Bangkok (BKK) – Frankfurt (FRA)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
9,010 km
5,599 mi · 4,865 nm
Flight time
11 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
6 h / 5 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,053 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (623 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
460,756
2024 · +4.1%
Flights / week
30
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
546,724 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from BKK to FRABKKFRA
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BKK
319°
Heading from FRA
79°
Halfway point
41.31, 66.58
Great-circle km
9,000 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
6 h in January, 5 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 48,620 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec48.6K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202439,921
Feb 202437,477
Mar 202440,875
Apr 202436,630
May 202431,310
Jun 202428,452
Jul 202434,742
Aug 202436,092
Sep 202434,909
Oct 202443,747
Nov 202447,981
Dec 202448,620
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 165 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec165
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Month Flights
Jan 2024124
Feb 2024115
Mar 2024123
Apr 2024118
May 2024124
Jun 2024119
Jul 2024123
Aug 2024124
Sep 2024129
Oct 2024159
Nov 2024162
Dec 2024165

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 9,000 km.

BKK Bangkok → FRA Frankfurt

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

FRA Frankfurt → BKK Bangkok

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Bangkok and Frankfurt

FRA
BKK9,010
DMK8,981

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Bangkok airports

More routes from BKK

Route Distance Passengers
BKK → ICN3,665 km 950,069 (6 mo)
BKK → DEL2,948 km 1,082,847
BKK → IST7,521 km 674,931
BKK → BOM3,034 km 540,563
BKK → MUC8,809 km 464,121
BKK → ZRH9,064 km 434,493
BKK → CDG9,459 km 428,819
BKK → AMS9,217 km 331,437
BKK → BLR2,495 km 323,554
BKK → CCU1,635 km 287,649

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → DXB4,849 km 940,081
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → IST1,840 km 842,741
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807

Questions

Bangkok (BKK) and Frankfurt (FRA) are 9,010 km (5,599 miles, 4,865 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.