There are 8 ways to get from Caen to Mainz by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Römisches Theatertrain S5 / ...
8h 10m€81–364Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Caen to Parisbus 1774 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Mainz central train stationbus N1306
12h 10m€38–76Drive 765.2 km
- Drive from Caen to Mainzcar 765.2 km
7h 7m€116–168Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CDG - FRA
6h 47m€107–279Train via Saarbrücken
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Saarbruecken Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mainz, Römisches Theatertrain Re3
8h 58m€88–221Bus via Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 52m€46–108Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Caen to Le Manstrain
- Take the train from Le Mans to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NTE - FRA
8h 26m€156–419Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CDG - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
8h 33m€166–437
Caen to Mainz by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Mainz is to bus which costs €35 - €80 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Mainz is to train and fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Caen to Mainz station. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Mainz central train station via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to Mainz. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Mainz, Römisches Theater via Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris Est and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Caen and Mainz is 817 km. The road distance is 765.2 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Mainz without a car is to train which takes 8h 10m and costs €80 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Caen to Mainz, including transfers.
Caen to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Caen station.
Caen to Mainz train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Caen station.
The best way to get from Caen to Mainz is to train which takes 8h 10m and costs €80 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €80 and takes 12h 10m.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Mainz, Germany?
You can take a train from Caen to Mainz, Römisches Theater via Paris St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, Paris Est, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caen to Mainz central train station via Paris in around 12h 10m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–340
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Saarbruecken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Saarbruecken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Römisches Theater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Römisches Theater
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Mainz, Römisches Theater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–110
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Mainz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Caen to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris to Mainz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Caen to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Caen to Mainz train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Caen to Mainz is 765 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Caen to Mainz.
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