# Two nights on the Middle Rhine from Frankfurt: boat to Bacharach, a night in a castle, the Loreley and the Marksburg Boat to Bacharach and dinner at Stübers, the Loreley from the water and from above, a night at Schönburg Castle and, on the way back, the Boppard chairlift and the Marksburg. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/rhineland-palatinate/upper-middle-rhine-valley/itineraries/two-nights-middle-rhine-from-frankfurt · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Upper Middle Rhine Valley The Upper Middle Rhine Valley is a World Heritage Site for its 65 km of castles, terraced vineyards and walled villages, and it is an hour by train from Frankfurt. In two nights you see it every way: on a scheduled boat between castles, on foot along Bacharach's wall, from the tip of the Loreley, from the Boppard chairlift and inside the Marksburg. One night in a hotel on the wall and another inside a castle. ## How do you get there from Spain? Direct flight to Frankfurt and a train to Bingen, about an hour. To return, from Braubach or Boppard to Koblenz and Frankfurt. ## Where to sleep? AccommodationAreaWho it suits Rhein-Hotel BacharachOn Bacharach's wallThe first night, with dinner downstairs at Stübers Burghotel Auf SchönburgCastle above OberweselThe second night, the special one; no dogs Burg Stahleck youth hostelCastle above BacharachA cheap alternative, also inside a castle ## What if I have an extra day? Go up the Moselle from Koblenz to Cochem and Eltz Castle: the Moselle Valley is an hour away by train. ## With children The boat, the wall and the chairlift are for all ages. The climbs to the Loreley and the Schönburg need legs; with small children, sleep at the Rhein-Hotel both nights, which has family rooms, and go up to the Loreley plateau by car or skip it. ## El plan ### Friday · 08:00 · Train to Bingen About an hour from Frankfurt. ### Friday · 09:15 · Boat to Bacharach The first KD boat downriver, 45 minutes. €22 in 2026. ### Friday · 10:30 · Wall and Werner Chapel A walk along the 14th-century wall, the Gothic ruin and Stahleck Castle. ### Friday · 19:00 · Dinner at Stübers The house Rieslingbraten and wine from the valley. Book ahead. ### Saturday · 12:30 · Lunch at Zum Mundschenk Train to Oberwesel and the climb to the Schönburg. Leave your case at the hotel. ### Saturday · 15:35 · Boat beneath the Loreley From Oberwesel to St. Goar in 35 minutes. ### Saturday · 16:30 · Loreley plateau Ferry to St. Goarshausen and the climb along the Rheinsteig. Back to Oberwesel by ferry and train. ### Sunday · 10:00 · Boppard chairlift Train to Boppard and the climb to the Vierseenblick. €12 return. ### Sunday · 13:30 · Marksburg Train to Braubach on the right bank and a 50-minute guided tour, €12. ### Sunday · 16:00 · Journey back Train from Braubach to Koblenz and Frankfurt. ## Un consejo más Book Stübers and the Schönburg at the same time as the trip: they are the places that fill up. ## Cuándo no ir From mid-October to April the scheduled boat does not sail and the chairlift runs little; do the valley by train and along the plateaus. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Do I need a car? No: trains on both banks, boat and ferry. ### Are there bridges to cross the Rhine? Not between Mainz and Koblenz; you cross by ferry. ### Does the Schönburg accept dogs? No. With a dog, sleep both nights in Bacharach. ### How much does the boat cost? €22 from Bingen to Bacharach and €17 from Oberwesel to St. Goar, at the 2026 fare. ## Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Rhein-Hotel Bacharach**: The house The Rhein-Hotel is a half-timbered house built on Bacharach's medieval wall, between the village and the river. It is run by the Stüber family, now in its sixth generation, which has fed and lodged people here since 1874. It has superior three-star category and has just renovated its rooms. Downstairs is its restaurant, Stübers, one of the places to dine in the valley, so sleeping here settles the evening. The rooms There are fourteen, non-smoking, soundproofed and with air conditioning, private bathroom, smart TV, wifi, minibar and safe. There are four types. The Rhein-Balkon have a balcony and a direct view of the Rhine. The Rhein-Ruhe face the village or Stahleck Castle. The Rhein-Erlebnis are family rooms: three for four people and a junior suite for six. And the Rhein-Romantik is a suite with its own sauna and a view of the river. One of the rooms, the Karl-Zimmer, is a tribute to wine. The website does not publish the price per night, check-in and check-out times or rules on dogs or parking: online booking or the phone gives them. It does publish packages: four nights with dinners from €359 per person from 1 November to 15 December 2026, and a weekend from €249 until 20 December. Getting there Bacharach station, on the Mainz–Koblenz line, is a few minutes' walk away, as is the KD boat landing stage. That makes it a good base without a car: boat downriver to St. Goar, train along the bank and walks on foot. If you come by car, the hotel has installed an electric-car charger; for parking, ask when you book. What is nearby Behind the house begins the old town, with the Oberstraße, the Weinstube Zum Weinkrug and the climb to the Werner Chapel and Stahleck Castle. The wall can be walked from the gate. - **Burg Stahleck Youth Hostel**, desde 32.1 € / bed: Sleeping in a castle on a budget Stahleck Castle dominates Bacharach from the top of the slope. It was blown up by French troops in 1689, like so many in the valley, and today it is a youth hostel of the German DJH network. It is the cheapest way to sleep inside a Rhine castle, with a courtyard, walls, a knights' hall and a terrace from which you see the river and the village below. It is not only for young people: families, groups of walkers and solo travellers use it. Rooms and prices It has 178 beds in rooms for one, two, four and more. There are two categories: the 4, with shower and WC on the floor, from €32.10 per person per night, and the 4+, with shower and WC in the room, from €33.30. Prices, valid until 31 December 2026, include breakfast and bed linen; for double occupancy they are somewhat higher, and for a single night's stay €5 is added. From 15 