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Compare train and bus for Frankfurt am Main to Mainz
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Mainz among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $6. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 39m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $6, and a train costs an average of $8.
Distance: 19 miles (32 km)
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$22 Average price | $6 Average price Cheapest |
1h 9m Average total duration Fastest 39m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 29m Average total duration 59m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Mainz by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Mainz is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Mainz:
A bus is $2 (€1) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Frankfurt am Main to Mainz costing on average $8 (€7).
Other travel options to Mainz take longer:
Bus takes on average 40m.
- Around 15 buses per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Mainz as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Frankfurt (Main) Hbf and arrive in Mainz Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Lautzenhausen, Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn (Terminal Kurzzeit) and arrive in Mainz, Binger Schlag (Kurzzeitparkplatz).
- Travel with flibco, BlaBlaCar, Infobus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Mainz by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, vlexx to go to Mainz by train.
- 15 direct buses per day with flibco, BlaBlaCar, Infobus, FlixBus.
- 2 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, vlexx.
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