The Middle Rhine Train: Germany’s Most Beautiful Train Ride

The Middle Rhine Train: Germany’s Most Beautiful Train Ride - A Scenic Trip Along the Rhine

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Castles, palaces, vineyards, and a romantic river valley: experience a train journey along the Rhine with DW's Hannah Hummel. It is considered the most beautiful train route in Germany!
Let's start in Cologne!
00:00 Intro
00:20 Cologne
01:22 The Middle Rhine Train
01:48 The river Rhine
02:22 Saint Goar and the famous Loreley
05:19 Bingen and the Mouse tower
07:17 Mainz, Wine bar Laurenz
CREDITS:
Report: Hannah Hummel
Camera: Marco Borowski
Editing: Freddy Willmann
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@marcouzmark Жыл бұрын

the past 3 months I've travelled twice to Germany and passed this region. I'm definitely coming back and checking out everything it has to offer. Cheers from the Netherlands

@nicolasblume1046 Жыл бұрын

Did you ride the "Drachenfels Bahn"? Can really recommend it!

@TariqulDipu Жыл бұрын

You should’ve also mentioned Koblenz , Boppard & Deutsches Eck 😅. Due to my study purposes, I’ve been living in koblenz for the past few years and have been regularly traveling across this beautiful region, doing cycling tours and hiking in the surrounding mountains. The beauty of this region is simply breathtaking and you’ll have to see it with your own eyes to believe in it. This area definitely deserves more attention to attract more people who love quiet nature and mountains. Great video!

@slvrstar4070 Жыл бұрын

I've been to Koblenz ten times by now. Es ist mein Lieblingsstadt! 😍

@kobaltocr6927 Жыл бұрын

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@brucerhodes8197 Ай бұрын

I lived in Germany in 1981-83 while serving in the US Air Force at Ramstein AB. I'd ride the train almost every weekend from Landstuhl to Wiesbaden, where my former roommate from our previous base was stationed, at the now closed Lindsey Air Station. We spent a lot of time in Mainz, shopping, day drinking, going to every wine festival in the area. Purchased a car the 2nd year I was there, when my wife came to join me. We traveled up and down the Rhine from Heidelberg to Koblenz many times visiting every castle that was open to the public. It was easier to do by car, but as a tourist, you just can't beat the rail system in Europe!

@joebarrera334 Жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank an Hannah und DW. Ihre Begeisterung ist ansteckend, sozusagen

@tmgarcia2002 22 күн бұрын

I agree, this is one of the most beautiful and scenic routes along the Rhine. There is a small town called Bacharach, worth taking a look.

@krazyyuppie1607 Жыл бұрын

I travelled on this route in 2008,from Mainz to Duesseldorf. The scenic beauty along the Rhine is fantastic.

@christophermichaelclarence6003 Жыл бұрын

Just accross our Franco German German border. I gotta admit German's train is more appealing than our French

@___beyondhorizon4664 11 ай бұрын

@@christophermichaelclarence6003why

@___beyondhorizon4664 11 ай бұрын

I spend 2 hours Duesseldorf Airport, from Athens to JFK, that's it. Very small airport

@a.r.stellmacher8709 Жыл бұрын

Love this, beautiful Rhine river, quaint little villages, and lots of castles. You couldn’t ask for more.

@LordDucarius 4 ай бұрын

1:48 that depends on which train you take as there are 2 passenger railways, one on each side, that go south from cologne along the rhine and they serve different lines. But you will quickly realize on which side your on :D

@PassportTwo Жыл бұрын

Great video of one of our favorite parts of Germany! Personally, I usually take people to see Bacharach over St. Goar, but it's hard to choose any of the beautiful towns along this route over another!

@platzhirsch4275 Жыл бұрын

Bacharqch is of great beauty but let's be honest: I think it's inhabitants have largely given up on the city...its soooo boring!!!!!

@jamesrobinson6382 Жыл бұрын

I have been to this region many times and it is one of my favorite spots in Germany. The river, castles, and vineyards are eye candy.

