Castles along the Rhein

Castles along the Rhein
You do NOT need a pass to visit any of  these

	Train stop	Hours
Fortress Ehrenbreitstein	Koblenz	Throughout the year 9.30 a.m. - 5 p.m.	2 restaurants here and youth hostel
Stolzenfels Palace	Where Moselle and Rhein rivers converge	Tours of Park May to October: Tuesday to Sunday, at 10h30, 12h30, 14h30 and 16h30.
Lahneck Castle		April - October daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Martinsburg Castle	Oberlahnstein	guided city tours only May - September
Marksburg Castle	Braubach	Guided tours only Easter - October 31 daily 10 a.m. -5 p.m. November 1 - Easter daily 11 a.m. -4 p.m.
Former Prince Elector's Castle in Boppard	Boppard	April - October daily except Mondays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sterrenberg Castle		March 1 - October 1 daily	Restaurant
Liebenstein Castle			Hotel & Restaurant
Maus (Mouse) Castle	St. Goarshausen	Not available for tours
Rheinfels Fortress	St. Goar	Mid-March - beginning of Nov. daily 09.00h - 18.00h Else weather permitting Saturdays + Sundays 11:00h - 17:00h	Has the subterranean mine galleries – very interesting!  Stunning ruins
Katz (Cat) Castle		Not open to visitors
Schönburg Castle	Oberwesel		Hotel
Gutenfels Castle			Hotel
Pfalzgrafenstein Toll Station	Kaub (on river)	Jan-Feb, Nov: 10-17 weekends Mar 10-17 daily (no Mon) Apr – Oct 10-18 (no Mon)
Stahleck Castle	Bacharach	Courtyard open	Youth Hostel
Fürstenberg Castle Ruin		Not open to visitors
Nollig Castle Ruin	Lorch	Not open to visitors
Heimburg Castle		Not open to visitors
Sooneck Castle	Niederheimbach	Interior guided tours Apr – Sep. 9.00 – 18.00 Oct – Nov. 9.00-13 / 14-17 Jan – Mar. 9.00-13 / 14-17 Daily no Mondays
Reichenstein Castle	Trechtingshausen	Castle – Museum daily Hotel and Restaurant daily except Mondays March 1 - November 20 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.	LOVE THIS TOWN!
Rheinstein Castle	Assmannshausen	March 15 - November 15 daily 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Ehrenfels Castle Ruin		open to visitors
Brömserburg Castle	Rudesheim	Brömserburg and Rheingau wine museum March 1 - November 1 daily 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Klopp Castle	Bingen	Only the courtyard and the donjon, look-out. The castle houses the city council.	Great playground in the courtyard area

Landstuhl – Koblenz 40Euro – Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket

Landstuhl	dep	08:16	2	RE 12140
Saarbrücken Hbf	arr	08:57	14
Saarbrücken Hbf	dep	09:04	12        RE 12009
Koblenz Hbf	arr	11:38	9
Koblenz Hbf	dep	11:47	5 Süd
Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein	arr	11:55	1

Tour to Fortress:

 Koblenz – walk around town or go to: Fortress Ehrenbreitstein (eat) – 3 hours (12-3)

40 minutes on train from Koblenz HBF to Niederheimbach leaves 53 mins. past the hour

Take train to Bachrach – walk 1.5 hours 8km to Trechtingshausen along the river and see the castles on the hills Eat in Trechtingshausen or in Bingen

Train to Bingen / Landstuhl

Tour of castle – train takes us along the Moselle – beautiful scenery

Landstuhl	dep	08:16	2	RE 12140
Saarbrücken Hbf	arr	08:57	14
Saarbrücken Hbf	dep	09:04	12        RE 12009
Koblenz Hbf	arr	11:38	9
Koblenz Hbf	Dep	13:53	5 Nord  MRB25341
Niederheimbach	Arr	14:33

Take train to Niederheimbach

Hike along river to Sooneck Castle 3km (45 mins)

Take tour 15:30 tour

Hike down to Trechtingshausen (eat) 3.5 km (50 mins)

Trains leave Trechtingshausen at 38 minutes past the hour going toward Bingen