Cheapest€11.88
- DB Fernverkehr DB274506:1540m06:55Mainz HbfGießen station
Door to door 1h 24mCO2 2.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Mainz to Giessen costs €11.88 at the cheapest and takes 1h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 84 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 84 km
- Fastest
- 1h 23m
- Average
- 1h 26m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €11.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 2.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 24m | 40m | 44m | €12.44 | 2.8 kg | 5 |
- 1h 24mFastest, by Train
- €12.44Cheapest, by Train
- 2.8 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 84 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Mainz to Giessen | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €28.39 | €28.94 | €27.29 | €20.14 | €20.69 | €20.69 | €22.34 | €19.59 | €14.64 | €19.04 | €14.09 | €17.39 | €12.44 | €16.29 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €11.88
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Giessen. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Gießen station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Mainz to Giessen
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €13.5490 days
- €12.4460 days
- €14.6445 days
- €11.8830 days
- €12.9921 days
- €16.2914 days
- €22.347 days
- €27.293 days
- €28.391 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 139 percent. The most expensive point is €28.39, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €15.19Sun
- €17.39Mon
- €12.44Tue
- €16.29Wed
- €19.59Thu
- €16.84Fri
- €19.04Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €20.69Sep
- €15.19Oct
- €11.88Nov
- €11.88Dec
- €12.44Jan
- €11.88Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 84 km against 73 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Koblenz, Neuwied, Hanau am Main, Siegen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Mainz at 06:15 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Mainz
Rail
- Mainz Hbf
- Mainz Nord station
- Mainz-Kastel station
Bus
- Mühldreieck
- Pariser Tor
Ferry
- KD Mainz
- Altrheinfähre "Johanna" - Langenaue
Gießen
Rail
- Gießen station
- Gießen Erdkauter Weg
- Gießen Oswaldsgarten station
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DB Fernverkehr | €11.88 | 1h 23m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €8.99 | 76% |
| Taxes | €0.90 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 17% |
| Total you pay | €11.88 | 100% |
We cannot promise Gießen station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Giessen?
Most of the points near Gießen station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Mainz to Giessen
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Mainz to Giessen?
The fastest journey from Mainz to Giessen takes 1h 23m door to door, of which 40m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 26m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Mainz to Giessen?
The cheapest fare from Mainz to Giessen is €11.88, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €17.39. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Mainz to Giessen?
The cheapest way from Mainz to Giessen is by Train, at €12.44 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 1h 24m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Mainz to Giessen?
Fares from Mainz to Giessen bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 139 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Mainz to Giessen?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Mainz to Giessen, at €12.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Mainz to Giessen?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Mainz to Giessen, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Mainz to Giessen?
1 operators sell services from Mainz to Giessen across 1 modes: DB Fernverkehr. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Mainz to Giessen?
20 percent of the services we sell from Mainz to Giessen are direct. The rest connect at Koblenz, Neuwied, Hanau am Main, Siegen, with about 60 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Mainz to Giessen use?
Services from Mainz to Giessen by Train leave from Mainz Hbf and arrive at Gießen station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Mainz to Giessen?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Mainz to Giessen allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Mainz to Giessen on September 9, 2026: 84 km of route against 73 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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What to book in Giessen before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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