There are 7 ways to get from Mainz to Magdeburg by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Magdeburg Hbftrain 13
5h 1m€36–131Bus via Frankfurt am Main
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Magdeburgbus
9h 54m€25–44Bus
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Magdeburg central bus stationbus 335
7h 25m€35–60Drive 436 km
- Drive from Mainz to Magdeburgcar 436 km
3h 42m€62–89Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane FRA - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Magdeburg Hbftrain
4h 33m€105–197Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
4h 59m€107–222Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
5h 42m€90–283
Mainz to Magdeburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Magdeburg is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs €24 - €45 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Magdeburg is to drive which takes 3h 42m and costs €60 - €90.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mainz central train station station and arriving at Magdeburg central bus station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Sunday. The journey takes approximately 7h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Magdeburg. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Römisches Theater and arriving at Magdeburg Hbf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Mainz and Magdeburg is 471 km. The road distance is 436 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Magdeburg without a car is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs €35 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Mainz to Magdeburg, including transfers.
Mainz to Magdeburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Magdeburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Magdeburg is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs €35 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €60 and takes 7h 25m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Magdeburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Frankfurt to Magdeburg Hbf 3 times a week. Tickets cost €28–120 and the journey takes 3h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mainz central train station to Magdeburg central bus station once a week. Tickets cost €35–60 and the journey takes 7h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
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 Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Magdeburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Magdeburg central bus station.
Mainz to Magdeburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Magdeburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Magdeburg is 436 km. It takes approximately 3h 42m to drive from Mainz to Magdeburg.
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