Why go
- Capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Known for Gutenberg printing press.
- Served by Wiesbaden Army Airfield (WIE).
History
Mainz is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region — Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr — which also encompasses the cities of Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Offenbach am Main, and Hanau.
Restaurants & places to go
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-00:00 "Küche 11:00-21:45" Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · bastion-von-schoenborn.de
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr,Sa 08:30-18:00; Su off Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · 12-16 Markt, Mainz, 55116 · domcafemainz.de
German, Restaurant · Neueröffnung Juli 2017 nach Renovierung. Biergarten im Hof Opening hours: We-Sa 17:00+; Su,PH 11:30-15:00 Features: outdoor seating · 14… · gruenerbaum-wiesbaden.de
German, Restaurant · Oktober bis März geöffnet bis 22 Uhr, Küche bis 21 Uhr. Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 1… · arche-noah-restaurant.de
Lebanese, Syrian, Restaurant · "Syrisch-Libanesische Spezialitäten" Opening hours: Mo-Sa 16:00-23:00; Su 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian… · restaurant-damas.de
International, Restaurant · Täglich warme Küche von 11:30-15:00 und 17:00-22:00. Kuchenzeit 15:30-16:30. Mo-Fr Stammessen von 11:30-15:00 für Eur 9,90 Opening… · die-brasserie.de
Kebab, Oriental, Pizza, Fast Food · Kebab, Falafel und Pizza. Tee ist kostenlos (bzw. für eine Spende). Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-20:00; Su 12:00-16:00… · diwan-mainz.de
Regional, Restaurant · die Toilette ist im Keller Opening hours: Mo-Sa 17:00-23:00; Su,PH 12:00-15:00,17:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 16 Nackstraße,… · goldener-hirsch-mainz.de
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Airports
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 21 km to the centre
Frankfurt am Main, HE, DE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 100 airlines (Lufthansa Cargo, Condor Flugdienst, Ethiopian Airlines, United Airlines…) · direct flights to 239 destinations incl. Dallas-Fort Worth, Madrid, New York, Atlanta, Doha… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 100 airlines, 239 direct destinations
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321, A320, A319, A320, 737-300, 735…) · 171 routes: Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Accra*, Addis Ababa*, Algier, Alma-ata, Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Baku, Bangalore, Bangkok, Barcelona, Bastia, Beijing, Beirut, Belgrade, Bergen*, Berlin, Bilbao, Billund, Birmingham, Bogota, Bologna, Boston, Bremen, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Calgary*, Caracas, Casablanca, Chengdu*, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas-Fort Worth … +131 more
- Condor Flugdienst DE (767, 757, 737-800, 32S) · 42 routes: Agadir, Antalya, Arrecife, Cancun, Chania, Dalaman, Djerba, Dubrovnik, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Halifax, Havana, Heraklion, Holguin, Hurghada, Ibiza, Jerez, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Las Vegas, Mahe, Male, Mombasa, Montego Bay, Nairobi, Palma de Mallorca, Plaisance, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Recife, Rhodos, Salvador, San Juan, Santa Cruz De La Palma, Santo Domingo, Scarborough, Seattle, Split, Tenerife … +2 more
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A321, A319, A320, A320, 737-300, 735…) · 27 routes: Addis Ababa, Amsterdam*, Barcelona*, Berlin*, Brussels*, Bucharest*, Budapest*, Copenhagen*, Duesseldorf*, Geneva*, Gothenborg*, Helsinki*, Jeddah*, Lisbon*, Lyon*, Madrid*, Marseille*, Milano*, Munich*, New York*, Oslo*, Prague*, Stockholm*, Toulouse*, Vienna*, Warsaw*, Zurich*
- United Airlines UA (A330-300, 747-400, A340-300, 777, A380, A340-600…) · 21 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Atlanta*, Baku*, Boston*, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Denver*, Detroit*, Doha*, Houston, Jeddah*, Lagos*, Los Angeles*, Miami*, New York*, Newark, Orlando*, San Francisco, Seattle*, Tselinograd*, Washington
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A319, Dash 8-400, Embraer 190, A330-200, A321…) · 18 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Alicante, Amman*, Belgrade, Berlin, Catania, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Guernsey, Helsinki*, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, London*, London*, Madrid*, Moscow*, Palma de Mallorca, Riga*, Vienna*
- TUIfly X3 (737-800) · 17 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Jerez, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Patras, Rhodos, Tenerife
