There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Ankara by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly from Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane FRA - ESB
6h 37m₺4,181–21,845Train, bus
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Augsburg Hbf to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Aksaraybus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht
36h 22m₺10,188–14,605Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Mainz Hbf to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
43h 51m₺14,708–26,299Drive 2,708.2 km
- Drive from Mainz to Ankaracar 2,708.2 km
24h 9m₺27,307–39,443Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane STR - ESB
8h 26m₺5,416–18,202Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mainz Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane DUS - ESB
9h 3m₺5,235–10,795Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CGN - ESB
8h 25m₺5,611–21,505Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus N28 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
42h 58m₺7,741–11,507Train, night train
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 967 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
44h 5m₺19,936–34,728Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 4h₺8,982–14,806
Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Ankara is to train and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Ankara is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs 4.100 ₺ - 22.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Ankara via Nuremberg central bus station, Munich and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Mainz Hbf and arriving at Ankara Gar via Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Istanbul(Halkali). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 51m.
The distance between Mainz and Ankara is 2254 km. The road distance is 2708.2 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Ankara without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 22m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Mainz to Ankara, including transfers.
Mainz to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Ankara train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Mainz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Ankara is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs 4.100 ₺ - 22.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Munich, which costs 7.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺ and takes 42h 58m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Ankara, Turkey?
AJet, SunExpress, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Ankara via Nuremberg central bus station, Munich, and Istanbul Otogari in around 42h 58m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–23,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–23,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–21,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–7,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–7,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–18,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–18,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–18,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–19,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–18,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–18,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–2,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺613
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺613
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mainz Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,700
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Mainz Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–7,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺4,100–4,800
- Seating Carriage
- ₺2,400–2,900
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–17,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–17,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,471
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,471
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,400
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fudeks
Bus from Augsburg Hbf to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–5,200
- Website
- Fudeks
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- [email protected]
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,507
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mainz central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,200–1,700
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–10,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Burgas Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–9,500
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,209
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Mainz to Ankara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Ankara is 2h ahead of Mainz. It is currently 12:40 AM in Mainz and 2:40 AM in Ankara.
Mainz to Ankara train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Ankara is 2708 km. It takes approximately 24h 9m to drive from Mainz to Ankara.
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