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Travel by Bus, Trains or Car from the UK to German Christmas Markets

Posted on November 14, 2011 in Ferries, Germany, UK
Aachen Christmas Market in front of the Dom The Christmas markets in Aachen and Cologne are very popular with British travelers as these are the closest German cities to Britain and easily reached by coach, car, or train.
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Christmas and New Year’s Day-Cruises on the Rhine from Cologne in Germany

Posted on October 6, 2011 in Cologne / Köln, Germany, Rhine / Rhein River, Rhine River
Rhine Boat on the Rhine in Cologne during Christmas Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offers many day-trip sightseeing pleasure cruises on the Rhine during the advent and Christmas market period. Special New Year’s Day party boats also sail from Cologne.
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Winter Day-Trip Pleasure Boat Cruises on the Rhine River in Germany

Posted on October 6, 2011 in Cologne / Köln, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Germany, Rhine / Rhein River, Rhine River
KD Winter and Christmas Market Rhine Cruises During winter, pleasure boat cruises and sightseeing excursions on the Rhine River are limited but still possible. The best options are during the Christmas market period or all winter from Rüdesheim, Boppard, and Cologne.
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By Bus from Weeze Airport to Duisburg, Essen, and Oberhausen, Germany

Posted on November 25, 2010 in Cheap Flights, Düsseldorf, Germany
Weeze Airport (NRN) in Germany

Airport Shuttle Express has cheap, convenient minibus van services from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Duisburg, Essen, and Oberhausen.

Getting to Weeze Airport (NRN) from Duisburg, Essen, and Oberhausen is easiest by Airport Shuttle Express minibus service. This airport shuttle bus service is more convenient than using the train and faster too.

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By Bus or Train from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Duesseldorf and Cologne

Posted on November 25, 2010 in Cheap Flights, Düsseldorf, Germany
Weeze Airport (NRN) from the Air, Germany

Direct buses from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Düsseldorf and Köln (Cologne) are convenient and cheap alternatives to using the train.

Buses provide a convenient direct service from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Düsseldorf and Cologne (Köln). Traveling times and prices are comparable with using the train but without requiring transfers en route. Buses also run earlier [...]

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By Train to Weeze Airport (NRN) near Düsseldorf in Germany

Posted on November 25, 2010 in Cheap Flights, Düsseldorf, Germany
Weeze Airport (NRN) Seen from the Air

Weeze Airport can easily be reached by train from many cities including Düsseldorf, Cologne, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund, Mönchengladbach, Aachen, Krefeld, Kleve, and Venlo (Netherlands).

Weeze Airport (NRN) is not directly linked to the German railway network. However, it is possible to get by train to within a ten-minute bus ride from Flughafen Weeze. Weeze and [...]

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Cheap Public Transportation to Weeze Airport (NRN) in Germany

Posted on November 25, 2010 in Cheap Flights, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Getting to Weeze Airport near Düsseldorf is easy by train, car, or shuttle bus services from Cologne, Duisburg, Essen, Venlo, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Utrecht, and Amsterdam.

Getting to Weeze Airport (NRN) is not particularly difficult but it is more complicated than traveling to many other major German airports. Weeze Airport (NRN) is around 70 km to [...]

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Cheap Ferry Deals from Newcastle to Christmas Markets in Germany

Posted on October 18, 2010 in Ferries, UK
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DFDS Seaways has cheap mini-break ferry cruise, bus, and hotel trips from Newcastle to Christmas markets in Cologne (Köln) and Hamelin (Hameln) in Germany.

DFDS Seaways offers cheap deals on ferry crossings with bus transportation and hotel accommodation for mini breaks on coach tours to Christmas markets in Germany departing from Newcastle. These four-night [...]

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By Bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Koblenz and Cologne (Köln)

Posted on September 24, 2010 in Cologne / Köln, Frankfurt, Germany, Rhine River
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Rhein-Mosel Bus and Bohr Omnibus provide cheap airport shuttle services to Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) from Koblenz and Cologne (Köln).

The Rhein-Mosel Bus and Bohr Omnibus have a few shuttle bus services per day from Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Koblenz and Cologne (Köln) in Germany. Some of these buses also stop en route at Kastellaun [...]

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List of Top Ten Best Christmas Markets in Germany

Posted on October 2, 2009 in Germany
Visit the Best German Weihnachtsmärkte / Christkindlesmarkt

The list of the top ten best Christmas markets in Germany include Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Lübeck, Leipzig, Rothenburg, Cologne, and Dortmund.


photo credit: Sheep purple

A selection of the top ten best Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) to visit in Germany is not easy. Every town [...]

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