- Air Canada AC (A330-300, A321, A319, 777-300ER, 747-400) · 11 routes: Calgary, Doha*, Jeddah*, Larnaca*, Montreal, Naples*, Ottawa, Toronto, Valencia*, Vancouver*, Vilnius*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A319, A321, A320, A320, 737-300, 735…) · 11 routes: Belgrade, Bergen*, Billund*, Copenhagen, Gothenborg*, Helsinki*, Jeddah*, Mulhouse, Oslo, Stavanger*, Stockholm
- US Airways US (A330-200, A320, A321, A380, A319, 330…) · 10 routes: Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Doha, Istanbul*, Johannesburg, Lisbon*, New York, Philadelphia, Singapore, Thessaloniki*
- Air China CA (330, A340-300, A319, A320, A321, 777-300) · 6 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Copenhagen, Nanjing*, Shanghai, Shenyang*
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (A321, A320, CRJ-700, A319, 737-300, 735…) · 6 routes: Gdansk*, Katowice*, Krakow*, Poznan*, Warsaw, Wroclaw*
- Air India Limited AI (A340-300, 747-400, 787-8, 74H, 737-800) · 5 routes: Bangalore*, Delhi, Madras*, Mumbai*, Pune*
- American Airlines AA (A330-200, 767, 777, A319, A320, A330-300) · 5 routes: Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Kuala Lumpur, London*, Philadelphia
- Austrian Airlines OS (Embraer 190, Fokker 100, A319, A320, A321, 737-300…) · 5 routes: Graz*, Innsbruck*, Linz*, Salzburg*, Vienna*
- Croatia Airlines OU (A319, A320) · 5 routes: Dubrovnik, Pula, Split, Zadar, Zagreb
- Air France AF (767-400, 318, 76W) · 4 routes: Atlanta*, Detroit*, New York*, Paris
- Alitalia AZ (777, Embraer 175, A319, Embraer 190, 32S) · 4 routes: Hanoi*, Ho Chi Minh City*, Milan*, Rome
- British Airways BA (A319, A320, 767, 777, Embraer 170, Embraer 190…) · 4 routes: Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth*, London*, London
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (767-400, 767, EMJ, F70, 76W) · 4 routes: Amsterdam*, Atlanta*, Detroit*, New York*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (CRJ-700, A320, A330-300, 735, Embraer 190, AR1) · 4 routes: Doha*, Geneva*, Mulhouse*, Zurich
- Adria Airways JP (A319, CRJ-900) · 3 routes: Ljubljana, Pristina, Tirana
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A321, A320) · 3 routes: Athens, Heraklion, Thessaloniki
- All Nippon Airways NH (747-400, A340-300, 787-8, 777-300ER) · 3 routes: Nagoya*, Osaka*, Tokyo
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320, A321, A330-300, 737-300, 735…) · 3 routes: Brussels*, Lagos*, Milan*
- Delta Air Lines DL (767-400, 76W) · 3 routes: Atlanta, Detroit, New York
- Finnair AY (777, Embraer 190, A320) · 3 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth*, Helsinki*, Madrid*
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, 777, 32S) · 3 routes: Barcelona*, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Madrid*
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A380, 737-300, 735, A320, 777-300ER) · 3 routes: Lyon*, New York, Singapore
- TAP Portugal TP (A321, A320, A319, A320) · 3 routes: Faro*, Lisbon, Porto*
- Tunisair TU (A320, A320, 736) · 3 routes: Djerba, Enfidha, Tunis
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A320, A321, 330, A330-200, A340-300) · 3 routes: Ankara, Istanbul, Istanbul
- Vietnam Airlines VN (777, 737-800) · 3 routes: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Madrid
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Moscow, St. Petersburg
- Air Baltic BT (A330-200, A330-300, 735, Dash 8-400, 73C) · 2 routes: Abu Dhabi, Riga
- Air Dolomiti EN (A319, A320, A321, Embraer 190, A320, Embraer 195) · 2 routes: Milan, Villafranca
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A330-200, EMJ) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Shanghai
- Etihad Airways EY (A319, A330-200, A330-300) · 2 routes: Abu Dhabi, Belgrade
- Kuwait Airways KU (340) · 2 routes: Geneva, Kuwait
- Malaysia Airlines MH (777-200, 777) · 2 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Kuala Lumpur
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Casablanca, El Aroui
- S7 Airlines S7 (A319, 737-800) · 2 routes: Moscow, Novosibirsk
- SATA International S4 (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Lisbon*, Ponta Delgada
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (A320) · 2 routes: Jeddah, Riyadh
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 2 routes: Antalya, Izmir
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (747-400, 777-300) · 2 routes: Rio De Janeiro*, Sao Paulo
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Astana KC (A321, 757) · 1 route: Tselinograd
- Air Europa UX (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Moldova 9U (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Air Namibia SW (A330-200) · 1 route: Windhoek
- Air New Zealand NZ (747-400) · 1 route: San Francisco*
