There are 5 ways to get from Mainz to Papenburg by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Münster Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Papenburg, Bahnhof35
6h 5m€53–157Train via Cologne
cheapest- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf55 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Papenburg, Bahnhof35
6h 28m€32–159Drive 435.8 km
- Drive from Mainz to Papenburg435.8 km
3h 50m€62–89Fly, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
5h 52m€144–321Train via Cologne #2
- Take the train from Mainz-Kastel to Koblenz HbfRe
- Take the train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to RheineRe
- Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Papenburg, Bahnhof35
9h 20m€91–143
Mainz to Papenburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Papenburg is to drive which costs €60 - €90 and takes 3h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Papenburg is to drive which takes 3h 50m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Papenburg. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Römisches Theater and arriving at Papenburg, Bahnhof via Frankfurt and Münster Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 5m.
The distance between Mainz and Papenburg is 481 km. The road distance is 435.8 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Papenburg without a car is to train which takes 6h 5m and costs €50 - €160.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Mainz to Papenburg, including transfers.
Mainz to Papenburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
Mainz to Papenburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Papenburg is 436 km. It takes approximately 3h 50m to drive from Mainz to Papenburg.
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What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Papenburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Papenburg, Bahnhof via Frankfurt and Münster Hauptbahnhof in around 6h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Papenburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Papenburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Papenburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €29–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–24
- 1st Class
- €25–40
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Mainz-Kastel to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz-Kastel to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Rheine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Koblenz Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €22–35
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