Getting There
By Plane -- The nearest airport is at Frankfurt, 50km (30 miles) away.
From the airport, you can rent a car. Otherwise, take the train or bus from Wiesbaden. There are bus links from the Frankfurt airport to Wiesbaden's bus and train transport hubs.
By Train -- The main rail station at Rüdesheim is on the Wiesbaden-Koblenz line, with frequent service to regional towns and connections to all major cities. For rail information and schedules, call tel. 01805/996633 (11861 in Germany; www.bahn.de). Train service from Frankfurt is via Wiesbaden and takes 1 hour.
By Bus -- Bus service for the region is provided by ORN Omnibusverkehr Rhein-Nahe GmbH, in Wiesbaden (tel. 0611/977580; www.orn-online.de).
By Car -- Access by car is via the A61 Autobahn from the north and Highway 42 connecting with the A671 from the west. From Frankfurt, motorists can take the A66 until they reach the junction with Route B42, which will be signposted and lead them right to Rüdesheim. Motorists heading from Koblenz on the west bank of the Rhine can use the A61 to Bingen, and then follow the signs for the ferryboats that cross the river to Rüdesheim. For information on the ferry service, call tel. 06722/19433. From Koblenz, you can also take B42 along the east bank of the river, which will lead directly into Rüdesheim. Route B42 links Rüdesheim with Assmannshausen.
Visitor Information
For information about Rüdesheim and Assmannshausen , go to the Stadt Verkehrsamt, Geissenheimer 22 in Rüdesheim (tel. 06722/19433). It's open January to mid-April and November to December Monday to Friday 11am to 5pm; mid-April to October Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm; Christmas market (the weeks before Christmas), they are also open Saturday and Sunday 11am to 5pm.
