Fastest€15.74
- DB Fernverkehr DB606406:0839m06:47Mannheim HbfFrankfurt Hauptbahnhof
Door to door 1h 23mCO2 2.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main train
Trains from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main start at €14.64 and take 1h 23m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main starts at €14.64 and takes 1h 23m door to door, run by 11 operators over 82 km, with around 66 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 1h 23mDoor to door
- 39mMoving
- €11.88 to €21.79From
- 06:05 to 20:14First and last departure
- 66Per day
- 2.7 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 21, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€11.88 to €21.79 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
DB Fernverkehr runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €21.79Sat19
- about €20.14Sun20
- about €14.64Mon21
- about €14.09Tue22
- about €15.19Wed23
- about €19.04Thu24
- about €14.64Fri25
- about €14.64Sat26
- about €13.54Sun27
- about €11.89Mon28
- about €11.89Tue29
- about €12.44Wed30
- about €14.64Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on September 21, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | On board |
|---|---|
 DB Fernverkehr | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| DB Regio AG Region Mitte | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 DB Regio Mitte | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 European Sleeper | Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi |
 Nmbs/sncb | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| ÖBB-Personenverkehr | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 SBB | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| Schweizerische Bundesbahnen | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 SNCF | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
| SNCF Voyageurs | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
 vlexx | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0790 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0721 days
- €10.0714 days
- €10.077 days
- €10.073 days
- €11.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 11 percent. The most expensive point is €11.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €10.07Sun
- €10.07Mon
- €10.07Tue
- €10.07Wed
- €10.07Thu
- €10.07Fri
- €10.07Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Mannheim
Rail
- Mannheim Hbf
- Mannheim ARENA/Maimarkt
- Mannheim-Rheinau
Frankfurt am Main
Rail
- Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof
- Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
- Frankfurt (Main) Süd
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 82 km against 71 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Mannheim at 06:05 and the last at 20:14, across 66 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 23m | 39m | 44m | €14.64 | 2.7 kg | 66 |
| Coach | 1h 53m | 1h 9m | 44m | €10.07 | 2.2 kg | 36 |
Questions about Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main take?
The Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main takes 1h 23m door to door, of which 39m is spent moving. The route runs 82 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main cost?
The Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main starts at €14.64 for one passenger, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare is €17.94. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main?
11 operators run the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main: DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio AG Region Mitte, DB Regio Mitte, European Sleeper, Nmbs/sncb. Between them they file around 66 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main use?
The Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main leaves from Mannheim Hbf and arrives at Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main?
Traveling from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main by Coach costs €10.07 and takes 1h 53m door to door, against 1h 23m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main?
Fares for the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €10.07. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 11 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main produce?
The Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main produces about 2.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 82 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main?
Operators on the Train from Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main publish Power outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi. That is what 11 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 23m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Mannheim to Frankfurt am Main on September 18, 2026: 82 km of route against 71 km in a straight line, 66 services a day, 11 operators a cheapest fare of €14.64, and 1h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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