There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Craiova by plane, bus, train, car, night train, or car train
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Fly Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
8h 44m$100–279Fly Frankfurt to Craiova Airport
cheapest- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane FRA - CRA
8h 25m$79–373Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
25h 56m$127–324Bus, train
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Devabus 1924 / ...
- Take the train from Deva to Craiovatrain Deva - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
27h 34m$154–213Drive 1,587.8 km
- Drive from Mainz to Craiovacar 1,587.8 km
16h 23m$262–378Fly Frankfurt to Sibiu, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane FRA - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Craiovatrain
13h 8m$152–381Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hagen Hbftrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane DTM - CRA
8h 21m$147–465Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
29h 10mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
29h 12m$114–190Drive, car train
- Drive from Mainz to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Craiovacar
17h 2m$313–1,254
Mainz to Craiova by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Craiova is to train and night train which costs $110 - $190 and takes 29h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Craiova is to train and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $140 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Ginsheim-Gustavsburg-Gustavsburg Am Alten Fährhaus and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Frankfurt Flughafen and Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Römisches Theater and arriving at Craiova via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 56m.
The distance between Mainz and Craiova is 1714 km. The road distance is 1587.8 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Craiova without a car is to train which takes 25h 56m and costs $120 - $330.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Mainz to Craiova, including transfers.
Mainz to Craiova bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Frankfurt Flughafen station.
Mainz to Craiova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Craiova is to train which takes 25h 56m and costs $120 - $330. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $75 - $380 and takes 8h 25m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 29h 10m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Craiova via Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 25h 56m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Craiova Airport (CRA) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Sibiu via Stuttgart, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Craiova Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Craiova Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Craiova Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Craiova Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hagen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–75
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Deva to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–26
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Sibiu to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $21–35
- 1st Class
- $40–70
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $29–40
- 1st Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $460–510
- Car Compartment
- $800–950
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Frankfurt Flughafen to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–26
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Craiova bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Sibiu station.
Craiova is 1h ahead of Mainz. It is currently 5:15 PM in Mainz and 6:15 PM in Craiova.
Mainz to Craiova train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Passau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Craiova is 1588 km. It takes approximately 16h 23m to drive from Mainz to Craiova.
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