--- title: "Merkelbach to Frankfurt Am Main – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Merkelbach to Frankfurt Am Main is 88 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/merkelbach-to-frankfurt-am-main" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/merkelbach-to-frankfurt-am-main.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Merkelbach to Frankfurt Am Main [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main) [Frankfurt Am Main to Merkelbach](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/frankfurt-am-main-to-merkelbach) **Fastest:** 1h 31m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €12\ by car\ **Distance:** 88 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 3 ways, Sun 25 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 88 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 25 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best€56 cheaper than the bus and about as quick. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 31m€12–17 Estimated 124 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main) - [**Bus** 1h 36m€57–166 Estimated 5 departures · go.on Gesellschaft für Bus- und Schienenverkehr mbH](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main) - [**Taxi** 1h 31m€150–225 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Germany; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in Germany** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.deu.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [07:57 → 12:22 4h 25m · 3 changes · KVG Zickenheiner GmbH 155€106–161](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:24 → 12:33 3h 9m · 2 changes · Verkehrsgesellschaft Lahn-Dill-Weil mbH (LDK) LM-15€108–158](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [11:22 → 12:58 1h 36m · direct · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N884€57–83](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [12:24 → 15:33 3h 9m · 2 changes · Verkehrsgesellschaft Lahn-Dill-Weil mbH (LDK) LM-15€108–158](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [12:49 → 17:00 4h 11m · 2 changes · Griesar Reisen GmbH 460€110–166](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Merkelbach&to=Frankfurt+Am+Main&date=2026-10-25&time=08%3A00&it=t4) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Merkelbach to Frankfurt Am Main? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 31m door to door. The straight-line distance is 88 km. What is the cheapest way from Merkelbach to Frankfurt Am Main? Drive is the cheapest, from €12. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Merkelbach to Frankfurt Am Main? Buses take about 1h 36m and cost €57–166 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Frankfurt Am Main from Merkelbach by road? About 124 km, roughly 1h 31m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €12–17; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - KVG Zickenheiner GmbH - Koblenzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH - go.on Gesellschaft für Bus- und Schienenverkehr mbH - DB Regio Bus Mitte - Verkehrsgesellschaft Lahn-Dill-Weil mbH (LDK) - WEFRA-Bus GbR - ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH - FlixBus-eu - Griesar Reisen GmbH Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Frankfurt Am Main Largest city in Hesse, Germany Frankfurt am Main, usually shortened to Frankfurt, is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 778,589 inhabitants as of 2025 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake river Main, the city forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach; its urban area has a population of more than 2.7 million. Frankfurt is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's fourth-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region and the Munich Metropolitan Region. Home to the European Central Bank, the city serves as one of the four institutional seats of the European Union. Frankfurt is classified by the GaWC as an Alpha world city. 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