Rudesheim is a village in the Nahe valley.

The one you are talking about is named Rüdesheim - alternative spelling: Ruedesheim if you cannot type the Umlaut. Use the correct spelling, otherwise the Bahn website does not recognize the right destination.

If you just want to go on the boat I would do this in Bingen where the boat calls 10 minutes after leaving Rüdesheim. Rüdesheim as such is more interesting than Bingen, but if you just go from the train station to the boat pier this plays no role.

As you already have detected it's easier and faster to get to Bingen from Mainz, as both are on the same side of the Rhine. Bingen Stadt stop is closer to the piers than Bingen Hbf station. But also from the latter you're in walking distance.

Many thanks for this information and advice. Yes, the typing of umlaut is a problem.

I want to travel from Mainz to Rudesheim. Is there a direct rail or bus link between the two towns or do I need to travel via Wiesbaden. I am also considering travelling from Mainz to Rudesheim by boat.Which is the best way? Which is the quickest way? Which is the cheapest way? Can you help? Thank you

>I want to travel from Mainz to Rudesheim. Is there a direct rail or bus link between the two towns or do I need to travel via Wiesbaden.

There is no bus link as there is a good rail connection.

For the schedules, go to www.bahn.de

I am also considering travelling from Mainz to Rudesheim by boat.Which is the best way? Which is the quickest way? Which is the cheapest way? Can you help?

Read the thread for the answers.

>Yes, the typing of umlaut is a problem.

It is no problem at all if you know the trick. You can substitute the Umlaut by inserting an extra "e".

ö = oe

ä = ae

ü = ue

This is a perfectly correct and accepted alternative spelling which became popular in the times of the first typewriters which did not have keys for the Umlaute. (In fact, the roots are much deeper, the dots on the vowel derive from a little e that was written above the vowel in late medieval handwriting.)

Simply omitting the Umlaut as the English speaking world, including our dear TripAdvisor, prefers to do is not allowed and may lead to misunderstandings and detours. Münster and Munster, for example, are two completely different places, as are Rudesheim and Rüdesheim. Looking up train connections to "Fussen" also leads to confusion...

Thanks for the umlaut tip. Cheers.

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