# Boppard chairlift, lunch at Schönburg Castle and a boat beneath the Loreley, from Frankfurt

A chairlift to the Four Lakes viewpoint at Boppard, lunch at Schönburg Castle, a boat from Oberwesel to St. Goar beneath the Loreley and a climb to the plateau from the other bank.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/rhineland-palatinate/upper-middle-rhine-valley/itineraries/boppard-schoenburg-loreley-day-from-frankfurt · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 1 h 45 by train (train to Koblenz or Bingen and a regional train along the left bank to Boppard; check the connection on bahn.de)
- 10:00 · Boppard chairlift to the Vierseenblick viewpoint (Bopparder Sesselbahn · €12 return; opens at 10:00)
  - 45 min by train
- 12:30 · Zum Mundschenk Auf Schönburg (train to Oberwesel and a walk up to the castle · kitchen until 16:30) · Zum Mundschenk Auf Schönburg, €€€
  - 30 min on foot
- 15:35 · KD scheduled boat from Bingen to St. Goar past the Loreley (KD · board at Oberwesel; to St. Goar at 16:10 · €17 in 2026) · KD Köln-Düsseldorfer, From €28 per person
  - 10 min by ferry
- 16:30 · Loreley plateau and viewpoint (Loreley ferry to St. Goarshausen and a walk up along the Rheinsteig)
- 19:00 · Vuelta: 2 h by train (ferry to St. Goar and train to Frankfurt; last ferry at 21:00)

Three ways of looking at the Rhine in a day: from above, on the Boppard chairlift, where the meander looks like four lakes; from a castle, eating at the Schönburg above Oberwesel; and from the water, on the scheduled boat that passes beneath the Loreley before St. Goar. To round it off, you cross by ferry and climb to the Loreley plateau. You leave Frankfurt, with a direct flight from Spain, and do everything by train, boat and on foot.

## The day, hour by hour

8:00 · Train to Boppard. Along the left bank of the Rhine; a little under two hours from Frankfurt.

10:00 · Chairlift to the Vierseenblick. The station is in the Mühltal, beside the B9. It is 915 m and a 20-minute ride up on an open chair; €12 return, €7 for children.

12:30 · Lunch at Zum Mundschenk. Train upriver to Oberwesel and a climb on foot to the Schönburg. The castle restaurant is open daily, with the kitchen until 16:30: Hunsrück bean stew or game sausage with sauerkraut.

15:35 · Boat beneath the Loreley. Go down to the Oberwesel landing stage and take the KD boat downriver: in 35 minutes you pass the Loreley bend and reach St. Goar. €17 at the 2026 fare.

16:30 · Loreley plateau. The ferry crosses to St. Goarshausen every 20 or 25 minutes. From there climb on foot along the Rheinsteig to the plateau and the tip of the rock. It is a serious climb.

19:00 · Journey back. Ferry to St. Goar and train to Frankfurt.

## Is it for me?

If you want to see the valley from every angle in a single day, yes. It asks for legs: the climbs to the Loreley and the castle are uphill. With small children, stay on the boat and spend the afternoon in St. Goar.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Train, chairlift, boat and ferry: the valley is made for this.

### By car
Park at Oberwesel, do the chairlift by car beforehand and come back for the car by train from St. Goar.

## Consejos

### Do not miss the 15:35 boat
It is the last convenient one for the afternoon.

### Check the last ferry
It stops running at 21:00.

### Wear mountain footwear
For the Rheinsteig.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the Boppard chairlift cost?
€12 return for adults and €7 for children up to 14.

### Do I need to stay at the Schönburg to eat there?
No, Zum Mundschenk is open to everyone.

### Can I get up to the Loreley without walking?
Yes, by car to the visitor centre car park on the plateau.