@SimonJJager Жыл бұрын

It‘ a great region and I appreciate living here. Andernach, Bacharach and Boppard are worth a visit, too, and you definitely shouldn‘t miss the famous city of Koblenz. But the other side of the river has so much that is worth seeing, too. The city of Wiesbaden, Hessias capital is definitely worth stopping by as well as the towns of Eltville and Rüdesheim with the famous Germania-Statue and the Drosselgasse. Also towns like Linz and Königswinter with the Drachenfels castle and railway are waiting for your visit. And here’s an extra tip: From July till September, every year, there are fireworks events in different town in the middle Rhine every few weekends. You can watch them from a boat or from the landside and there is always a framework program in thenhosting cities. Come by some time!

@ForkOffjewgle Жыл бұрын

I have 5 days in the Rhineland next month. I land in Frankfurt. Im thinking of heading straight to a village/small town. What are your top 2? Koblenz and Bacharach, perhaps? Must be on train route to cologne

@noahstabler3561 Жыл бұрын

These DW Documentaries are always brilliant

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

@Noah Stabler Glad to hear that, Thanks!

@ambicicek Жыл бұрын

Hannah ist eine tolle Moderatorin, man spührt ihre wahre Leidenschaft fürs Reisen. Ganz toll gemacht 👌

@christophermichaelclarence6003 Жыл бұрын

Es lebe Deutschland 🇩🇪 From Frankreich 🇫🇷

@hemakashyap829 Жыл бұрын

So beautiful, i really liked the view!

@spiralpython1989 Жыл бұрын

I recently enjoyed this beautiful train journey, on my first trip to Europe. The scenery and old castles and pretty towns were magical. Thank you for helping me relive my lovely journey.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Жыл бұрын

Love your work. Been to Germany at least 9 times since 2010. Haven't found a bad place yet. Don't forget the German language or your heritage.

@kartikeyawalks6066 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.. 👍👍

@Glen-ft8ch 6 ай бұрын

Germany is such a beautiful country.

@christopherx7428 3 ай бұрын

Interesting as I am thinking about hiking the Rheinsteig this summer. The scenery sure looks like it will be well worth it!

@ironheintz Жыл бұрын

This was great, always love the videos with Hannah!

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@claiborneeastjr4129 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating train ride through a very scenic part of Germany. And such a lovely, charming Hannah to be our tour guide! Very well done.

@Erik-yw3ul 7 ай бұрын

Went to Koblenz last month and also went to the Rheinstein castle. On the way back I had to leave the train because I didn’t have the right ticket. Accidentaly the next stop was St. Goar, so I was very pleased with it, haha. Beautiful area!

@sigurdkaputnik7022 Жыл бұрын

This is truly one of the most beautiful parts of Germany. I live close to this region. It is very similar to the Hudson River valley in upstate New York - minus the castles, of course 😉

@simonsays2774 Жыл бұрын

minus the wine😉😅

@joseph40ninjas88 Жыл бұрын

That was fun!

@sepehr1422 Жыл бұрын

So nice. Thank you.

@krishnachandrasharma8133 Жыл бұрын

This was great! These DW travel videos is helping me decide where I will go this winter. Where are you going next Hannah? 😊

@johnmehaffey9953 10 ай бұрын

Did exactly this same journey roughly 4 years ago with my wife I’d done it from the Bodensee to Dortmund in the late 70,s and always wanted to show my wife how beautiful it was ,

@guano1274 Жыл бұрын

Like 10 years ago I did that trip by bike. Was a really nice scenery, the only annoying part was the traffic. There is a lot going on along the Rhein and the vally in parts becomes rather narrow. So all the road and train traffic is really concentrated (which probably does not bother you when you are in a car or train, but is you are on a bike)... Still this stretch was probably the best part of our trip and also had the best night there, waking up in a tent right at a river beach of a sidearm of the Rhein was really, really great.

@ponnampalampanchalingam4857 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@shikharagrawal8106 Жыл бұрын

Dear Hannah, First of all Thank you so much for showing the wonderful Rhine Journey.. I just want to ask you that... "Will you be my golden haired maiden?" Du bist einfach die Liebe.

