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How to get fromMainz to Niceby plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 8 ways to get from Mainz to Nice by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Fly from Frankfurt

    best
    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane FRA - NCE
    4h 35m
    €118–268

  2. Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane SXB - NCE
    6h 2m
    €77–348

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain train Re3
    2. Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Esttrain train 82
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    12h 9m
    €255–453

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Milanbus bus FlixBus 476
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    18h 10m
    €86–134

  5. Drive  972.1 km

    1. Drive from Mainz to Nicecar car 972.1 km
    9h 18m
    €155–224

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane CGN - NCE
    6h 19m
    €91–339

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train S5 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 82 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain train Tgv
    13h 30m
    €240–420

  8. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Frankfurt to Como S. Giovannitrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain train S11
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ventimigliatrain train Ic
    15h 53m
    €261–437

Mainz to Nice by train and foot

Calendar26Weekly Services
Duration12h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket€255Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 753.8 km
  • Duration: 4h 35m

What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Nice, France?

Lufthansa and Swiss fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Nice Ville via Saarbrücken Hbf, Paris l'Est, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 12h 9m.

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