Frankfurt am Main – Bayreuth
Go by bus
- 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)
- 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)*
- 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)
- Can be cheaper than ICE
- Here the information about the Day Ticket for Germany: https://www.bahn.com/en/view/offers/regional/index.shtml?dbkanal_007=L04_S02_D002_KIN0060_NAVIGATION-LINKS-REGIONALE-ANGEBOTE_LZ01
- Costs for a single person: 44€*
Munich – Bayreuth
Here you can buy the cheaper Regional Day Ticket for Bavaria:
- https://www.bahn.com/en/view/offers/regional/regional-day-tickets.shtml?dbkanal_007=L04_S02_D002_KIN0060_REGIO-INDEX-LAENDERTICKETS_LZ01
- Price for a single person: 25€*
- 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: https://www.bahn.com/en/view/offers/regional/index.shtml?dbkanal_007=L04_S02_D002_KIN0060_NAVIGATION-LINKS-REGIONALE-ANGEBOTE_LZ01
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:
- https://www.bahn.com/en/view/offers/germany/group-saver-fare.shtml?dbkanal_007=L04_S02_D002_KIN0059_FLYOUT-ANGEBOTE-SPARPREIS-GRUPPE_LZ01
- 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