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Oppenheim

Give Oppenheim one full day from Mainz or Worms, or sleep one night: the old town, the church and the cellar maze fit in half a day.

Weather
see forecast
Currency
EUR
Best months
Apr–Oct
avoid Nov–Mar (museum closed, few tours)
Airports
FRA · HHN
Nights
1
Not field-verifiedbasic guide
Print / PDF guide
3 pages, for the metro and roaming-off days
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Oppenheim is a small Rhine wine town of about 7,600 people between Mainz and Worms, with a Gothic church, a castle ruin above the roofs and a network of medieval cellars under the old town. The station is 5–10 minutes on foot from the market square, so it works as a day trip or a quiet one-night stop on the Mainz–Worms line.

Essentials

Quick answers and what things cost

Quick answers

The questions people ask first about Oppenheim, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

Cost cheat-sheet

2026 desk estimate · check

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

  • CoffeeCoffee and cake in a café€4–8 (≈ US$5–10)
  • Sit-down mealMain course in a wine tavern€12–22 (≈ US$14–30)
  • SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a week€10–25 (≈ US$12–30)
  • Museum or sight ticketGerman Viticultural Museum entryClosed in winter; check season.Adult €5 (≈ US$6), child €2 (≈ US$3)
  • Budget bedHoliday flat (up to 4), a night, per room€100 (≈ US$120)
  • Mid-range bedHotel double room, a night, per room€110 (≈ US$130)
  • High-end bedHotel double room, a night, per room€180 (≈ US$250)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget €60 (≈ US$70) · Mid €110 (≈ US$130) · High €200 (≈ US$250)

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

Decide

What it is known for, and when the weather works

At a glance

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Katharinenkirche (St Catherine's Church)Oppenheimer Kellerlabyrinth (cellar maze)Burg Landskron castle ruinKrötenbrunnen vineyard and Rhine wine
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Airport (Train to Mainz first, then the S6 towards Worms/Mannheim; change at Mainz. About 1 h 15 min total.) · HHN Frankfurt-Hahn (Regional airport far to the west; bus and train connections are slow. Check before booking.)

Weather and climate

Forecast from Open-Meteo · averages rounded

Oppenheim: next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Air quality

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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.

Jan

4°C

−1°C

9 rd

Feb

6°C

−1°C

8 rd

Mar

11°C

2°C

9 rd

Apr

16°C

5°C

8 rd

May

20°C

9°C

9 rd

Jun

24°C

12°C

9 rd

Jul

26°C

14°C

9 rd

Aug

26°C

14°C

8 rd

Sep

21°C

11°C

8 rd

Oct

15°C

7°C

9 rd

Nov

9°C

3°C

9 rd

Dec

5°C

0°C

10 rd

High / low °C · rd = rain days

Arrive & move

Airports are listed under At a glance; this is how to move once you are in

Getting around

The old town is walkable in minutes and there is no town bus network (school buses only). The station is 5–10 minutes on foot from the market square. For the castle ruin and the vineyards above town, expect a short uphill walk. A car or bicycle helps for the surrounding wine villages.

See & do

Day-trips, door to door

Day-trips

Door-to-door, not ride time
Mainzgo

Door to door: About 30–40 min

S6 slow train from Oppenheim station

Cathedral, old town and museums; a full day on its own.

Worms

go

Door to door: About 30–40 min

S6 slow train from Oppenheim station

Cathedral, Luther monument and Nibelungen history; pair with Oppenheim in one day if you start early.

Bingen

go

Door to door: About 1 h 30 min

Train to Mainz, then onward along the Rhine

Rhine gorge gateway; better as a separate base than a rushed day trip.

Ingelheim

caution

Door to door: About 1 h

Train towards Mainz, then local connection

Check connections; the imperial palace and wine country need a car or a long walk.

Nierstein and Nackenheim

go

Door to door: Under 15 min

S6 slow train, 3–7 min

Wine villages on the Rhine; easy to combine with a bicycle along the river.

Eat & sleep

Which area to sleep in

Where to sleep

Areas, not hotels: pick the one that fits your arrival time and plans.

Old town around the market square

Hotels and holiday flats within a few minutes of the church, the cellar maze and the restaurants; best for one night without a car.

