Frankfurt am Main – Bayreuth
Go by Bus
Flixbus:
Duration: about 4 ½ – 6 hours
Price per person: 14-20 €*
For more information and booking:
https://www.flixbus.com/bus-routes/bus-frankfurt-bayreuth
-> This is the easiest way to reach Bayreuth. You can drive from the airport Frankfurt directly to Bayreuth. Just book “Frankfurt Airport” to “Bayreuth central train station”. (Attention: some connections are more expensive than others, and some will have a transfer, the cheaper connections will drive only two times a day)
Go by train
You can choose between two possibilities, if you are a single person:
ICE (Intercity Express)
Pros:
the fastest way: about 3-4 hours
When you book a ticket very early, it is not very expensive: 35-60 € per person (2nd class)*
Cons:
Is expensive if you didn´t/couldn´t book a ticket early: 60-80 € (2nd class)*
Only local transport RE/RB (Regional-Express, Regional Train)
Pros:
Can be cheaper than ICE
Here the information about the Day Ticket for Germany:
Costs for a single person: 44€*
Munich – Bayreuth
Here you can buy the cheaper Regional Day Ticket for Bavaria:
Price for a single person: 25€*
Cons:
Last longer: about 4 ½ – 5 ½ hours + more interchanges
You can choose between these possibilities, if you are a number of people:
2-5 persons: depending on the day, you can choose between the Day Ticket for Germany or the Weekend Ticket:
The more persons you are the cheaper it is:
Day ticket for Germany: 15 € per person if you are 5 persons*
Weekend Ticket: 12 € per person if you are 5 persons*
Only local traffics RE/RB
Price: 9,80€ per person if you are 5 persons*
More than 5 persons: you can book here a Group Ticket:
Price: about 15 € per person, incl ICE*
Here you can look for a connection:
https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml
At Bayreuth:
Someone will await you. Please, send our admissions team the necessary information about your arrival.
* no responsibility can be taken for the correctness of this information