Travel by Train from the Hauptbahnhof and FRA Airport for Rhein Boat Trips

Day trips and boat pleasure cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) and Loreley Valley can easily be done from Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof and Airport (FRA) in Germany.

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Regular day pleasure boat cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) do not depart from Frankfurt am Main but can easily be arranged. Fast trains from the Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) allow even passengers with a few hour stopovers to enjoy cruising Germany’s most famous river and see popular sights including castles and the Loreley Rock. It is  a short train ride from the main station or directly from the airport to Rhine towns including Rüdesheim, Bingen, and Koblenz which are ideal departure ports for Rhine river valley day pleasure cruises.

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Dom Cathedral, Chagall Church Windows, Roman Ships, & Gutenberg Museum

Top sights in Mainz are the Romanesque-Gothic cathedral (Dom), Chagall windows, and the Roman Ships and Gutenberg Museums. Transportation from Frankfurt Airport is easy.

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The historic city Mainz is a popular destination for travelers with a short stop-over at Frankfurt International Airport. Many travelers prefer Mainz to more modern Frankfurt and transportation by train is equally easy to either city. The top sights in Mainz include its large cathedral (Mainzer Dom), the Gutenberg Museum, Roman Ships, and the magnificent blue Chagall windows in the St Stephan church.

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Fly to Flughafen Frankfurt, Hahn, Cologne-Bonn, Düsseldorf, and Weeze

Frankfurt International (FRA) and Düsseldorf (DUS) are the main airports in Western Germany. Low-cost airlines fly to Hahn (HHN), Cologne-Bonn (CGN), and Weeze (NRN).

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Frankfurt International (FRA) and Düsseldorf Airports (DUS) are the largest airports in Western Germany and are mostly used by traditional full-service airlines. For cheap flights on low-cost airlines, it is often necessary to fly to the smaller and less convenient airports Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), Cologne-Bonn (CGN), and Weeze (NRN).

Lufthansa and other full-service airlines often have internet-only specials that can compete well with low-cost airlines on price. Use major internet ticket reservation services to determine which flights are available before booking low-cost airlines to less convenient airports. Often, when a special fare is available on Lufthansa, flying to Frankfurt or Düsseldorf may be cheaper than the additional fees plus longer ground transportation times that need to be added to low-cost airlines ticket prices.

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Safe Flights from Germany on Lufthansa, LTU International, and Condor

Germany’s best-known traditional, full-service airlines include Lufthansa, LTU, and Condor. These carriers are amongst the safest in the world with excellent safety records.

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Lufthansa is by far the largest and best-known airline in Germany. Lufthansa has an international network with flights to all continents. Condor and LTU have long records too and in recent years moved from its traditional holiday charter airline routes into normal scheduled flights as well. Lufthansa, LTU, and Condor have excellent safety records and are amongst the safest airlines in the world.

Germany has several low-cost airlines too. The larger German budget airlines airberlin, TUIfly, and Germanwings.

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Trains, Buses, and Flying to Straßburg from London, Paris, and Germany

Transportation to Strasbourg in France is fast but not always cheap on trains (TGV and ICE), Eurolines buses, and flights (to SXB) from London, Paris, Germany, and European cities.

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Transportation to Strasbourg in Alsace (Straßburg in Elsaß in German) on the French-German border has not always been particularly fast or cheap. The French high-speed TGV trains only recently started services to Alsace to bring Strasbourg within easy two hour reach from Paris. Flights to Strasbourg Airport (SXB) are relatively expensive and priced with the business traveler in mind. Leisure travelers, especially on intercontinental flights, may often find flights to nearby airports in Germany and Switzerland cheaper and ground transportation from these centers easier than to travel through airports in Paris.

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Save on Low-Cost and Budget Airlines Flying to DUS Airport in the Ruhr

Low-cost budget and transatlantic airlines have cheap tickets and great deals on flights flying from Europe, the USA, Canada, Africa, and Asia to Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), Germany.

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Düsseldorf Flughafen (DUS) is just outside Düsseldorf and can easily be reached on public transportation. It is Germany’s third busiest airport with many low-cost airlines but also numerous intercontinental flights. Düsseldorf Airport is a major hub for Lufthansa as well as low-cost airline LTU and airberlin. Düsseldorf is convenient to many Ruhr cities including Essen, Duisburg, and even for other Rhineland cities such as Cologne (Köln) or Bonn. Trains provide cheap and fast ground transportation to Düsseldorf and other Ruhr cities.

• Around 70 airlines fly from Düsseldorf Airport to 170 destinations worldwide. DUS is a good alternative to Frankfurt International Airport and future expansion may offer good deals for travelers from the US and Canada in particular.

Cheap Flights on Low-Cost Airline airberlin from Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

Air Berlin serves the largest number of destinations of the low-cost airlines flying from Düsseldorf Airport. Air Berlin’s has direct flights to Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barcelona, Berlin-Tegel, Copenhagen, Dresden, Fuerteventura, Hamburg, Helsinki, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Jersey, Karpathos, Las Palmas, London-Stansted, Los Angeles, Luxor, Mahon, Málaga, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Munich, New York-JFK, Nice, Nuremberg, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Orly, Preveza, Pristina, Rhodos, Rome-Fiumicino, Samos, Seville, St. Petersburg, Stuttgart, Tenerife-South, Thessoloniki, Trabzon, Vancouver, Venice, Vienna, Westerland/Sylt, Zakynthos, and Zurich.

