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.
Travelers on cheap flights with low-cost airline Ryanair can enjoy the best Christmas markets in Bernkastel-Kues, Cochem, Trier, Koblenz, and Mainz near Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) is the main hub in Germany of low-cost airline Ryanair and other budget carriers, including Wizz Air. Although Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is far removed from major German cities, travelers … Read more
Rhine and Main River day-trip pleasure cruise boat excursions are possible during the pre-Christmas advent period from Rüdesheim and Frankfurt. Rhein boats also cruise the Loreley Valley most winter days.
Buy the cheap Deutschland-Ticket (D-Ticket / Germany Ticket) for unlimited local public transportation (train, metro, tram, and bus) travel in Germany for €58 per month but foreigners should consider the cancellation rules before buying online. The Deutschland-Ticket allows for unlimited travel on local public transportation in Germany for only €58 per calendar month. Despite the … Read more
Day trips and boat pleasure cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) and Loreley Valley are easy from Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof and Airport (FRA) in Germany — use the train to Rüdesheim or Koblenz. Regular day pleasure boat cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) rarely depart from Frankfurt am Main itself but are easily arranged. … Read more
Riverboats depart frequently from Frankfurt for day-trip excursions and pleasure cruises on the Main River and Rhine (Rhein) in Germany. Pleasure cruises on the Main and Rhine rivers are easy to enjoy from Frankfurt am Main. Primus and KD boats have several sightseeing cruises on the Main River – often with meals or after-work drinks … Read more
Cruising on riverboat on the Rhine, especially the Mittelrhein with the famous Lorelei Rock, is a popular day-trip excursion from Frankfurt am Main, Airport or Cologne (Köln).
The Flibco / Bohr / Ryanair buses provide the cheapest way to travel from Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) to Mainz, downtown Frankfurt am Main, and Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) — reserve bus tickets online with special deals as cheap as €5. Getting to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in western Germany from Frankfurt am Main (downtown city station … Read more
Getting to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is cheap on public transportation buses from cities such as Frankfurt, Mainz, Cologne, Koblenz, and Wiesbaden. Taxis and airport shuttle services are pricey and best reserved well in advance. Public transportation to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) is usually only possible by bus with frequent direct services from Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Airport … Read more
The Rhein-Mosel Express Bus line 615 (Airport Shuttle) provides cheap transportation to Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) from Koblenz via Kastellaun and Emmelshausen. The bus is no longer operated by Bohr and currently no bus continues to Cologne but trains to Köln are frequent from Koblenz. The Rhein-Mosel Express Bus line 615 provides an airport shuttle bus … Read more