800 Kyiv - Bratislava
train company:
ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko / UZ Укрзалізниця
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bratislava - Kyiv / Kyiv - Košice / Lviv - Bratislava / Lviv - Košice
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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3c Travelling from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Train tickets from Slovakia to Germany are available from Deutsche Bahn (German railways).
Buy these saver fare tickets "Sparpreis Europa" from 29 EUR. If your journey starts from a city in Slovakia where no saver fare ticket is available from, buy first a ticket of Slovak railways to a possible departure station. And from there a second train ticket to Germany.
Find exact train schedules and train ticket fares via the given booking links.
Between Slovakia and Czech Republic you will also find private express trains "Regiojet" and "Leo Express". They have very good offers which can be interesting for travelling between Slovakia and Germany if you buy two train tickets having a stopover along the way in Czech Republic.
Where to buy a ticket from Bratislava to Frankfurt am Main?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ) / SC Pendolino (SC) / Rýchlik (R) / EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC) / LEO Express (LEO) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40476 Budapest - Berlin / EN 444/614 Košice - Cheb / EN 442 Humenné - Prague / EN 444 Košice - Prague / EN 442/764 Humenné - Cheb
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko / RJ RegioJet / LEO LEO Express
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Frankfurt am Main - Bratislava / Bratislava - Munich / Bratislava - Berlin / Bratislava - Hamburg / Bratislava - Cologne / Košice - Munich / Banská Bystrica - Cologne / Košice - Berlin
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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