• Airberlin’s seasonal flights to New York-JFK, Los Angeles, and Vancouver are not always listed on all internet reservation services making it sensible to compare reservation agents prior to making reservations. Airberlin has an excellent reputation for great service not usually associated with a low-cost airline.

Cheap Intercontinental Flights on German Low-Cost Airline LTU from Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

LTU, a well-respected German airline with an excellent safety record, uses Düsseldorf Airport as a major hub for flights to popular holiday destinations. LTA serves mostly intercontinental destinations from Düsseldorf including Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Cancún, Fort Myers, La Romana, Male, Miami, Mombasa, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, and Varadero.

• Many of LTU’s flights are seasonal and not listed by many internet reservation agents.

Cheap Flights on Other Low-Cost Airlines from Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

Several other low-cost airlines including TUIfly, Condor, Blue Wings, Flybe, and jet2com fly from Düsseldorf Airport mostly to Mediterranean, Scandinavian, Russian, and UK destinations. Düsseldorf Airport is expensive and mostly favored by full-service airlines – most major European airlines fly here offering connections through many European capitals.

• For true budget flights, it is often necessary to use nearby Cologne-Bonn Airport (CGN) or Airport Weeze (NRN), which are very popular with low-cost airlines.

Cheap Flights on German Lufthansa from Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

Lufthansa uses Düsseldorf Airport as its third German hub after Frankfurt and Munich Airports. It has a wide range of direct flights as well as seamless connections through especially Frankfurt Airport.

Lufthansa frequently has internet-only fares for €99 return on European routes making Lufthansa’s pricing very competitive with low-cost airlines during off-peak hours.

• Lufthansa has non-stop transatlantic flights from Düsseldorf to Chicago-O’Hare and Newark with seasonal flights to Miami and Toronto-Pearson.

Cheap Intercontinental Flights to the USA and Canada from Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)

Lufthansa, airberlin, and LTU have direct flights to the USA and Canada from Düsseldorf Airport (DUS). The only US carrier flying directly to Düsseldorf Airport is Delta Airlines flying from Atlanta (ATL).

Düsseldorf Airport is easily reached via numerous transportation options from downtown Düsseldorf and beyond.

Alternative airports to Düsseldorf include Cologne-Bonn Airport (CGN) and Airport Weeze (NRN) popular with ultra-low-cost airline Ryanair. Both have numerous cheap flights to short haul European destinations. For longer distance and intercontinental flights, Frankfurt Airport is usually the best alternative airport.

Based on Cheap Flights: Düsseldorf, Germany first published on suite101.com.

From CGN by Train or Bus to Köln, Bonn, Frankfurt, and Düsseldorf Airports

Getting to  Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN) near Cologne in Germany is cheapest (and often fastest) by train or bus. ICE trains are also available to Frankfurt (FRA), and Düsseldorf (DUS) airports.

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Köln / Bonn Airport (CGN) is the closest airport to the German city Cologne. CGN is particularly popular with low-cost airlines allowing for cheap flights from many part of Europe to the Rhineland city with its famous cathedral (Kölner Dom) and refreshing Kölsch beer.  Trains are generally the cheapest and easiest way to travel from Köln / Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cologne while buses are best used for Bonn.

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Low Airfares on Budget Airlines Flying to Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN)

Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is very popular with low-cost budget airlines. Cheap flights go to over 100 destinations including London, the UK, Scandinavia, and Southern Europe.

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Cologne/Bonn Airport (Köln/Bonn Flughafen or CGN) claims to be the most important low-cost airline hub on continental Europe. Non-stop flights from Cologne/Bonn Airport went to 130 destinations in 2006. In contrast to many other European airports popular with low-cost airlines, Cologne/Bonn Airport is very conveniently located for travelers to Cologne (Köln) and other Rhineland towns. Ground transportation is particularly fast and easy to Cologne Main Station (Köln Hauptbahnhof), which is a major railway hub in Western Germany.

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By Train or Car to Great Hotels and Restaurants in the Lahn Cathedral Town

Fast trains and autobahns make Limburg an der Lahn with its Romanesque cathedral, magnificent medieval old town, and cheap hotels an interesting day trip or overnight stop from Cologne or Frankfurt Airport.

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Fast transportation links (autobahns and ICE trains) make Limburg an der Lahn an easy day trip from Frankfurt am Main or Cologne. The main sights are the colorful Romanesque St George’s cathedral and one of the best preserved medieval town centers in Germany. Cheap hotels and numerous restaurants make Limburg an der Lahn also a great overnight stop for travelers traveling via Frankfurt International Airport (FRA).

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Cathedral and Medieval, Half-Timbered Town Center in the Lahn Valley

The top sights in Limburg an der Lahn in Germany are its Romanesque-Gothic cathedral and magnificent medieval town center with half-timbered buildings. Limburg is an ideal day trip when on a Frankfurt Airport stopover.

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The old town of Limburg an der Lahn with narrow alleys and half-timbered houses is one of the best preserved medieval town centers in Germany. However, visitors will first see the colorful Romanesque cathedral that towers over Limburg and the Lahn Valley. Excellent transportation links (ICE trains and autobahns) make Limburg perfect for a half-day excursion trip from Frankfurt am Main or even from Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) when on a long stopover. »»»Continue reading…