Car hire and driving in Mainz
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Germany traffic drives on the right. Picking up at FRA means 21 km (13 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823.
Drives from Mainz
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainz to Darmstadt | Germany | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Mainz to Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 32 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Mainz to Offenbach | Germany | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Mainz to Mannheim | Germany | 56 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Mainz to Ludwigshafen am Rhein | Germany | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Mainz to Koblenz | Germany | 65 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| Mainz to Heidelberg | Germany | 70 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Mainz to Siegen | Germany | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Mainz to Karlsruhe | Germany | 109 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Mainz to Heilbronn | Germany | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Mainz to Bonn | Germany | 119 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Mainz to Trier | Germany | 120 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Mainz to London | United Kingdom | 615 km (382 mi) | about 9 h 23 min |
| Mainz to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,776 km (1,103 mi) | about 27 h 5 min |
| Mainz to Berlin | Germany | 455 km (283 mi) | about 6 h 57 min |
| Mainz to Madrid | Spain | 1,415 km (879 mi) | about 21 h 35 min |
| Mainz to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,578 km (980 mi) | about 24 h 3 min |
| Mainz to Rome | Italy | 957 km (595 mi) | about 14 h 35 min |
| Mainz to Paris | France | 447 km (278 mi) | about 6 h 49 min |
| Mainz to Hamburg | Germany | 414 km (257 mi) | about 6 h 19 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Mainz?
The right, as everywhere in Germany.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.