There are 10 ways to get from Loire Valley to Mainz by train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, 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 via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Saumur to Angers St LaudTer
- Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Take the train from Paris Est to Mannheim HbfIce
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Römisches TheaterS6
8h 49m€132–461Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Saumur to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Römisches Theater
11h 11m€113–379Bus via Kaiserslautern
- Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCF404 / ...
- Take the bus from Angers Bus Station to Kaiserslautern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Mainz central train stationN90 / ...
20h 11mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Port Boulet to ToursTer
- Take the train from Tours to Paris AusterlitzTer
- Take the night train from Paris Est to Mainz HbfNj
12h 52m€133–405Drive 783.1 km
- Drive from Loire Valley to Mainz783.1 km
8h 13m€121–175Train
- Take the train from Port Boulet to ToursTer
- Take the train from Tours to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
9h 13m€116–440Bus
- Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCF404 / ...
- Take the bus from Angers to Tours724
- Take the bus from Tours to Mainz central train station
21h 31mTrain to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Saumur to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)NTE - FRA
8h 18m€121–325Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Frankfurt (FRA)CDG - FRA
9h 22m€132–384Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Saumur to Angers St Laud
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Rennes
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Frankfurt (FRA)RNS - FRA
13h 6m€248–640
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loire Valley to Mainz is to drive which costs €120 - €180 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Loire Valley to Mainz is to drive which takes 8h 13m and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Loire Valley to Mainz station. However, there are services departing from Centre 2 - Montsoreau and arriving at Mainz central train station via Gare routière Balzac, Angers Bus Station and Kaiserslautern central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 11m.
The distance between Loire Valley and Mainz is 936 km. The road distance is 783.1 km.
The best way to get from Loire Valley to Mainz without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 49m and costs €130 - €470.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Loire Valley to Mainz, including transfers.
Loire Valley to Mainz bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, depart from Gare routière Balzac station.
The best way to get from Loire Valley to Mainz is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 49m and costs €130 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus via Kaiserslautern, which costs and takes 20h 11m.
Loire Valley to Mainz bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, arrive at Gare Routière et SNCF station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loire Valley to Mainz is 783 km. It takes approximately 8h 13m to drive from Loire Valley to Mainz.
What companies run services between Loire Valley, France and Mainz, Germany?
You can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Mainz, Römisches Theater via Saumur, Angers Saint-Laud, Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Mainz central train station via Centre 2 - Montsoreau, Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR, Gare routière Balzac, Angers Bus Station, Kaiserslautern Bus Station, and Kaiserslautern central train station in around 20h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–310
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–480
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
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 Saumur to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Port Boulet to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Tours to Paris Austerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- €70–100
Train from Massy Tgv to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- Rail 1st Class
- €20–29
Train from Angers St Laud to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Saumur to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Tours to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angers St Laud to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Römisches Theater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Paris Est to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- 02 41 22 72 95
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Angers Bus Station to Kaiserslautern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Mainz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Angers to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tours to Mainz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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