There are 10 ways to get from Hamburg to Mainz by car train, car, bus, night train, train, rideshare, or plane
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Car train, drive
best- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain 1393
- Drive from Fulda to Mainzcar
3h 37m€115–140Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Hamburg to Mainz506.4 km
6h 12m€29Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N33
8h€32–54Night train
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Suednighttrain Nj
7h 38m€61–278Drive 507.9 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Mainzcar 507.9 km
4h 22m€71–103Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
5h 19m€87–102Train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain 1 / ...
5h 30m€85–95Fly from Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
3h 10m€70–176Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BRE - FRA
3h 57m€157–336Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
5h 16m€135–279
Hamburg to Mainz by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Mainz is to rideshare which costs €29 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Mainz is to fly which takes 3h 10m and costs €70 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to Mainz station. However, there are services departing from Hamburg central bus station and arriving at Mainz central train station via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Mainz, Hauptbahnhof. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Hamburg and Mainz is 536 km. The road distance is 507.9 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Mainz without a car is to bus which takes 8h and costs €30 - €55.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Hamburg to Mainz, including transfers.
Hamburg to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg central bus station.
Hamburg to Mainz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Mainz is to bus which takes 8h and costs €30 - €55. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €85 - €110 and takes 5h 19m, you could also fly, which costs €70 - €180 and takes 3h 10m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Mainz, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Frankfurt central train station twice daily. Tickets cost €29–55 and the journey takes 6h 20m. Alternatively, Nightjet operates a vehicle from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Sued once daily. Tickets cost €50–265 and the journey takes 6h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Bremen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–265
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–265
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
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- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Hamburg to Mainz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Hamburg to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Hamburg to Mainz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Mainz is 508 km. It takes approximately 4h 22m to drive from Hamburg to Mainz.
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