Rhine Valley and Trier
Jul 24th, 2009 | 07:02 AM
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tjs123: Driving can definitely take its toll. AND be more expensive! The trains are very frequent and dependable along the Rhine and Mosel, and the deals are very good.
The 27-euro pass Isabel spoke of is best if you're daytripping from the Rhine to Trier, but you can get also get a daypass for 20 euros - the VRM (local transit network) mini-group ticket - for a different travel radius. If you're staying on the Rhine in Bacharach or Oberwesel and want to go to Burg Eltz and Cochem on the Mosel - or if you want to go to Cologne - this VRM ticket will get you there. Buy these tickets from a VRM ticket machine with cash at the station (not the DB machine.) Here's a schematic of this ticket's coverage:
http://vrminfo.de/vrm/pdf/download/V...netzplan09.pdf
You can get just about everywhere you'd want to go by train - and the passes cover some buses too. HOWEVER, if you're sold on Schönburg you'll need a car or a taxi - it's high atop the cliffs of Oberwesel and you aren't going to be wanting to hike that as you come and go to the station.
4 days is just about right for the Rhine/Mosel for most visitors. You could spend 1 day in Trier, 1 day for Cochem and Burg Eltz, and 2 days for Marksburg, St. Goar and Rheinfels, Boppard and Bacharach.
If you stay at Schönburg 2 nights and 2 nights in Cochem, you'd be in good locations for daytripping. If staying in one place only for 4 days, I'd recommend Boppard, St. Goar, or Cochem. Trier is too far west to daytrip comfortably to the Rhine. Boppard is the next biggest town and usually has a good bit going on. St. Goar has the most scenic location on the Rhine
and is a good deal smaller; it's a good spot if using the train since there's a ferry across the river there to another station for the east bank train line to Marksburg (Braubach) and Ruedesheim. Cochem has nearly as much as Boppard and is totally adorable - my favorite spot in the region.
The 27-euro pass Isabel spoke of is best if you're daytripping from the Rhine to Trier, but you can get also get a daypass for 20 euros - the VRM (local transit network) mini-group ticket - for a different travel radius. If you're staying on the Rhine in Bacharach or Oberwesel and want to go to Burg Eltz and Cochem on the Mosel - or if you want to go to Cologne - this VRM ticket will get you there. Buy these tickets from a VRM ticket machine with cash at the station (not the DB machine.) Here's a schematic of this ticket's coverage:
http://vrminfo.de/vrm/pdf/download/V...netzplan09.pdf
You can get just about everywhere you'd want to go by train - and the passes cover some buses too. HOWEVER, if you're sold on Schönburg you'll need a car or a taxi - it's high atop the cliffs of Oberwesel and you aren't going to be wanting to hike that as you come and go to the station.
4 days is just about right for the Rhine/Mosel for most visitors. You could spend 1 day in Trier, 1 day for Cochem and Burg Eltz, and 2 days for Marksburg, St. Goar and Rheinfels, Boppard and Bacharach.
If you stay at Schönburg 2 nights and 2 nights in Cochem, you'd be in good locations for daytripping. If staying in one place only for 4 days, I'd recommend Boppard, St. Goar, or Cochem. Trier is too far west to daytrip comfortably to the Rhine. Boppard is the next biggest town and usually has a good bit going on. St. Goar has the most scenic location on the Rhine
and is a good deal smaller; it's a good spot if using the train since there's a ferry across the river there to another station for the east bank train line to Marksburg (Braubach) and Ruedesheim. Cochem has nearly as much as Boppard and is totally adorable - my favorite spot in the region.
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