There are 8 ways to get from Passau to Mainz by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbftrain Ice / ...
4h 41m€35–140Bus via Mainz central train station
cheapest- Take the bus from Passau to Frankfurtbus
7h 40m€17–20Bus
- Take the bus from Passau central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N61 / ...
7h€31–60Drive 467.8 km
- Drive from Passau to Mainzcar 467.8 km
3h 47m€67–96Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
4h 43m€109–191Drive, car train
- Drive from Passau to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Mainzcar
5h 18m€132–174Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NUE - FRA
4h 31m€107–266Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
6h 28m€152–383
Passau to Mainz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Passau to Mainz is to bus via Mainz central train station which costs €16 - €20 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Passau to Mainz is to drive which takes 3h 47m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Passau to Mainz station. However, there are services departing from Passau and arriving at Mainz central train station via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Passau Hbf and arriving at Mainz Hbf. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 41m.
The distance between Passau and Mainz is 478 km. The road distance is 467.8 km.
The best way to get from Passau to Mainz without a car is to train which takes 4h 41m and costs €35 - €140.
The train from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbf takes 4h 41m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Passau to Mainz bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, depart from Passau station.
Passau to Mainz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Passau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Passau to Mainz is to train which takes 4h 41m and costs €35 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €60 and takes 7h.
What companies run services between Passau, Germany and Mainz, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €35–140 and the journey takes 4h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Passau central train station to Frankfurt central train station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €23–45 and the journey takes 6h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €16–24
- First Class
- €30–40
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €25–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €19–29
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Passau central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Passau to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Passau to Mainz bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, arrive at Frankfurt station.
Passau to Mainz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mainz Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Passau to Mainz is 468 km. It takes approximately 3h 47m to drive from Passau to Mainz.
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