There are 7 ways to get from Mainz to Chur by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Basel
best- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Churtrain Ic3 / ...
6h 24mCHF 47–340Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1310
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Chur train stationbus FlixBus N76
11h 10mCHF 45–79Drive 472.2 km
- Drive from Mainz to Churcar 472.2 km
4h 45mCHF 77–112Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
3h 55mCHF 128–297Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Churtrain Ice
7h 10mCHF 187–563Train #2
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Ludwigshafen, Mittetrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train Re / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Churtrain
9h 57mCHF 108–173Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Churtrain
5h 46mCHF 133–517
Mainz to Chur by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Chur is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 80 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Chur is to fly and train which takes 3h 55m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 300.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Chur station. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Chur train station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Chur. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Chur via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 24m.
The distance between Mainz and Chur is 525 km. The road distance is 472.2 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Chur without a car is to train via Basel which takes 6h 24m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 340.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Mainz to Chur, including transfers.
Mainz to Chur bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Chur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Chur is to train via Basel which takes 6h 24m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 80 and takes 11h 10m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Chur, Grisons, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Chur via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB in around 6h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Chur train station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 11h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Frankfurt to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 6–8
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 10–13
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Mainz central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Chur train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Chur bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Mainz to Chur train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Chur is 472 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Mainz to Chur.
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