Cruise port in Germany

Rüdesheim

Allow about 5 min each way from the terminal to the city center. Average time in port: 7 hours. 21 places to explore.

Ships calling here: 7 ships
Upcoming sailings: 403 sailings
Average time in port: About 7 hours
Lowest fare: From USD 2,434

After disembarking

Cruise ships dock at Rüdesheim Rheinufer Schiffsanlegestellen (Brücken 1-15). Allow about 5 min each way from the terminal to the city center.

Where the ship docks
Cruise ships dock at Rüdesheim Rheinufer Schiffsanlegestellen (Brücken 1-15).
Rüdesheimer Kaffee tradition
Rüdesheim's signature Rüdesheimer Kaffee is made by lighting Asbach Uralt German brandy to melt sugar cubes, adding hot coffee, and topping it with vanilla whipped cream and chocolate powder. It is served in a special ceramic cup.
Niederwald cable car (Seilbahn) and vineyard panorama
Board a 2-person open cable car at the Oberstraße station in the Old Town and glide above sunlit Riesling vineyards to the Niederwald Monument at the summit.
Cable car and Ring Ticket fares
A round-trip ticket for the Rüdesheim cable car costs about 13 euros for adults. A Ring Ticket combining the cable car, Niederwald forest walk, chairlift, and Rhine ferry costs about 20 euros for adults.

About 7 hours in port: where can you go?

Time available at the destination after subtracting return travel.

Rüdesheim am Rhein city centreAbout 5 min each wayTime at destinationAbout 6 hr 30 min

Return travel Time at destination

Calculated from the average time in port. Return deadlines vary by sailing; check the daily programme on board.

Between the terminal, city and airport

Travel between the terminal, city center, railway station and airport.

WalkAbout 5 minEUR 0

Rüdesheim Pier (Rheinstraße) → Drosselgasse

After disembarking, cross Rheinstraße and walk 150 m straight north to reach the southern entrance to Drosselgasse.

Cable carAbout 10 minEUR 11~EUR 13

Rüdesheim Cable Car Valley Station → Niederwalddenkmal

Take the gondola from the lower station of the Oberstraße cable car, glide over the vineyards to the upper station, then walk 3 minutes to the monument.

WalkAbout 5 minEUR 0

Drosselgasse → Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet

From the northern end of Drosselgasse, walk 200 m west along Oberstraße to reach the Mechanical Music Museum in the historic Brömserhof mansion.

TrainAbout 50 minEUR 12~EUR 15

Rüdesheim Bahnhof → Koblenz Hauptbahnhof (via Rhine Gorge)

Take VIAS train RB10 from Rüdesheim station to Koblenz, with views of the cliffs and castles of the UNESCO-listed Middle Rhine Valley along the way.

Rüdesheim am Rhein places to explore

Explore 21 checked places. Select a pin to see its card, or choose View on map from a card.

Sights

Niederwald Monument

This 38 m-high statue of Germania commemorates German unification in 1871, with views of the UNESCO Rhine Valley and vineyards below.

Visit: about 1 hr
Admission: Free

Official website

Sights

St. Hildegard Abbey

This historic Benedictine nunnery sits among vineyards on a hill behind the village and has Neo-Romanesque murals in its church and wine made by the nuns.

Visit: about 1 hr
Admission: Free

Official website

Sights

Boosenburg Castle

This 9th-century fortified castle next to Brömserburg Castle has a huge 38 m medieval round tower, or bergfried, rising above it.

Visit: about 20 min
Admission: Free

Sights

Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet

In the 15th-century Brömserhof mansion, hear more than 350 intricate automatic organs, music boxes, and orchestrions made from the 18th to 20th centuries.

Visit: about 1 hr
Admission: EUR 9~EUR 11

The museum visit is conducted as a guided demonstration tour lasting about 45 minutes.

Official website

Sights

Klunkhardshof

This is Rüdesheim's oldest and most beautiful large half-timbered aristocratic house, built in the mid-15th century and adding historic character to the old town.

Visit: about 20 min
Admission: Free

Sights

Asbach Visitor Center

The visitor centre introduces Asbach Uralt, the German brandy founded by Hugo Asbach in 1892, through a film and a distillery visit. The brandy matures in Limousin oak casks; guided tastings can be booked.

Visit: about 50 min
Admission: EUR 5~EUR 8

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