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How to get fromGroningen to Mainzby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Groningen to Mainz by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    6h
    €56–173

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus FlixBus 027
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus FlixBus N07 / ...
    10h 5m
    €42–64

  3. Drive  466 km

    1. Drive from Groningen to Mainzcar car 466 km
    4h 21m
    €86–124

  4. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane AMS - FRA
    5h 51m
    €146–350

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Zwolle, Station to Apeldoorn, Stationbus bus 201 / ...
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Mainz Hbftrain train
    7h 40m
    €63–170

  6. Train via Dortmund

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Enschedetrain train
    3. Take the train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    8h 47m
    €83–163

  7. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain train
    2. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane DUS - FRA
    6h 35m
    €130–249

  8. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HAM - FRA
    7h 6m
    €120–306

  9. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    2. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HAJ - FRA
    7h 14m
    €126–257

Groningen to Mainz by train

Calendar219Weekly Trains
Duration6hAverage Duration
Ticket€56Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 535.4 km
  • Duration: 6h

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, Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, and Frankfurt in around 6h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Groningen central station to Mainz central train station via Dortmund central bus station and Frankfurt central train station in around 10h 5m.

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