Montpellier to Frankfurt bus: 6 a week, fastest 15h00

6 a weekfastest 15h00☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

MontpellierBesançonBelfortMulhouseFreiburgStrasbourgFrankfurt· 810 km as the crow flies

22:20 → 13:20⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station → Frankfurt - Main Bus Station · via Nîmes, Lyon, Nancy, Strasbourg…
15h007 stops
Runs: Wed, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
23:50 → 16:05⁺¹
FlixBus N1720 ☾ Overnight
Montpellier (Sabines) → Frankfurt central train station · via Besançon, Belfort, Mulhouse, Freiburg…
16h1511 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 22:20, arrive 13:20

The plane is 11h01 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct15h46

To Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus15h00
From Frankfurt - Main Bus Station14 min

Plane · nonstop MPL to FRA4h45

To Montpellier–Méditerranée (MPL)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MPL to FRA1h50
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 Montpellier to Frankfurt in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Montpellier to Frankfurt nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Montpellier 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 Montpellier to Frankfurt?

The fastest takes 15h00; the slowest 16h15, for 810 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 22:20 and the latest at 23:50, local time in Montpellier. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Montpellier to Frankfurt?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 22:20 arriving 13:20 the next morning.

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