@chillerfrigotek9121 4 ай бұрын

Vilen dank, für schöne video ..

@DRVIKASJOSHI Жыл бұрын

I loved the lively tour and presenter. I was not aware about the route, thanks for this.

@milai472 Жыл бұрын

beautiful place.

@opflug553 Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see how packed the trains are next summer, I can feel the crush already.

@KostenfreiGratis Жыл бұрын

Did some rafting around the Loreley. That was quite fun. Also nice for a bike tour Koblenz-->Köln or a motorcycle trip

@chrislaws4785 Жыл бұрын

This just makes me literally feel home sick, i want to go back to Germany so badly as I lived near the Rhine when i lived in Germany. Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Wiesbaden all become a home to me. Im not even German, but because my mom grew up in Germany as a kid, her and my dad lived in Rammstein when they were younger, i lived in Mannheim and my sister and her kids lived in Grafenwoehr, Germany has become a huge part my families history for at least the last 4 generations.

@LawJudiciaryAndLegalStudies Жыл бұрын

Very pleasant, I like your way to explain and your voice is so sweet 👍

@laiqzaman5871 Жыл бұрын

I am from Pakistan .Mam while you are in train , I consider my self that I am in train viewing this scenic view . More over your presenting style is quite magnificent.

@genes.3285 Жыл бұрын

I used to live in the Rhine Valley. Wiesbaden and Kiedrich to be exact. The way to see it is NOT by train. You will see maybe 1% of the countryside and the river, going by at a fast pace. I don't know where she gets the three hours from. The train looked like it was going about a 100 mph. The way to see the area is by car. The guide went from Cologne to St. Goar and then all the way to Bingen, which is just about at the end of the castle route, then Mainz. She missed dozens of attractions along the way. And who doesn't know about Riesling wine?

@yagi3925 7 ай бұрын

No, the real way to see it is by boat.

@optimustait Ай бұрын

@@yagi3925No, by goat.

@yagi3925 Ай бұрын

@@optimustaitはい、ヤギで 👍

@Stretch-bh8pd Жыл бұрын

My Von Der Burg ancestors are from Cologne along the Rhine. I’m talking pre 1738.

@PipinhoSnow Жыл бұрын

Very nice :)

@olowrohek9540 Жыл бұрын

Really amazing country 👏

@manuelmt1681 Жыл бұрын

Nice video

@selvagiripalanisamy6220 Жыл бұрын

Should be blessed to visit.the place at least once

@rgboss1337 Жыл бұрын

I´m from Bavaria and i have to say that some parts of north rhine-westphalia are actually beautiful.

@Pezehgehmer Жыл бұрын

Most of what is shown is Rheinland-Pfalz

@yagi3925 7 ай бұрын

Ja, Deutschland ist ein schönes Nachbarland von Bayern 😁😆

@anelisekunrath4028 Жыл бұрын

Lindo!

@luisyanez5943 Жыл бұрын

The landscape nature of the river Rhine Germany there are Castles, palaces, vineyards and river valleys are very romantic, beautiful, wonderful and clean. German girl Hannah Hummel is very beautiful 😍😘🥰💋🌹❤

@spark_6710 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful river & the city of Cologne !! But hoping the German schnitzel was not made of veal !! Because veal is cruel !!💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

@louarmagno515 Жыл бұрын

Sehr schön! I used to travel up through Bingen, St. Goar and stopped at a "Wunderbar" stein shop in Bacharach, which sold seconds of bier steins with only slight defects. There are now about 300 steins in Cleveland, Ohio...PROST!🍺

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

🙃 Prost! And thanks for sharing your memories with us. Greetings to Cleveland!

@nickyg7557 Жыл бұрын

I can totally agree! For me it`s as well germany`s most beautiful train route! I love to take it when I travel from my hometown near Dortmund to my residence in Heidelberg. The only thing I`m a little annoyed of is that this train does not have wifi, power sockets or toilets...but unless you don`t care about it and just want to watch the scenery I guess it`s totally fine for you. So comfortably speaking I`d prefer the route over Siegen and Frankfurt. It is definitely not as beautiful as the middle rhine route...but it`s more comfortable. But nonetheless....I`d suggest to everyone who lives near Cologne or Mainz to take this route once in your life

@clout621 Ай бұрын

Good video, no mention of Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen?

