There are 9 ways to get from Groningen to Mainz by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
6h 7m€59–202Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus stationbus FlixBus 027
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt Airportbus FlixBus N07 / ...
9h 45m€39–66Drive 466 km
- Drive from Groningen to Mainzcar 466 km
4h 22m€83–119Bus, train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BRE - FRA
6h 6m€138–386Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbftrain 78 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43N / ...
6h 38m€55–199Train, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the bus from Zwolle, Station to Apeldoorn, Stationbus 201 / ...
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Mainz Hbftrain
7h 38m€63–202Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AMS - FRA
5h 54m€148–365Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
6h 25m€128–273Bus, train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leerbus
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
7h 28m€122–315
Groningen to Mainz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Mainz is to bus which costs €35 - €70 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Mainz is to drive which takes 4h 22m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Mainz. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Ginsheim-Gustavsburg-Gustavsburg Am Alten Fährhaus via Dortmund central bus station and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Mainz. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Mainz, Römisches Theater via Zwolle, Arnhem Centraal and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 7m.
The distance between Groningen and Mainz is 533 km. The road distance is 466 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Mainz without a car is to train which takes 6h 7m and costs €55 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Groningen to Mainz, including transfers.
Groningen to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Mainz train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
The best way to get from Groningen to Mainz is to train which takes 6h 7m and costs €55 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €70 and takes 9h 45m.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Mainz, Germany?
You can take a train from Groningen to Mainz, Römisches Theater via Zwolle, Arnhem Centraal, and Frankfurt in around 6h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen central station to Ginsheim-Gustavsburg-Gustavsburg Am Alten Fährhaus via Dortmund central bus station, Frankfurt Airport, and Frankfurt in around 9h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €22–25
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €45–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31 88 033 1360
- Website
- rrreis.nl
Bus from Zwolle, Station to Apeldoorn, Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- rrreis.nl
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Groningen to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Groningen to Mainz train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Zwolle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Mainz is 466 km. It takes approximately 4h 22m to drive from Groningen to Mainz.
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