There are 11 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz by plane, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, towncar, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Frankfurt
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SCQ - FRA
5h 24m€136–377Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Hahn, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Hahn (HHN)plane SCQ - HHN
- Take the bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhofbus
9h 31m€135–517Train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
21h 24m€381–654Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela to Parisbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Mainz central train stationbus N90 / ...
28h 50m€183–277Drive 1,942.5 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Mainzcar 1,942.5 km
19h 36m€318–459Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OPO - FRA
8h 44m€375–541Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Basel (BSL)plane SCQ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 15m€138–542Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Hahn, bus
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Hahn (HHN)plane OPO - HHN
- Take the bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhofbus
10h 16m€379–551Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane OPO - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
10h 36m€362–632Train, bus
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Zamoratrain Ave
- Take the bus from Zamora to Mainz central train stationbus FlixBus N1151
32h 48m€200–326Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhãbus
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Frankfurt - Main Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
40h 57m€215–408
Santiago de Compostela to Mainz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz is to bus via Paris which costs €180 - €280 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz station. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela and arriving at Mainz central train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Mainz, Hauptbahnhof via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 24m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Mainz is 1558 km. The road distance is 1942.5 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz without a car is to train which takes 21h 24m and costs €380 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santiago de Compostela station.
Santiago de Compostela to Mainz train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs €130 - €380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €380 - €700 and takes 21h 24m, you could also bus via Paris, which costs €180 - €280 and takes 28h 50m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Mainz, Germany?
Lufthansa, Edelweiss Air, and Air Dolomiti fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Frankfurt (FRA) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 21h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Hahn via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Hahn via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Hahn via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Hahn via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–430
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Zamora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Zamora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Mainz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zamora to Mainz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 (0) 6543 5019-400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bohr
Bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- Bohr
Bus from Hahn to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- Bohr
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–330
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- VM Transfers
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Booking & Getting There
Santiago de Compostela to Mainz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Santiago de Compostela to Mainz train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Compostela to Mainz is 1943 km. It takes approximately 19h 36m to drive from Santiago de Compostela to Mainz.
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