@Smallfrye Жыл бұрын

I grew up in this region, in Wiesbaden. Certainly one of the most beautiful regions in Germany, second only in my opinion to southern Bavaria.

@reglisse42 4 ай бұрын

Marvelous coverage It make you want, I have a question do you do this journey in just one day ?

@DWTravel 4 ай бұрын

Hannah had two days. But the filmong work needs a lot of time.

@reglisse42 4 ай бұрын

@@DWTravel thanks a lot for your answer

@AlwaysRM_ Ай бұрын

The RB26 :)

@ARM317 Жыл бұрын

Very cool, I'm adding this journey to my 2023 Christmas Market trip! Is Mainz as far south as this train goes or would we see sites if we picked it up in Mannheim?

@vloplob Жыл бұрын

Mainz is basically the southern end of the Middle Rhine Valley region. This specific regional train terminates in Mainz but there are others that go further. Make sure not to book a high speed ICE ticket, since those don´t drive along the river but on a secluded, more direct track. When you do the trip i´d also recommend hopping of in Koblenz and take the cable car up to the fortress.

@ARM317 Жыл бұрын

@@vloplob thanks for your recommendations!

@slvrstar4070 Жыл бұрын

if you're going to be travelling along the Rhine, I highly recommend making a stop in Koblenz. I've been there a lot, and it's one of my favorite cities in the world. the Christmas Market at the Forum Mittelrhein was absolutely beautiful! ^w^

@drumpfzuckerberg7491 Жыл бұрын

Loved this. Did frankfurt - Koblenz - koln

@davidiradayasamy Жыл бұрын

💯💯👌👌

@bluyt4947 Жыл бұрын

Must see Perl der pfalz Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and the Elwidritsche Brunnen !

@ijzij 5 ай бұрын

Which regional train one should catch from Mainz station please ? To travel this route .

@ashishgtm Жыл бұрын

its beautiful rail trek , left side on RE and right side on IC from Frankfurt ( no no ICE , only IC, ICE goes all way through tunnels )

@timothylindsay3244 Жыл бұрын

Com’on, you’re the Golden Haired Maiden! (Nice video.)

@julianosvonskingrad7009 Жыл бұрын

"No glimpse of a golden haired maiden today tho." -> Rachel

@prafful1231 5 ай бұрын

On this train , can we use pass ? What is the fare ? Also if I take stoppage in between the journey (Cologne - Mainz) can i board again to next coming train n continue my further journey?

@mdsagorhossain627 Жыл бұрын

I liebe dich, HANNAH

@aresee8208 Жыл бұрын

I've always thought the Mäuseturm was a bit of a letdown. The existing tower is rather small and not really that old (1855). And, of coutse, it had nothing to do with the legend.

@Travelgraphy26 Жыл бұрын

Cologne to Koblenz is the best

@tavinanjintana2676 Жыл бұрын

Can I ask some question? If i want to go to Frankfurt from Cologne and want to travel along the Rhine river, What kind of train that I should choose or just choose the train that pass the city like Koblenz and take around 2.30hrs and the route map along the river? Because I saw ICE train pass all above but it’s ICE so I’m not sure😅, Thank you for answering

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

The best way is to take the regional train to Mainz - change there and take the IC (not ICE) to Cologne. The ICE is faster but it goes through tunnels most of the time....

@tavinanjintana2676 Жыл бұрын

@@DWTravel thank you so much 😊

@frawldog 10 ай бұрын

😊

@prothese9672 Жыл бұрын

Better go to Mosel Valley

@marcosramos4596 Жыл бұрын

Better than America 🤠😉

@DarkRuins Жыл бұрын

in true german fashion, i must ask, was your train on time?))

@markusschmidt7513 Жыл бұрын

German trains are the most delayed across the European continent - so I guess it wasn`t.

