There are 6 ways to get from Mainz to Interlaken by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- 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 Interlaken Westtrain Ice
6h 46mCHF 49–264Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Sonnenhofbus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
9h 34mDrive 473.3 km
- Drive from Mainz to Interlakencar 473.3 km
4h 14mCHF 76–110Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain
5h 23mCHF 130–426Bus, train
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 476
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Interlaken Westtrain Ic81
10h 51mCHF 82–206Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain
5h 11mCHF 133–366
Mainz to Interlaken by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Interlaken is to drive which costs SFr 75 - SFr 110 and takes 4h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Interlaken is to drive which takes 4h 14m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Interlaken. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Interlaken Sonnenhof via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB and Zürich HB Schweizerhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Interlaken. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Römisches Theater and arriving at Interlaken West via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 46m.
The distance between Mainz and Interlaken is 479 km. The road distance is 473.3 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Interlaken without a car is to train which takes 6h 46m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 270.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Mainz to Interlaken, including transfers.
Mainz to Interlaken bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Mainz to Interlaken train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Mainz, Römisches Theater station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Interlaken is to train which takes 6h 46m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 34m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Interlaken, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Interlaken West via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB in around 6h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Interlaken Sonnenhof via Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB, Zürich Bus Station, and Zürich HB Schweizerhof in around 9h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- 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
- CHF 13–18
- 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
- CHF 40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- 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 Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- contact@shuttler.ch
- Website
- shuttler.ch
Bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Sonnenhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://shuttler.ch/
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 27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Interlaken bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Mainz to Interlaken train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Interlaken is 473 km. It takes approximately 4h 14m to drive from Mainz to Interlaken.
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