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How to get fromMainz to Ilmenauby train, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Mainz to Ilmenau by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, line 311 bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Frankfurttrain train S8
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Stadtilmtrain train Rb
    4. Take the bus from Stadtilm, Feldstraße to Ilmenau, Albert-Pulvers-Straßebus bus 311
    5h 34m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Würzburg Main Stationbus bus N1366
    2. Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Zella-Mehlis stationbus bus N215
    8h 26m
    €22–36

  3. Drive  254.2 km

    1. Drive from Mainz to Ilmenaucar car 254.2 km
    2h 43m
    €37–53

  4. Train, line 300 bus

    1. Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Suhltrain train Re7
    3. Take the bus from Suhl, Bahnhof to Ilmenau, Wetzlarer Platzbus bus 300
    6h 22m

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Frankfurt to Gemündentrain train
    2. Take the train from Gemuenden(Main) to Ebenhausen(Unterfr)train train Rb
    3. Take the train from Ebenhausen to Suhltrain train Re7
    8h 1m
    €217–267

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  • Distance: 347.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 34m

What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany?

You can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Ilmenau, Wetzlarer Platz via Würzburg Main Station, Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhof, Suhl, Am Bahndamm, and Suhl, Bahnhof in around 8h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Ilmenau, Wetzlarer Platz via Frankfurt, Gemünden, Gemuenden(Main), Ebenhausen, Suhl, and Suhl, Bahnhof in around 8h 1m.

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