Near the station / Wormser Straße

Short walk to the old town and the fastest exit by train; practical if you arrive late or leave early.

Practical

What a day costs, what to watch out for, and the pocket card

Cost per day

2026 estimate, excluding the bed unless stated
Budget
€60–90 (≈ US$70–110) excl. bed
Mid
€90–150 (≈ US$110–180) excl. bed
High
€150 (≈ US$180)+ excl. bed

Trip budget

2026 estimate · converts to your currency
Hotel double room1 × 1 night × €110€110
Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × €110€220
S6 train Mainz ↔ Oppenheim, both ways2 × €12€24
Cellar maze guided tour2 × €10€20
eSIM, about a week of data2 × €15€30
Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge€40
Trip total≈ €222 per person per day, bed included€444≈ US$550

2026 estimate in euro; long-distance travel excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.

Prices of common things

Coffee and cake in a café€4–8 (≈ US$5–10)
Glass of local Riesling (0.2 l)€5–8 (≈ US$6–10)
Main course in a wine tavern€12–22 (≈ US$14–30)
German Viticultural Museum entryClosed in winter; check season.Adult €5 (≈ US$6), child €2 (≈ US$3)
S6 train Mainz → OppenheimAbout €6 (≈ US$7)
eSIM or data SIM, about a week€10–25 (≈ US$12–30)

2026 estimate; check locally.

Watch out

Safety

A quiet, low-risk small town; the real issues are uneven cobbles, the unlit uphill path to the castle ruin and drinking wine before driving the B9.
  • Fast trains (ICE, IC) do not stop here: use the S6 slow train from Mainz or Worms, roughly every 30 minutes, hourly early and late.
  • The German Viticultural Museum closes in winter (roughly November–March); check the season before you plan around it.
  • Cellar maze access is by guided tour only, in several languages, run by the town's tourism office; book or check times ahead.
  • The castle ruin is an open ruin with uneven ground and no lift; wear shoes with grip.

Emergency numbers

Fire and ambulance
112
Police
110
Out-of-hours doctor (Germany)
116 117

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OppenheimOppenheim

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My bed tonight

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Zu dieser Adresse, bitteTo this address, please

Emergency

  • Fire and ambulance112
  • Police110
  • Out-of-hours doctor116 117

Embassy

No embassy in town; the US consulate-general is in Frankfurt, and most embassies are in Berlin. Check your own country's list before you travel.

My embassy: —

Fare anchors (2026 estimate)

  • S6 Mainz → Oppenheim: about €6 (≈ US$7), about 30–40 min
  • S6 Oppenheim → Worms: about €6 (≈ US$7), about 30–40 min
  • Taxi within town: short hops, meter-based; ask before you sit

Say or show

  • Entschuldigung — Excuse me / Sorry (ent-SHOOL-dee-goong)
  • Danke — Thank you (DAN-kuh)
  • Die Rechnung, bitte — The bill, please (dee REKH-noong, BIT-tuh)
  • Kann ich mit Karte zahlen? — Can I pay by card? (kan ikh mit KAR-tuh TSAH-len)
  • Wo ist die Toilette? — Where is the toilet? (voh ist dee toy-LET-tuh)
  • Ein Glas Riesling, bitte — One glass of Riesling, please (ine glahs REES-ling, BIT-tuh)

Tipping: round up or add 5–10% and say the total as you pay.

Deep dive

What this guide covers so far, and its sources

Not a trip line yet

This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Oppenheim. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.

What we know, and what is coming

On this page

  1. Best months: Apr–Oct · avoid Nov–Mar (museum closed, few tours) · month by month →
  2. 2 airports and 2 areas to sleep in
  3. Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
  4. Cost per day in 3 bands
  5. 5 day-trips, door to door
  6. 4 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Airport-to-bed contract for FRA: last S6 departures from Mainz field-checked, taxi fallback, overnight rung.
  2. Walking cluster with rescue anchors: market square, Katharinenkirche, cellar maze entrance, castle ruin.
  3. Place pages with verified cutoffs (Katharinenkirche, cellar maze tours, German Viticultural Museum, Burg Landskron) and eat pages with last orders.
  4. Hostile arrival fixtures (winter museum closure, no fast-train stop) so gates A–D can go green.

Meanwhile

Back to Germany

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