There are 6 ways to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Stuttgart
best- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
5h 31mCHF 49–277Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Freiburgbus FlixBus N122 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Schaffhausen stationbus FlixBus N99
10h 7mCHF 38–63Drive 327.1 km
- Drive from Mainz to Rhine Fallscar 327.1 km
3h 22mCHF 54–77Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FRA - ZRH
- Take the train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfalltrain
3h 42mCHF 93–251Train
- Take the train from Mainz Hbf to Badentrain Nightjet
- Take the train from Baden to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfalltrain S12
7h 58mCHF 71–172Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane FRA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Neuhausen Rheinfalltrain
5h 43mCHF 154–422
Mainz to Rhine Falls by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls is to drive which takes 3h 22m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 80.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz to Rhine Falls. However, there are services departing from Ginsheim-Gustavsburg-Gustavsburg Am Alten Fährhaus and arriving at Neuhausen, Zentrum via Frankfurt Airport, Freiburg and Schaffhausen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Rhine Falls. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 31m.
The distance between Mainz and Rhine Falls is 365 km. The road distance is 327.1 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls without a car is to train via Stuttgart which takes 5h 31m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls, including transfers.
Mainz to Rhine Falls bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt Airport station.
Mainz to Rhine Falls train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Rhine Falls is to train via Stuttgart which takes 5h 31m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 10h 7m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Rhine Falls, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Rhine Falls via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Hauptbahnhof, Schaffhausen, and Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall in around 5h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ginsheim-Gustavsburg-Gustavsburg Am Alten Fährhaus to Rhine Falls via Frankfurt, Frankfurt Airport, Freiburg, Schaffhausen station, Schaffhausen, Bahnhof, and Neuhausen, Zentrum in around 10h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mainz Hbf to Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Baden to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Neuhausen Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 4–7
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 8–11
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Schaffhausen station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Rhine Falls bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Mainz to Rhine Falls train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Rhine Falls is 327 km. It takes approximately 3h 22m to drive from Mainz to Rhine Falls.
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