What is the best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt?
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What is the cheapest way to reach Darmstadt from Frankfurt am Main?
You can reach Darmstadt with just £3 by taking a Carpool from BlaBlaCar, but there are many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for you for the next few days here.
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BlaBlaCar0h 30m006:40Frankfurt am Main07:10Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 15/12/2025 06:40:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 15/12/2025 07:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 30m
Cheapest Carpool Monday
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Deutsche Bahn0h 37m005:23Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station06:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 16/12/2025 05:23:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 06:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 37m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 45m013:15Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station14:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 16/12/2025 13:15:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 14:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 45m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 49m022:31Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station23:20DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 16/12/2025 22:31:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 23:20:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 49m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 45m017:15Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station18:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 16/12/2025 17:15:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 18:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £11 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 45m
Cheapest Trains Tuesday
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BlaBlaCar0h 20m014:10Frankfurt am Main14:30Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 17/12/2025 14:10:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 17/12/2025 14:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
Cheapest Carpool Wednesday
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BlaBlaCar0h 20m010:40Frankfurt am Main11:00Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 18/12/2025 10:40:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 11:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 37m005:23Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station06:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 18/12/2025 05:23:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 06:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 37m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 45m013:15Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station14:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 18/12/2025 13:15:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 14:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 45m
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Deutsche Bahn1h 16m003:09Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station04:25DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 18/12/2025 03:09:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 04:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £15 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 16m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 47m004:38Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station05:25DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 18/12/2025 04:38:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 05:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £15 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 47m
Cheapest Carpool Thursday
Cheapest Trains Thursday
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BlaBlaCar0h 20m019:40Frankfurt am Main20:00Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 19/12/2025 19:40:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 20:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
Cheapest Carpool Friday
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BlaBlaCar0h 20m015:10Frankfurt am Main15:30Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 21/12/2025 15:10:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 21/12/2025 15:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
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BlaBlaCar0h 30m017:10Frankfurt am Main17:40Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 21/12/2025 17:10:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 21/12/2025 17:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 30m
Cheapest Carpool Sunday
What are the fastest trips from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt?
You can get to Darmstadt from Frankfurt am Main in just 0h 20m with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar. But this is just one option, click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other available modes of transportations.
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BlaBlaCar0h 30m006:40Frankfurt am Main07:10Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 15/12/2025 06:40:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 15/12/2025 07:10:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 30m
Fastest Carpool Monday
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Deutsche Bahn0h 37m005:23Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station06:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 16/12/2025 05:23:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 06:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 37m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 37m020:41Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station21:18DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 16/12/2025 20:41:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 21:18:00. 50 Economy ticket for £11 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 37m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 45m013:15Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station14:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 16/12/2025 13:15:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 14:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 45m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 45m017:15Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station18:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 16/12/2025 17:15:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 16/12/2025 18:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £11 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 45m
Fastest Trains Tuesday
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BlaBlaCar0h 20m014:10Frankfurt am Main14:30Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 17/12/2025 14:10:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 17/12/2025 14:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
Fastest Carpool Wednesday
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BlaBlaCar0h 20m010:40Frankfurt am Main11:00Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 18/12/2025 10:40:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 11:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 37m005:23Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station06:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 18/12/2025 05:23:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 06:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £6 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 37m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 45m013:15Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station14:00DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 18/12/2025 13:15:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 14:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £9 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 45m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 47m004:38Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station05:25DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 18/12/2025 04:38:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 05:25:00. 50 Economy ticket for £15 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 47m
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Deutsche Bahn0h 49m007:02Frankfurt am Main AirportFrankfurt am Main Airport Train Station07:51DarmstadtCentral Station0EconomyA Train from Deutsche Bahn goes from Frankfurt am Main Airport Train Station, Frankfurt am Main Airport (Germany) at 18/12/2025 07:02:00 to Central Station, Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 18/12/2025 07:51:00. 50 Economy ticket for £15 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 49m
Fastest Carpool Thursday
Fastest Trains Thursday
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BlaBlaCar0h 20m019:40Frankfurt am Main20:00Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 19/12/2025 19:40:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 19/12/2025 20:00:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
Fastest Carpool Friday
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BlaBlaCar0h 20m015:10Frankfurt am Main15:30Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 21/12/2025 15:10:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 21/12/2025 15:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 20m
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BlaBlaCar0h 30m017:10Frankfurt am Main17:40Darmstadt0EconomyA Car from BlaBlaCar goes from , Frankfurt am Main (Germany) at 21/12/2025 17:10:00 to , Darmstadt (Germany) arriving at 21/12/2025 17:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £3 per person are available. Travel duration is 0h 30m
Fastest Carpool Sunday
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt
What are the most popular stations in Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt?
In Frankfurt am Main, you will usually depart from Central Station, Central Coach Station or West Train Station, while in Darmstadt you will be arriving at Central Station, Central Bus Station or Eberstadt Train Station, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.
How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience
Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Darmstadt from Frankfurt am Main? With 2 connections between 1 Train, Carpool and Bus operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.
Look for the lowest price
Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt, you can pay as low as £3 with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.Travel duration
Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Carpool from BlaBlaCar: you will get to Darmstadt in just 0h 20m.Comfort makes all the difference
You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt are Deutsche Bahn and BlaBlaCar, but be sure to check what they have to offer!Save money with deals, and always compare
One last tip? Even if you live in Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Neu-Isenburg or to Weiterstadt, and look at flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport, and landing at Frankfurt am Main Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!Which companies offer a trip from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt?
The most popular companies between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt, are Deutsche Bahn and BlaBlaCar. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.
Train companies: Deutsche Bahn
All you need to know when you travel from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt
Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.
FAQs about the trip from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt
How can I reach Darmstadt from Frankfurt am Main?
Every day, there are on average 2 connections between Train, Carpool and Bus, with which you can get to Darmstadt from Frankfurt am Main.
How far is Darmstadt from Frankfurt am Main?
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt is 26.6 km.
What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt?
Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance.
On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 1 kgs of CO2, a train 1 kgs, a car 5 kgs, and a flight 7 kgs.
What is the cheapest mode of transport from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt?
You can get to Darmstadt with just £3 by taking a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.
What is the fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt?
While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Darmstadt in just 0h 20m with a Carpool from BlaBlaCar.
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