Current news
Current construction measures and traffic changes
Construction work on the Rhine cycle path
On June 25, 2025, work will begin to close the gap in the Rhine Cycle Path along the B42 federal highway near Rüdesheim. While traffic from Rüdesheim to Assmannshausen can continue to flow on the B42, road users traveling in the opposite direction (Assmannshausen to Rüdesheim) will be diverted via Presberg.
Changes for the Rüdesheim-Bingen ferry service
The ferry can be used as usual from the direction of RÜD. Traffic from the ferry will be diverted towards Assmannshausen as described above. Vehicles with a length of more than 6 m cannot and must not use the ferry from BIN to RÜD (turning circle)
Construction of the Europakreisel
Hessen Mobil will start construction of the Europakreisel traffic circle in Rüdesheim am Rhein on June 30, 2025. The existing intersection of Bundesstraße 42 / Europastraße / Taunusstraße / Rüdesheimer Straße will be converted into a traffic circle at the entrance to the town by the end of March 2026.
The work will be carried out in two construction phases, each of which will involve road closures. Buses to P6, campsite guests and swimming pool guests will be diverted via Wiesbadener Straße/An der Weißburg.
Rüdesheim am Rhein is located in the Rhine-Main metropolitan region and is easily accessible by all means of transportation
Arrival by car
You have the following options for traveling to Rüdesheim
- From Frankfurt / Wiesbaden via the A66, which later becomes the B42.
- Arrival from the south: via the A 61 to Bingen - car ferry to Rüdesheim, alternatively via the A 60 to Bingen - and continue with the car ferry to Rüdesheim (please note the timetables).
- Arrival from the east: via the A 60 - car ferry to Rüdeshei
- Arrival from the north: via the A 3 - A 60 to Bingen - car ferry to Rüdesheim
When using a navigation system, please make sure you enter the zip code
65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein

Arrival by train
You can get to Rüdesheim and Assmannshausen am Rhein every half hour or hour from Frankfurt, Wiesbaden or Koblenz on the RheingauLinie. Take the RheingauLinie (RB10) to Neuwied and the RheingauExpress (RE9) to Eltville.
You can plan your journey here:
Arrival by Rhine ferry
There are two car ferries between Rüdesheim and Bingen. You can find the current timetable here. The crossing takes just six minutes, making it the shortest, most environmentally friendly and time-saving way across the Rhine.
The ferry crossing is certainly the most beautiful way to cross the Rhine: with a view of the river, of Germania, which has towered over Rüdesheim since 1883, or of the legendary Bingen Mouse Tower in the Rhine.
You can reach Assmannshausen from the water as a stop on one of the Rhine boat trips. Here you can find the offers
Arrival by plane
Rüdesheim am Rhein is around 60 km from Frankfurt Rhine/Main Airport. Take the A3 freeway to the Wiesbadener Kreuz junction and then the A66 in the direction of Rüdesheim am Rhein. Or take the train from the airport mainline station to Wiesbaden and from there take the Rheingau Line to the Rheingau.
Direct ICE connections to the stations in Frankfurt, Wiesbaden or Mainz and Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine. There are also trains on the S-Bahn lines S1, S8 and S9 several times an hour.