There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Hamburg by car, car train, bus, plane, train, or rideshare
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Mainz to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain 1392
4h 18m€115–150Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Mainz to Hamburg507.1 km
5h 34m€20–35Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
8h 5m€32–59Drive 509.1 km
- Drive from Mainz to Hamburgcar 509.1 km
4h 22m€71–103Fly Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
3h 3m€70–176Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
4h 44m€89–104Train
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
5h 45m€80–95Train via Frankfurt am Main #2
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain 20N
7h 23m€95–184Fly Frankfurt to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
3h 53m€156–337Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
5h 2m€115–259
Mainz to Hamburg by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs €20 - €35 and takes 5h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Hamburg is to fly which takes 3h 3m and costs €70 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Hamburg station. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Hamburg central bus station via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 45m.
The distance between Mainz and Hamburg is 635 km. The road distance is 509.1 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Hamburg without a car is to bus which takes 8h 5m and costs €30 - €60.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Mainz to Hamburg, including transfers.
Mainz to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Mainz to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Hamburg is to bus which takes 8h 5m and costs €30 - €60. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €180 and takes 3h 3m, you could also train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €85 - €110 and takes 4h 44m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 6h 25m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Condor Flugdienst, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) hourly.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Mainz to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Mainz to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Hamburg is 509 km. It takes approximately 4h 22m to drive from Mainz to Hamburg.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Mainz and Hamburg. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.