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Major city · Germany

Bingen am Rhein

Give Bingen one full day plus one night: the Rhine–Nahe corner, the Hildegard museum and a ferry hop to Rüdesheim. Two nights if you add a river cruise or a Nahe bike day.

Weather
see forecast
Currency
EUR
Best months
May–Jun, Sep–early Oct
avoid Nov–Feb (grey, many boats and cafés closed)
Airports
FRA · HHN
Nights
1–2
Not field-verifiedbasic guide
Print / PDF guide
3 pages, for the metro and roaming-off days
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Bingen sits where the Nahe meets the Rhine, opposite Rüdesheim, in the Rhenish Hesse wine country. It is a working river town, not a museum piece: two stations, a car ferry, cruise boats and the start of a 128 km bike path. Most travellers see it as a half-day stop on the Rhine; it earns a night if you want the Hildegard von Bingen story, the Mäuseturm and a quieter base than Rüdesheim across the water.

Essentials

Quick answers and what things cost

Quick answers

The questions people ask first about Bingen am Rhein, 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 mealDinner with wine, mid-range restaurant€25–45 (≈ US$30–55)
  • Taxi, about 5 kmTaxi across town€10–15 (≈ US$12–18)
  • Budget bedHostel or guesthouse bed, a night, per person€35 (≈ US$45)
  • Mid-range bedDouble room, hotel or guesthouse, a night, per room€130 (≈ US$160)
  • High-end bedDouble room, hotel or guesthouse, a night, per room€220 (≈ US$300)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget €70 (≈ US$85) · Mid €120 (≈ US$140) · High €220 (≈ US$300)

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.

Hildegard von Bingen and the Museum am StromMäuseturm on its Rhine islandBurg Klopp above the old townRhine in Flames fireworks in early JulyBinger Winzerfest in late August
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Airport (Direct RE/RB trains to Bingen (Rhein) Hbf, roughly 1 h; regional trains stop at the airport's regional station.) · HHN Frankfurt-Hahn (Budget flights only; bus and train connections are slow, check before booking.)

Weather and climate

Forecast from Open-Meteo · averages rounded

Bingen am Rhein: 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

10 rd

Feb

6°C

−1°C

8 rd

Mar

11°C

2°C

9 rd

Apr

15°C

5°C

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May

20°C

9°C

10 rd

Jun

23°C

12°C

10 rd

Jul

25°C

14°C

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Aug

25°C

14°C

9 rd

Sep

20°C

11°C

8 rd

Oct

15°C

7°C

9 rd

Nov

8°C

3°C

10 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 centre is walkable: Hauptbahnhof to the old town is about 2 km, or one stop on the RB 80 to Bingen Stadt. Buses cover Bingerbrück and the vineyards; taxis wait at both stations. The car ferry and the foot-passenger ferry to Rüdesheim run from the Rheinkai.

See & do

Day-trips, door to door

Day-trips

Door-to-door, not ride time

Rüdesheim am Rhein

go

Door to door: About 20 min

Foot-passenger ferry from the Rheinkai, about 10 min

Drosselgasse, the wine museum and the cable car to the Niederwalddenkmal; go early in summer.

Mainz

go

Door to door: About 1 h

RB 80 or RE from Bingen Hbf, about 30–40 min

Cathedral, Gutenberg Museum and the old town; a half-day is enough for the core.

Bacharach and the Rhine Gorge

go

Door to door: About 45 min

MRB 32 or RB 26 along the left bank, about 20–30 min

Wine village with town walls; combine with Oberwesel or Sankt Goar by boat or train.

Bad Kreuznach

go

Door to door: About 1 h

RB 65 from Bingen Hbf, about 25–35 min

Spa town with the Brückenhäuser houses on the Nahe; easy half-day.

Worms

caution

Door to door: About 1.5 h

RB 35 from Bingen Stadt, about 1 h 15 min

Cathedral and Luther history, but the route is slow; go only if the topic interests you.

Eat & sleep

Which area to sleep in

Where to sleep

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

Rheinkai and Museumstraße (riverfront)

Hotels facing the Rhine, walk to the ferry and Museum am Strom; the pick for one night without a car.

Old town around Badergasse and Kapuzinerstraße

Guesthouses and cafés in the lanes; 5–10 min walk uphill from the river.

Bingerbrück, by the Hauptbahnhof

Practical for early trains and the Park am Mäuseturm; 2 km from the old town, bus or 25-min walk.

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
Double room, hotel or guesthouse1 × 1 night × €130€130
Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × €120€240
Rüdesheim foot-passenger ferry, both ways2 × €8 · check€16
Museum am Strom entry2 × €8 · check€16
eSIM, about a week of data2 × €10€20
Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge€42
Trip total≈ €232 per person per day, bed included€464≈ 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)
Riesling glass, 0.2 l, at a wine stand€4–7 (≈ US$5–9)
Lunch, schnitzel or Flammkuchen€12–20 (≈ US$14–25)
Dinner with wine, mid-range restaurant€25–45 (≈ US$30–55)
Regional train Bingen → Mainz€8–10 (≈ US$10–12) (check)
Taxi across town€10–15 (≈ US$12–18)

2026 estimate; check locally.

Watch out

Safety

Bingen is a low-risk town. Watch for bicycles on the riverfront path, unlit lanes uphill at night, and the current if you swim in the Rhine; the main nuisance is pickpocketing at crowded festival nights.
  • Two stations, 2 km apart: check whether your train uses Bingen Hbf or Bingen Stadt before you book a hotel.
  • Rhine cruise boats and the Rüdesheim ferries are seasonal; outside roughly April–October, check the operator's timetable.
  • Rhine in Flames and the Winzerfest fill the riverfront hotels: book weeks ahead for those dates.
  • The Rhine here is a working waterway with strong current; swim only where locals do.

Emergency numbers

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

Pocket card

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Emergency

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

Embassy

No embassies in Bingen; the US and UK have consulates-general in Frankfurt, most other countries have embassies in Berlin.

My embassy: —

Fare anchors (2026 estimate)

  • Bingen Hbf → Mainz, regional train: about €8–10 (≈ US$10–12), 30–40 min (check)
  • Rüdesheim foot-passenger ferry: a few euro each way, about 10 min (check)
  • Bingen Stadt → Bingen Hbf, RB 80: one stop, a few minutes (check)

Say or show

  • Guten Tag — Hello (GOO-ten tahk)
  • Danke — Thank you (DAHN-kuh)
  • Die Rechnung, bitte — The bill, please (dee REKH-noong BIT-tuh)
  • Kann ich mit Karte zahlen? — Can I pay by card? (kahn ikh mit KAR-tuh TSAH-len)
  • Ein Glas Riesling, bitte — A glass of Riesling, please (ine glahs REES-ling BIT-tuh)
  • Wo ist die Fähre? — Where is the ferry? (voh ist dee FAIR-uh)

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 Bingen am Rhein. 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: May–Jun, Sep–early Oct · avoid Nov–Feb (grey, many boats and cafés closed) · month by month →
  2. 2 airports and 3 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 regional trains to Bingen field-checked, taxi fallback, overnight rung.
  2. Three walking clusters with rescue anchors: Rheinkai and Museum am Strom, the old town, Bingerbrück and the Mäuseturm park.
  3. Place pages with verified cutoffs (Museum am Strom, Burg Klopp, Mäuseturm viewpoint) and eat pages with last orders.
  4. Seasonal boat fixtures for the Rüdesheim ferry and KD cruises so gates A–D can go green.

Meanwhile

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