Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FRA to TPA: distance & flight time
Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Airport) → Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
4,809 mi
7,739 km · 4,179 nm
9h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
See live FRA→TPA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,809 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 54m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FRA — Frankfurt am Main Airport · Frankfurt, Germany
- TPA — Tampa International Airport · Tampa, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FRA
- QEF · Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield11 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport39 mi away
Near TPA
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport7 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRA from TPA?
The flight distance from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tampa (TPA) is 4,809 miles (7,739 km, 4,179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRA to TPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Frankfurt and Tampa?
Tampa is 6 hours behind Frankfurt.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRA to TPA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FRA–TPA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.