Koblenz

Information concerning the landing-stage

• The KD landing-stage in Koblenz is accessible to passengers with restricted mobility.
• Passengers are requested to be at the landing-stage 15 minutes before the scheduled sailing time. 
• Passengers who have not purchased their ticket at the KD ticket office in Koblenz are requested to report at the ticket office.
• Payment options: cash, Maestro, credit card (Eurocard, Mastercard).

Getting to the landing-stage by public transport

From Koblenz Main Station take no. 1 bus in the direction of Altstadt/Deutsches Eck to the stop Rheinstrasse/Fähre. From here approx 2 min. walk.

From Koblenz Stadtmitte (city centre) Station 3 min. walk to Löhr Centre bus station. From here take no. 1 bus in the direction of Altstadt/Deutsche Eck to the stop Rheinstrasse/Fähre. From here approx. 2 min. walk. Alternatively it is a 20 minute walk from Koblenz Stadtmitte Station. 

Getting to the landing-stage by car

From the north (Cologne/Bonn) take autobahn A61 to Koblenz interchange, then autobahn A48 to exit Koblenz North (B9 main road) or autobahn A3 to Dernbach interchange then onto autobahn A48 to exit Koblenz North (B9 main road) and continue towards city centre.

From the south (Mainz, Ludwigshafen) take autobahn A61 to exit Waldesch/Koblenz, then continue on B327 main road towards city centre. 

From the east (or from Frankfurt area) take autobahn A3 to Dernbach interchange, then autobahn A48 to exit Koblenz North and on main road B9 towards city centre.

From the west (Trier) take autobahn A48 to exit Koblenz North then on main road B9 towards city centre. 

Please note that there are no parking places near the landing-stage. We advise you to use one of the following multi-story car parks:
Görresplatz - approx 5 min. walk from the landing-stage
Schloss - approx 9 min. walk from the landing-stage
Car park on Peter-Altmeier-Ufer - approx 8 min. walk from the landing-stage 
Schängel Centre - approx 8 min. walk from the landing-stage.

Information for coaches

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer (Rhine)
There are 8 parking spaces and 5 drop off/pick up places for coaches on Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer (Rhine promenade), in close proximity to the landing-stage.

Further information on driving a coach into the city and on where to park is available from Koblenz Tourist Information. 

Please note that the Europa Bridge towards the city centre is closed to traffic over 3.5t. There are diversions signposted to the city centre from the A48 at exit Bendorf on the B42, from Koblenz interchange via the exit Koblenz-Metternich and from the A48/B9 interchange.

Nostalgia route

Our highlight on the romantic Middle Rhine – on the trail of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pure nostalgia is offered between Koblenz and Rüdesheim. Experience the most famous sights on the river which embodies German Romanticism in authentic surroundings on board the paddle steamer GOETHE.

• KD departure time from Koblenz: 09.00

Trip to castles

Nowhere else are there as many medieval castles as on this inimitable section of the Rhine, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2002. To mention just three of them: Ehrenbreitstein Fortress at the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz, Stolzenfels Castle and the uniquely well-preserved Marksburg Castle in Braubach, to mention just three.

• KD departure times from Koblenz: 09:00 and 14:00

Combined ticket cable car & fortress

A tour on and over the Rhine. Purchase our combined ticket and experience the beauty of the Rhine in and around Koblenz on the water and from lofty heights. This includes a boat trip through the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley plus a spectacular cable car ride up to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress.

Public city sightseeing tour – Koblenz’s romantic old town

Get to know one of Germany’s oldest cities on a tour of the historic old town. The romantic lanes between the Basilica of St. Castor and the Church of Our Lady, the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial on the Deutsches Eck, the Schängelbrunnen fountain by the city hall and the Forum Confluentes with the Romanticum on Zentralplatz square are just a few of the attractions.

By cable car to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

A trip on the Koblenz cable car will give you a spectacular view of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley. It is Germany’s first tricable gondola lift and is one of the most modern cable car systems in the world. More than ten million guests have ridden in one of the eighteen panorama gondolas since 2011 and have travelled up to the plateau where Ehrenbreitstein Fortress stands. By the way, this presents no problems for persons with limited mobility, because the cable car is 100% barrier-free.

Romanticum

Discover the interactive experience exhibition in which the romantic Middle Rhine Valley is recreated with all the variety and special features it offers on around 800 m²: Set off on a fantastic journey through time as a passenger on a steamship, experience the romance of the Rhine at first hand and get to know the Rhine in all its guises and with all the exciting legends and fairytales connected with it.

Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

Over recent years the fortress itself has evolved into one of the most important cultural centres in the region. Around 700,000 people from all over the world visited and experienced Ehrenbreitstein in 2015. The current fortress was built between 1817 and 1828, but it is much older in origin. An adventure route covering 5,000 years of history extends through the entire site. It takes you over the paths on which Prussian soldiers once patrolled, deep into an excavation site shown using multimedia, and high up to the flag tower with its magnificent view. The Landesmuseum Koblenz in Ehrenbreitstein Fortress comprises four exhibition houses. With its focus on an archaeological tour, the “Wine Region Rhineland-Palatinate” and sophisticated photography, the museum offers an astonishingly wide range of topics. The cultural highlight of 2016 is the special exhibition Eiszeitsafari (“Ice Age Safari”), which will take place from 20 March to 30 October. The rich variety of around 400 large and small events per year is also remarkable.