Frankfurt to Montpellier bus: 6 a week, fastest 15h30

6 a weekfastest 15h30☾ 1 overnight busBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇫🇷 France

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FrankfurtDarmstadtMannheimHeidelbergKarlsruheStrasbourgMontpellier· 810 km as the crow flies

08:55 → 00:25⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Frankfurt - Main Bus Station → Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station · via Darmstadt, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Nancy…
15h307 stops
Runs: Wed, Fri, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
13:20 → 05:10⁺¹
FlixBus N1720 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → Montpellier (Sabines) · via Darmstadt, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe…
15h5011 stops
Runs: Tue, Thu, 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

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h45). The bus takes 11h31 longer.

Bus · fastest direct16h16

To Frankfurt - Main Bus Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus15h30
From Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station17 min

Plane · nonstop FRA to MPL4h45

To Frankfurt (FRA)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FRA to MPL1h50
Landing to exit20 min
From MPL30 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 Frankfurt to Montpellier in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Frankfurt to Montpellier?

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 Frankfurt to Montpellier?

The fastest takes 15h30; the slowest 15h50, for 810 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:55 and the latest at 13:20, local time in Frankfurt. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Frankfurt to Montpellier?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 13:20 arriving 05:10 the next morning.

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