@DarkRuins Жыл бұрын

@@markusschmidt7513 oh I learned the hard way this past summer in Dresden. Mine was cancelled an hour before departure for "repairs"

@DarkRuins Жыл бұрын

@@NarenMariappan for me it was

@agebee 9 ай бұрын

Produktplacerment für die Mitteltheinbahn?

@nazrinor4786 Жыл бұрын

Can you hop on n off train between your travel destination?

@___beyondhorizon4664 11 ай бұрын

Next on my bucket list are Puglia, Italy with the Tulley houses, the Adriatic Sea looks beautiful. Or....Mont St Michele, cathedral on a tiny island + more exotic places..... Germany hasn't give me the urge to visit yet. i need colors and rich history

@Glen-ft8ch 6 ай бұрын

Western Europe Yeah !!!

@BSHcat123 Жыл бұрын

Sorry but this wasn’t a trip it was a joke - as a local guy from Mainz and the area here , I have to say - You miss a lot of great places like Koblenz and Bacharach ,Boppart Ingelheim - and in Mainz you just visit a hipster wine bar as it’s worst - it doesn’t stand for the wine culture in Mainz at all !!! Better you get in an old Wine Stube like “Zum Spiegel” or “Hottum” or sone other ones from the old centuries. And some extra information- Mainz isn’t only the wine capital from Germany , it’s also the home of the Men of the millennium “Gutenberg” and also a part of the UNESCO world heritage as one of the Jewish “SchUM” cities - and the home of Biontech as well 👍.

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your tips!

@sadbear101 Жыл бұрын

But, how was the ice cream?

@repete763 Жыл бұрын

The golden hair maiden is found presenting this video 😊

@IntyMichael Жыл бұрын

A trip from Cologne to Mainz and you only show St. Goar and Bingen? Wow... so you just missed 99%

@DWTravel Жыл бұрын

@IntyMichael What other places would you like to have seen?

@IntyMichael Жыл бұрын

@@DWTravel Bonn, Drachenfels, Koblenz, Deutsches Eck, Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Schloss Stolzenfels, Marksburg, Kamp-Bornhofen, Kaub, Pfalzgrafenstein, Rüdesheim, Eltville, Bacharach, Burg Stahleck...

@zeeshansa8866 Жыл бұрын

Hardly any train 🚂 tracks are shown

@BlueHillCountry Жыл бұрын

Went to Heidelberg castle, awesome times!!!! Great video!!!!

@akalapov 9 ай бұрын

Yet, the sky is gray the climate sucks, unfortunate..

@Europeancitizen Жыл бұрын

Do more by train from Tallinn to Lisbon ,Bucareste to Lisbon by car br train

@rwfrwf100 Жыл бұрын

A lovely subject for a video, but top tip - lose the terrible music and hold the shots for minimum 5 seconds. I would have loved to have seen a bit more of Cologne Cathedral without my eyes spinning.. We don’t all suffer ADHD!

@geotropa1043 Жыл бұрын

A dry Riesling without any food accompanying it is certainly not the best choice to make a young lady from Scotland love german wine! Not very handsomely done my lad from the Netherlands! 😊

@karinavandamme804 Жыл бұрын

great presentation...but why the over-the-top american style smile all through the program.

@sigurdkaputnik7022 Жыл бұрын

the scenery is so mesmerizing, obviously 😄

@DDA532 Жыл бұрын

That women is somethin else

@riyapatelsubham Жыл бұрын

Sbm real selfy de Sali nisu ki kasm

@TTMHEST 5 ай бұрын

Bitte nicht schon wieder Köln und der Rhein. Deutschland hat viel mehr.

@DWTravel 5 ай бұрын

Aber ja! Hier ist unsere Deutschland-Playlist mit vielen anderen Themen: kzfaq.info/sun/PLKAE6fcmV8PyXavZl-EyMrhMyJXmREuVG Der Rhein ist bei Reisenden aus aller Welt beliebt, darum haben wir auch ein Video über den Rhein gemacht. Liebe Grüße!