There are 8 ways to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train
best- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
5h 30mCHF 74–88Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Freiburgbus FlixBus N33 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Schaffhausen stationbus FlixBus N99
10h 35mCHF 27–49Drive 326.8 km
- Drive from Mainz to Rhine Fallscar 326.8 km
3h 23mCHF 52–75Fly Frankfurt to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfalltrain
3h 42mCHF 78–202Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
6h 2mCHF 64–114Train #2
- Take the train from Mainz Hbf to Badentrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Baden to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfalltrain S12
7h 58mCHF 88–259Fly Frankfurt to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Schaffhausentrain
5h 24mCHF 125–291Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
5h 27mCHF 144–281
Mainz to Rhine Falls by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls is to bus which costs SFr 27 - SFr 50 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls is to drive which takes 3h 23m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 75.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Rhine Falls. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Neuhausen, Zentrum via Frankfurt central train station, Freiburg and Schaffhausen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Rhine Falls. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Neuhausen Rheinfall via Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Mainz and Rhine Falls is 367 km. The road distance is 326.8 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls without a car is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 90.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls, including transfers.
Mainz to Rhine Falls bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Mainz to Rhine Falls train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Mainz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 90. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 27 - SFr 50 and takes 10h 35m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Rhine Falls, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Rhine Falls via Hauptbahnhof, Schaffhausen, and Neuhausen Rheinfall in around 5h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Rhine Falls via Frankfurt central train station, Freiburg, Schaffhausen station, Schaffhausen, Bahnhof, and Neuhausen, Zentrum in around 10h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 36–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 36–41
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Baden to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 4–6
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 8–11
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–24
- 1st Class
- CHF 30–55
Train from Mainz Hbf to Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–90
- 1st Class
- CHF 120–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–30
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Schaffhausen station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Rhine Falls bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Mainz to Rhine Falls train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Baden station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Rhine Falls is 327 km. It takes approximately 3h 23m to drive from Mainz to Rhine Falls.
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