Travel Information between Hamburg and Mainz
| 258 miles (416 km) | |
| Bus, train or flight | |
| $18 - $66 | |
| Train • $18 (€16) • 4 h 16 min | |
| Flight • $66 (€60) • 55 min | |
| FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a bus, train or flight to travel 258 miles (416 km) to Mainz from Hamburg. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Hamburg to Mainz.
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How to get from Hamburg to Mainz by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Hamburg to Mainz is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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There are 3 options to travel from Hamburg to Mainz including taking a bus, train or flight.
The cheapest way to travel to Mainz from Hamburg is a train with an average price of $18 (€16).
This is compared to other travel options from Hamburg to Mainz:
A train is $12 (€11) less than a bus with an average ticket price of $30 (€27) from Hamburg to Mainz.
A train is $49 (€44) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $66 (€60) from Hamburg to Mainz.
The fastest way to get to Mainz from Hamburg is by flight with an average travel time of 55 min.
Other travel options to Mainz take longer:
Getting to Mainz by bus takes 9 h 50 min on average.
Getting to Mainz by train takes 4 h 16 min on average.
The distance is approximately 258 miles (416 km) from Hamburg to Mainz.
The average frequency per day from Hamburg to Mainz is:
- 7 buses per day.
- 26 flights a day.
- 6 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Hamburg and Mainz as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Hamburg to Mainz:
- Trains from Hamburg to Mainz most often leave from Hamburg Hbf and arrive in Mainz Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Hamburg to Mainz:
- FlixBus can take you to Mainz by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Hamburg to Mainz for $30 (€27).
- Travel with Lufthansa or Eurowings to go to Mainz by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Eurowings Hamburg to Mainz tickets on Omio for $66 (€60).
- Deutsche Bahn or FlixTrain can get you to Mainz by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Deutsche Bahn from Hamburg to Mainz for $18 (€16) on Omio.
Yes, there are direct services available from Hamburg to Mainz with the following travel companies:
- Direct bus available with 2 direct buses per day.
- Direct flight available with 15 direct flights per day.
- Direct trains with Deutsche Bahn with 2 direct trains per day.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Mainz as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Hamburg to Mainz.
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