Visitor address and access
Main entrance on Untere Zahlbacher Straße, with further gates on Saarstraße and Albert-Schweitzer-Straße.
Use that access information as the starting point for Mainz Main Cemetery, especially when the destination is a named section or an appointment rather than a general walk. The visitor address identifies the cemetery, while the most useful entrance depends on the purpose of the visit.
Public transport
Botanischer Garten, Universität and Hauptfriedhof/Blindenzentrum stops serve different sides of the grounds.
For a public-transport journey to Mainz Main Cemetery, compare the stop or station in that guidance with Untere Zahlbacher Straße, 55131 Mainz and the intended entrance. This avoids planning only to the cemetery boundary when the destination lies elsewhere within the grounds.
Parking
Parking is available around Untere Zahlbacher Straße, Saarstraße and the university edge; observe local signs and time limits.
The parking note for Mainz Main Cemetery should be read together with local signs on arrival. If a short or step-free route is essential, ask Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz municipal enterprise which entrance serves the destination and whether the required route is suitable.
Orientation after arrival
- Aureus Gate
- Ceremony hall
- Memorial hall
- Historic crematorium
- Main Cemetery / Centre for the Blind stop
- Main Cemetery parking
These are 6 of the 26 named points available for Mainz Main Cemetery. Locate the chosen entrance first, then use the nearest named point to orient the final part of the walk. The cemetery map is an orientation aid; an individual grave additionally needs a section, row and grave number.