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How to get fromLoire Valley to Mainzby train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Loire Valley to Mainz by train (TGV), bus, train, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Port Boulet to TourstrainTer
    2. Take the train from Tours to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2trainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce
    9h 19m
    €116–450

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Port Boulet to ToursbusAutocar
    2. Take the bus from Tours to Mainz central train stationbusFlixBus N1151
    17h 17m
    €104–143

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Port Boulet to TourstrainTer
    2. Take the train from Tours to Paris AusterlitztrainTer
    3. Take the night train from Paris Est to Mainz HbfnighttrainNj
    12h 52m
    €128–405

  4. Drive 783.1 km

    1. Drive from Loire Valley to Mainzcar783.1 km
    8h 13m
    €121–174

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCFbus404 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Angers Bus Station to Kaiserslautern Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Bad Kreuznach, Bahnhoftrain
    4. Take the train from Bad Kreuznach, Bahnhof to Mainz, HauptbahnhoftrainRe3
    20h 25m

  6. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Nantestrain
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeNTE - FRA
    8h 19m
    €121–275

  7. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
    2. Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeCDG - FRA
    8h 53m
    €118–366

  8. Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Frankfurt

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Angers St Laudtrain
    2. Take the train from Angers St Laud to Rennestrain
    3. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeRNS - FRA
    13h 10m
    €248–430

  9. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Nantestrain
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)planeNTE - SXB
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Römisches Theatertrain
    10h 45m
    €106–496

Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

Calendar11Weekly Planes
Duration2h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€45Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Loire Valley, France and Mainz, Germany?

You can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Mainz, Römisches Theater via Port Boulet, Tours, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 9h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Mainz central train station via Port Boulet, Tours, Gare de Tours 5, Peupliers, and Tours in around 17h 17m.

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