November to 15 March there is a winter rate from €24.90. For families, under-3s do not pay and those aged 4 to 14 pay half, sharing a room. Half board and full board are also available. Meals have set times: breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30, lunch from 12:00 to 13:30 and dinner from 18:00 to 19:30. There is a bistro, a café-bar, a children's games room, table tennis and free wifi. Getting there This is the hard part. Cars do not go up to the castle: the car park is above it, about 200 m on foot. From Bacharach station you can go up on bus 692 or a taxi bus, which you pay for separately. By bike, the climb is about 2.5 km with gradients of up to 15%; on foot you can also climb from the village, with a good slope. With luggage, the bus is better. What is nearby Below are the wall, the Oberstraße with its Weinstuben and Stübers Restaurant, and the landing stage for the KD boat. - **Burghotel Auf Schönburg**: The house The Schönburg is the castle that can be seen above Oberwesel, on the left bank of the Rhine, between Bacharach and St. Goar. Inside there is a four-star hotel with 31 rooms and suites, which the hotel calls Burgkemenaten, castle chambers, each decorated in its own way. It is the special night of the trip to the valley: sleeping behind the walls, with the Rhine below, and dining without leaving the castle. Besides the hotel there is a garden, a museum in the tower and two restaurants: Zum Mundschenk, à la carte, and the Schönburger Weinstuben. Rooms and prices The price includes a buffet breakfast with house jams. All rooms are non-smoking. The hotel publishes its rates in a downloadable document; they do not appear on the page, so we do not give them. A child up to age 13 on an extra bed pays €30 a night with breakfast; from 14, €60. The cot is free. Check-in is from 15:30 and check-out until 11:30. Animals are not admitted anywhere in the hotel. Getting there and parking The car does not reach the door. In front of the castle there are two free car parks for guests and restaurant customers, with no reserved spaces. From there you walk about 150 m over cobbles. The hotel carries luggage up from 8:00 to 11:30 and from 15:00 to 19:30, provided it does not exceed 25 kg. Without a car, Oberwesel station is on the Mainz–Koblenz line, down in the village, and you have to walk up or take a taxi. What is nearby Oberwesel keeps a good part of its wall with towers on the riverbank. The KD boat stops in the village and, on the 2026 timetable, reaches St. Goar in 35 minutes, passing beneath the Loreley. Bacharach is a few minutes away by train to the south. ## Dónde dormir without a car - **Rhein-Hotel Bacharach**: The house The Rhein-Hotel is a half-timbered house built on Bacharach's medieval wall, between the village and the river. It is run by the Stüber family, now in its sixth generation, which has fed and lodged people here since 1874. It has superior three-star category and has just renovated its rooms. Downstairs is its restaurant, Stübers, one of the places to dine in the valley, so sleeping here settles the evening. The rooms There are fourteen, non-smoking, soundproofed and with air conditioning, private bathroom, smart TV, wifi, minibar and safe. There are four types. The Rhein-Balkon have a balcony and a direct view of the Rhine. The Rhein-Ruhe face the village or Stahleck Castle. The Rhein-Erlebnis are family rooms: three for four people and a junior suite for six. And the Rhein-Romantik is a suite with its own sauna and a view of the river. One of the rooms, the Karl-Zimmer, is a tribute to wine. The website does not publish the price per night, check-in and check-out times or rules on dogs or parking: online booking or the phone gives them. It does publish packages: four nights with dinners from €359 per person from 1 November to 15 December 2026, and a weekend from €249 until 20 December. Getting there Bacharach station, on the Mainz–Koblenz line, is a few minutes' walk away, as is the KD boat landing stage. That makes it a good base without a car: boat downriver to St. Goar, train along the bank and walks on foot. If you come by car, the hotel has installed an electric-car charger; for parking, ask when you book. What is nearby Behind the house begins the old town, with the Oberstraße, the Weinstube Zum Weinkrug and the climb to the Werner Chapel and Stahleck Castle. The wall can be walked from the gate. - **Burg Stahleck Youth Hostel**, desde 32.1 € / bed: Sleeping in a castle on a budget Stahleck Castle dominates Bacharach from the top of the slope. It was blown up by French troops in 1689, like so many in the valley, and today it is a youth hostel of the German DJH network. It is the cheapest way to sleep inside a Rhine castle, with a courtyard, walls, a knights' hall and a terrace from which you see the river and the village below. It is not only for young people: families, groups of walkers and solo travellers use it. Rooms and prices It has 178 beds in rooms for one, two, four and more. There are two categories: the 4, with shower and WC on the floor, from €32.10 per person per night, and the 4+, with shower and WC in the room, from €33.30. Prices, valid until 31 December 2026, include breakfast and bed linen; for double occupancy they are somewhat higher, and for a single night's stay €5 is added. From 15 November to 15 March there is a winter rate from €24.90. For families, under-3s do not pay and those aged 4 to 14 pay half, sharing a room. Half board and full board are also available. Meals have set times: breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30, lunch from 12:00 to 13:30 and dinner from 18:00 to 19:30. There is a bistro, a café-bar, a children's games room, table tennis and free wifi. Getting there This is the hard part. Cars do not go up to the castle: the car park is above it, about 200 m on foot. From Bacharach station you can go up on bus 692 or a taxi bus, which you pay for separately. By bike, the climb is about 2.5 km with gradients of up to 15%; on foot you can also climb from the village, with a good slope. With luggage, the bus is better. What is nearby Below are the wall, the Oberstraße with its Weinstuben and Stübers Restaurant, and the landing stage for the KD boat.