- Air Serbia JU (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Bristol
- Air Transat TS (330) · 1 route: Calgary
- Asiana Airlines OZ (74E) · 1 route: Seoul
- Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia AV (A340-600) · 1 route: Bogota*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (A330-300, A340-300) · 1 route: Baku*
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (735, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG (777-300) · 1 route: Rome
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cathay Pacific CX (777-300ER) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- China Airlines CI (747-400) · 1 route: Taipei
- Cyprus Airways CY (A320) · 1 route: Larnaca
- Czech Airlines OK (A319, ATR 72) · 1 route: Prague
- Egyptair MS (330, 737-800) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Germania ST (A321) · 1 route: Antalya
- Germanwings 4U (CRJ) · 1 route: Heringsdorf
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (A320) · 1 route: Bahrain
- Hainan Airlines HU (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Berlin
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Iran Air IR (AB6) · 1 route: Tehran
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (777-300) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Korean Air KE (747-400) · 1 route: Seoul
- LAN Airlines LA (787) · 1 route: Madrid
- Luxair LG (ERJ-145, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Meridiana IG (A320) · 1 route: Catania*
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320) · 1 route: Beirut
- Montenegro Airlines YM (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Podgorica
- Niki HG (A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Vienna
- Nouvel Air Tunisie BJ (A320) · 1 route: Enfidha
- Oman Air WY (A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Muscat
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Qantas QF (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- Qatar Airways QR (787-8, 777-200LR, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319) · 1 route: Amman
- Salzburg arrows SZ (737) · 1 route: Dushanbe
- South African Airways SA (A340-600) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Colombo
- Tarom RO (318) · 1 route: Bucharest
- Thai Airways International TG (A340-600, 380) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Transaero Airlines UN (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Moscow
- Travel Service QS (A319, ATR 72) · 1 route: Prague
- Turkmenistan Airlines T5 (737-800) · 1 route: Ashkhabad
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (737-800) · 1 route: Kiev
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (757-200, 767-300, 767-400) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Mainz-Finthen Airfield 9.7 km to the centre
Mainz, RP, DE — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Oppenheim Airfield 19 km to the centre
Oppenheim, RP, DE
Langenlonsheim Airfield 28 km to the centre
Langenlonsheim, RP, DE
Getting there by ferry
KD Mainz
Ferry terminal · 0.4 km from the centre
Biebrich (Schloss)
Ferry terminal · 4.8 km from the centre
Rettbergsaue (Biebrich)
Ferry terminal · 5.2 km from the centre
Rettbergsaue (Inselcafe)
Ferry terminal · 6.2 km from the centre
Altrheinfähre "Johanna" - Langenaue
Ferry terminal · 6.4 km from the centre · Hofgut Nonnenau GmbH
Altrheinfähre Fähre "Johanna" - Ginsheim
Ferry terminal · 6.5 km from the centre · Hofgut Nonnenau GmbH
Personenschiffahrt Mainz - Wiesbaden-Biebrich
Ferry route · Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG
Ginsheim - Langenaue
Ferry route
Biebrich - Rettbergsaue - Schierstein
Ferry route
Personenschiffahrt Wiesbaden-Biebrich - Eltville
Ferry route · Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG
Personenschiffahrt Eltville - Rüdesheim
Ferry route · Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG
KD Mainz - Koblenz
Ferry route · Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Wiesbaden Army Airfield (WIE); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: KD Mainz, 0.4 km); routes include Personenschiffahrt Mainz - Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Ginsheim - Langenaue, Biebrich - Rettbergsaue - Schierstein.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Mainz, Germany. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Bus · Bayern · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)
Trains & rail
Rail operator
National rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter · Embraer Legacy & Praetor, Falcon, Global · Germany's largest charter operator by fleet.
Charter · Cessna Citation · German business-jet charter operator.
Charter, management · Light to large-cabin · Charter and management from Stuttgart and Munich.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.