There are 8 ways to get from Mainz to Grenoble by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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 Paris
best- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Esttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenobletrain Tgv
9h 29m€165–393Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Saarbrücken bus stationbus N90 / ...
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Grenoblebus 766 / ...
12h 2m€51–88Drive 712.4 km
- Drive from Mainz to Grenoblecar 712.4 km
6h 41m€111–160Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenobletrain
5h 47m€133–347Train
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenobletrain Ter
10h 52m€143–438Train, bus
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Stationbus
14h 7m€61–112Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenobletrain
7h 8m€143–343Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane FRA - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Grenobletrain
9h 16m€143–396
Mainz to Grenoble by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Grenoble is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Grenoble is to fly and train which takes 5h 47m and costs €130 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Grenoble. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Grenoble via Saarbrücken bus station and Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Grenoble. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Grenoble via Saarbrücken Hbf, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Mainz and Grenoble is 1103 km. The road distance is 712.4 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Grenoble without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 29m and costs €160 - €400.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Mainz to Grenoble, including transfers.
Mainz to Grenoble bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Grenoble train services, operated by vlexx, depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Grenoble is to train via Paris which takes 9h 29m and costs €160 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 2m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Grenoble, France?
You can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Grenoble via Saarbrücken Hbf, Paris l'Est, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Grenoble via Saarbrücken bus station and Lyon in around 12h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
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 Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- 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
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mainz central train station to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Grenoble - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Grenoble bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Saarbrücken bus station.
Mainz to Grenoble train services, operated by vlexx, arrive at Saarbrücken Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Grenoble is 712 km. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Mainz to Grenoble.
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