There are 9 ways to get from Mainz to Wels by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wels Hbftrain 967 / ...
7h 15m€88–212Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Mainz Hbf to Wels Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 3m€35–110Bus
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus N28 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Welsbus 951
11h 33m€57–85Drive 552.1 km
- Drive from Mainz to Welscar 552.1 km
4h 26m€103–149Train
- Take the train from Mainz Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Nj
9h 34m€133–200Fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
4h 59m€136–371Fly to Linz Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane FRA - LNZ
5h 10m€98–180Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FRA - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain
6h 21m€126–318Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane FRA - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
6h 13m€93–217
Mainz to Wels by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Wels is to bus which costs €55 - €85 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Wels is to drive which takes 4h 26m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Wels. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Wels via Nuremberg central bus station and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 33m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Mainz Hbf and arriving at Wels Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Mainz and Wels is 658 km. The road distance is 552.1 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Wels without a car is to train via Munich which takes 7h 15m and costs €85 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Mainz to Wels, including transfers.
Mainz to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Wels train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Wels is to train via Munich which takes 7h 15m and costs €85 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €85 and takes 11h 33m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €180 and takes 5h 10m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Wels, Austria?
You can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, and Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Wels via Nuremberg central bus station and Munich central bus station in around 11h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Linz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Frankfurt to Linz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Mainz Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Mainz Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- *
- €19–29
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mainz central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Mainz to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Mainz to Wels train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Wels is 552 km. It takes approximately 4h 26m to drive from Mainz to Wels.
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