Boat cruises on the Rhine River, especially the Mittelrhein with the famous Loreley Rock, are popular day-trip tours from Frankfurt am Main, Airport, Cologne (Köln), Bonn, Rüdesheim, and Koblenz. A day-trip tour including a pleasure cruise on a riverboat on the Rhine River is for many travelers a highlight of a vacation in Germany. Few tourists can afford luxurious, … [Read more...]
Top Rhine River Day-Trip Boat Cruises from Cologne, Bonn and Düsseldorf
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) is the best choice for cheap panorama and day-trip cruises on riverboats on the Rhine River (Rhein) from Cologne, Bonn, and Düsseldorf in Germany. Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD), the largest operator of day cruises and pleasure boats on the Rhine River (Rhein) in Germany, offers many roundtrip panorama cruises in both Cologne (Köln) and Düsseldorf. However, … [Read more...]
Winter Day-Trip Pleasure Boat Cruises on the Rhine River in Germany
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 via the Loreley to St Goar, and Cologne. Pleasure boat day-trip cruises on the Rhine River in Germany are very popular year-round. During winter, the Rhine Valley can be … [Read more...]
Visit the Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Aachen, Germany
Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) has a lovely historic old town that provides the perfect backdrop to the German Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt) closest to Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands -- the market is open in advent 2022. Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) in Germany has a lively Christmas market (Aachener Weihnachtsmarkt) that is popular with German and foreign visitors. … [Read more...]
Christmas and New Year’s Day-Cruises on the Rhine from Cologne in Germany
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offers many day-trip sightseeing pleasure cruises on the Rhine during the advent and Christmas market period while special New Year’s Eve party boats also sail from Cologne (Köln). Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD), the largest operator of riverboats on the Rhine River in Germany, has many day-trip excursion cruises during the pre-Christmas advent period, New … [Read more...]
Travel to Christmas Markets in Cologne, Germany
The Kölner Weihnachtsmarkt, Cathedral, Churches, and Top Museums Fast trains from London and cheap flights help to make the Kölner Weihnachtsmarkt (Cologne Christmas Market), Dom (Cathedral), and museums popular travel destinations in Germany. Cologne’s Christmas market has long been popular with travelers on ferry and bus trips from London, the UK, and even Ireland. … [Read more...]
Cheap Transportation to Cologne-Bonn Airport CGN
Getting to Cologne-Bonn Airport (CGN) is easy and cheap on S-Bahn and ICE trains from Köln Hauptbahnhof or the Airport Express Bus SB60 from Bonn. Public transportation makes it easy getting to Cologne-Bonn Airport (CGN) near Köln in the Rhinelands of Germany. S-Bahn trains from Köln Hauptbahnhof (central main train station) provide fast and cheap transportation to … [Read more...]
See Top Sights in Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
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. The old town of Limburg an der Lahn with narrow alleys and half-timbered houses is … [Read more...]
Transportation to Limburg in Germany
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. Fast transportation links (autobahns and ICE trains) make Limburg an der Lahn an easy day … [Read more...]
Day-Trips on Long Frankfurt Airport Stopovers
ICE Train Excursions from FRA to Limburg, Cologne (Köln), and Heidelberg Inter-City-Express (ICE) trains allow transit passengers with long stopovers at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA), Germany, to visit Limburg, Cologne (Köln), and Heidelberg on day trips. Transit passengers on short stop-overs at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA), usually head for Frankfurt … [Read more...]
By Train from London to Cologne (Köln) and Aachen
Eurostar, Thalys TGV and ICE trains make rail travel from London in England to Cologne (Köln) and Aachen in Germany time competitive with flying. High-speed trains make railways a good option when traveling between London in the UK and Cologne (Köln) and Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) in the western parts of Germany. The basic routing is the Eurostar from London to Brussels … [Read more...]
Cheap Flights from London and UK to Cologne (Köln)
Flying between London and Köln-Bonn CGN Airport is the fastest and often cheapest way to travel to Cologne -- Cheap flights also arrive from Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh. Low-cost airlines Easyjet and Germanwings are the only carriers flying between airports in London or the UK and Flughafen Köln-Bonn (CGN) in Germany. Germanwings also flies to Cologne from … [Read more...]