# The Rhine in a day from Frankfurt: boat from Bingen to Bacharach, the wall and wine on Oberstraße

Train to Bingen, a KD boat downriver to Bacharach, a walk along the wall, the Werner Chapel and Stahleck Castle, and lunch with wine at the Weinstube Zum Weinkrug.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/rhineland-palatinate/upper-middle-rhine-valley/itineraries/rhine-boat-bingen-bacharach · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 1 h by train (train to Bingen; check the connection on bahn.de)
- 09:15 · KD scheduled boat from Bingen to St. Goar past the Loreley (KD · get off at Bacharach at 10:00 · €22 one way in 2026) · KD Köln-Düsseldorfer, From €28 per person
  - 45 min by boat
- 10:00 · Walk along Bacharach's wall and the Werner Chapel (town wall, Werner Chapel and Stahleck Castle)
  - 3 min on foot
- 12:30 · Weinstube Zum Weinkrug (Weinhaus Karl Heidrich) (Oberstraße 16–18 · kitchen from 12:00 to 19:00) · Weinstube Zum Weinkrug (Weinhaus Karl Heidrich), €€
  - 30 min on foot
- 14:30 · Burg Stahleck Youth Hostel (coffee on the castle terrace, with a view of the Rhine) · Burg Stahleck Youth Hostel, From €32 / bed
- 16:30 · Vuelta: 1 h 15 by train (from Bacharach, in Frankfurt around 18:00)

From Frankfurt, which has a direct flight from Spain, the Rhine of the castles is an hour away by train. This day takes the scheduled boat down the first stretch of the valley, from Bingen to Bacharach, and stays in Bacharach: a village of 1,500 inhabitants enclosed by a 14th-century wall, with the Gothic ruin of the Werner Chapel and a castle turned hostel above it. You eat at the Weinstube of a village winery and come back by train along the bank.

## The day, hour by hour

8:00 · Train to Bingen. About an hour from Frankfurt. The KD landing stage is on the riverside promenade.

9:15 · Boat to Bacharach. The first boat downriver stops at Assmannshausen and Lorch and reaches Bacharach at 10:00. At the 2026 fare, €22 one way; children aged 6 to 13, €10. On board you pay by card.

10:00 · Wall, chapel and castle. Enter through the wall's gates to Oberstraße, climb the slopes to the ruin of the Wernerkapelle and carry on to Stahleck Castle. Come down through the vineyards beside the wall and its towers.

12:30 · Lunch at the Weinstube Zum Weinkrug. The room of the Karl Heidrich winery on Oberstraße: Spundekäs, roast beef with potatoes, flammkuchen and the house wine. Kitchen from 12:00 to 19:00, Tuesday to Saturday.

14:30 · Coffee at Burg Stahleck. If you have legs left, climb back up to the castle and have something at the hostel's bistro, with the Rhine at your feet.

16:30 · Journey back. Train from Bacharach station to Frankfurt.

## Is it for me?

If you want the postcard Rhine without driving and without hurrying, yes. With children it works well: a boat, towers and a castle with a courtyard. Watch the calendar: the Weinstube is closed on Sundays, Mondays and all winter.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Train to Bingen, boat and train back. It is how it is done here.

### By car
By motorway to Bingen or straight to Bacharach; park by the river and do the boat there and back.

## Consejos

### Move around the deck
The castles appear on both banks.

### Wear comfortable shoes
The streets and stairs of Bacharach are stone.

### Sunday, another plan
The Weinstube is closed; switch to Stübers in the evening.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the boat from Bingen to Bacharach cost?
€22 one way in 2026; children aged 6 to 13, €10.

### Can it be done in winter?
The scheduled boat does not sail from mid-October to April; do the journey by train along the bank.

### Do I need to book lunch?
The Weinstube does not publish bookings; go at midday on a weekday.