There are 9 ways to get from Passau to Mainz by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbftrain Ice
4h 44m€80–180Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbfnighttrain Nj
5h 22m€30–102Bus
- Take the bus from Passau central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N61 / ...
6h 48m€51–70Drive 467.8 km
- Drive from Passau to Mainzcar 467.8 km
3h 42m€69–100Bus, train
- Take the bus from Passau Hbf to Regensburg Hbfbus Re50
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 91
7h 9mTrain 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 32m€139–266Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Landshuttrain
- Take the train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
5h 12m€103–351Train to Linz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LNZ - FRA
6h 27m€105–225Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
6h 24m€150–404
Passau to Mainz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Passau to Mainz is to bus which costs €50 - €70 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Passau to Mainz is to drive which takes 3h 42m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Passau station to Mainz station. However, there are services departing from Passau central train station and arriving at Frankfurt central train station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 48m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Passau Hbf and arriving at Mainz Hbf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 44m.
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 44m and costs €80 - €180.
The train from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbf takes 4h 44m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Passau to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Passau central train 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 44m and costs €80 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €70 and takes 6h 48m.
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 3 hours. Tickets cost €80–180 and the journey takes 4h 44m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Passau central train station to Frankfurt central train station 5 times a day. Tickets cost €35–60 and the journey takes 6h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Linz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Linz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Passau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Passau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Passau Hbf to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–102
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €97–102
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Landshut
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis
Train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Passau central train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- ersatzverkehr@deutschebahn.com
- Website
- DB SEV GmbH
Bus from Passau Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- DB SEV GmbH
- Phone
- +49 8191 940270
- info@deumobil.com
- Website
- deu.mobil GmbH
Bus from Passau Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- deu.mobil GmbH
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Booking & Getting There
Passau to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train 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 42m to drive from Passau to Mainz.
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