Marseille to Frankfurt bus: 1.5 a day, fastest 14h50

1.5 a dayfastest 14h50☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇩🇪 Germany

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MarseilleAix-en-ProvenceAvignonLyonMulhouseColmarFrankfurt· 799 km as the crow flies

22:00 → 12:50⁺¹
FlixBus N235 ☾ Overnight
Marseille (Saint-Charles) → Frankfurt central train station · via Vitrolles, Valence, Lyon, Nancy…
14h507 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 11:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:00 → 14:10⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station → Frankfurt - Main Bus Station · via Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Lyon, Mulhouse…
15h109 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:00 → 13:10+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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 22:00, arrive 12:50

The plane is 10h24 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct15h29

To Marseille (Saint-Charles)10 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N23514h50
From Frankfurt central train station14 min

Train · fastest direct8h01

Before departure10 min
671A7h48
From Frankfurt(Main)Hbf3 min

Plane · nonstop MRS to FRA5h05

To Marseille Provence (MRS)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MRS to FRA1h45
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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

5 a weekdirect trains, fastest 7h48

Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Marseille to Frankfurt?

Yes. 1.5 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Marseille to Frankfurt?

The fastest takes 14h50; the slowest 15h10, for 799 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 22:00 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Marseille. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Marseille to Frankfurt?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 22:00 arriving 12:50 the next morning.

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