Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Mainz to Hamburg is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
4 h 20 m
Average
5 h 29 m
Trains per day
42
Distance
417 km
Of the 42 trains that leave Mainz for Hamburg every day 6 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 258 miles (416 km) | |
Average train duration | 4 h 24 min | |
Average train ticket price | $44 (€38) | |
Direct train | Yes | |
Train providers | Deutsche Bahn with connection or Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Mainz to Hamburg cover the 258 miles (416 km) long journey taking on average 4 h 24 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn with connection or Deutsche Bahn. There are direct train services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this journey for as low as $21 (€18), but the average price of train tickets is $44 (€38). Travelers depart most frequently from Mainz Hbf and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train to Hamburg from Mainz. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
There are a few train stations in Mainz to start your journey from including Mainz Hbf, Mainz Römisches Theater and Mainz-Mombach. In Hamburg you have a few train station options to choose from for your arrival including Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg-Altona and Hamburg-Harburg.
Omio customers traveling this route depart most frequently from Mainz Hbf and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Mainz Hbf, which is located around 1.9 miles (3.1 km) away from the city center, and they get off the train at Hamburg Hbf, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from the city center.
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