There are 8 ways to get from Mainz to Appenzell by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof55 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen87
- Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to St. Gallen1 / ...
6h 39mCHF 51–141Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Zurich Bus Station476
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to St. Gallen LagerstrasseRegioJet 95 / ...
11h 42mCHF 36–62Train, bus
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, HauptbahnhofS5 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse
- Take the train from Winterthur to Gossau SGIc1 / ...
9h 41mDrive 395.6 km
- Drive from Mainz to Appenzell395.6 km
4h 15mCHF 64–92Fly Frankfurt to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Gossau SG
- Take the train from Gossau SG to Appenzell
4h 22mTrain via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe HauptbahnhofRe4
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz BahnhofRe2
- Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to St. Gallen1 / ...
7h 24mCHF 54–125Fly Frankfurt to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
6h 23mCHF 157–332Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Gossau SG
6h 10mCHF 136–329
Mainz to Appenzell by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Appenzell is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Appenzell is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 95.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Appenzell, Bahnhof via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai and St. Gallen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Appenzell via Hauptbahnhof, Singen, Konstanz Bahnhof and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 39m.
The distance between Mainz and Appenzell is 432 km. The road distance is 395.6 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Appenzell without a car is to train which takes 6h 39m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Mainz to Appenzell, including transfers.
Mainz to Appenzell bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Appenzell train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Appenzell is to train which takes 6h 39m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 11h 42m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Appenzell, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Appenzell via Hauptbahnhof, Singen, Konstanz Bahnhof, and St. Gallen in around 6h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Appenzell, Bahnhof via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, St. Gallen Lagerstrasse, and St. Gallen, Bahnhof in around 11h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–470
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Konstanz Bahnhof to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 6–8
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 10–13
Train from Winterthur to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–14
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 6–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 11–14
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Winterthur to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Gossau SG
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
Train from Gossau SG to Appenzell
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- appenzellerbahnen.ch
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–35
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–70
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mainz central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Appenzell bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Mainz to Appenzell train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Appenzell is 396 km. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Mainz to Appenzell.
There are 817+ hotels available in Appenzell.

































