Travel Informations

Location
Set in the Siebengebirge mountains and on the banks of the Rhine, Bad Honnef with its 25,000 inhabitants, a spa town of international interest, serves as a starting point of exciting excursions. Among others there are the cities of Remagen, Linz and Bad Hönningen, the legendary Drachenfels castle and ruins and the city of Koblenz, where the Mosel river flows into the Rhine.
In this area the Rhine is framed like a string of pearls by many castles, one of the most typical and beautiful ones being Schloss Arenfels in Bad Hönningen. Alexander von Humboldt once declared Bad Honnef the "German Nice". Bad Honnef opens the way to wonderful adventures in nature. Narrow trails leading through springy floored woods, along shaded mountain valleys and the Siebengebirge hills. The crests of the hills offer spectacular panoramas of the Rhine Valley and the neighbouring mountain landscapes.
View to Castle "Schloss Arenfels" which is located in Bad Hönningen, about 20 km from Bad Honnef. Bad Hönningen is famous for its wine. The castle is the place of beautiful wine tastings. The cultural history of Middle-Europe, the Rhine's romantic epoch and many historical landscapes all come together into this one small area. You will find 40 castles, stately homes and fortresses in the upper middle-Rhine valley, between Bingen and Koblenz.
This concentration of culture is unique in the world, and has been declared a World Human heritage site by UNESCO since 2003. The Limes (Roman's Wall) started in Bad Hönningen/Rheinbrohl and has also been recognised as a world cultural heritage spot since 2005.
How to get to Bad Honnef
BY TRAIN From the north: Possibility to get off the train at Köln for direct connection to Bad Honnef (right side of the river Rhine). Leave the train at Bad Honnef main station (Hauptbahnhof). Walk to the Physikzentrum (distance 2.5 km, City Map or this City Map) or take a taxi. Phone for taxis: (02224) 2222 or (02224) 2121. From Frankfurt: Take the ICE train to Siegburg. Duration from Frankfurt 37 min. From Siegburg then take the commuter train (S-Bahn) No.12 direction Köln-Nippes to Troisdorf (duration 3 min). From Troisdorf take the RegionalExpress train to Rhöndorf (duration 20 min). The Physikzentrum is now within walking distance, see City Map. Alternatively from Siegburg: Take the commuter train No. 66 destination Bad Honnef. The train station "Am Spitzenbach" (duration from Siegburg 57 min) is in walking distance (400 m, brigde over highway and left-of-way, cross the public garden) to the Physikzentrum. From Bonn: take a taxi from the front of the railway station to the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (distance 18 km, fare about Euro 25), or take the subway/commuter train No. 66 destination Bad Honnef. Follow the blue "U"-sign "Stadtmitte/Stadtbahn" to the underground station (level -2, platform 4: "Bad Honnef üb. Regierungsviertel"). Departure every 10 min (10 min or 20 min on Saturday, 30 min on Sunday and in the evening), duration 35 min. The train station "Am Spitzenbach" is in walking distance (400 m, brigde over highway and left-of-way, cross the public garden) to the Physikzentrum. Attention: every second train goes only to "Königswinter". Just wait for the next train going to "Am Spitzenbach". The train ticket is still valid. Alternatively, from Röndorf you can take a taxi (distance 1.5 km) or take the bus 566. The train ticket is also valid for the bus. Get off the bus at the 3rd stop "Messbeuel" in front of the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef. BY PLANE Airport Frankfurt: take the ICE train to Siegburg. Duration from Frankfurt 37 min. From Siegburg: Take the commuter train (S-Bahn) No. 12 direction Köln-Nippes to Troisdorf (duration 3 min). From Troisdorf take the RegionalExpress train to Rhöndorf (duration 20 min). The Physikzentrum is now within walking distance, see City Map. Alternatively from Siegburg: Take the commuter train No. 66 destination Bad Honnef. The train station "Am Spitzenbach" (duration from Siegburg 57 min) is in walking distance (400 m, brigde over highway and left-of-way, cross the public garden) to the Physikzentrum. Airport Collogne/Bonn: direct train connection (Bundesbahnlinie RE 8) to Rhöndorf (see City Map) every hour, duration 32 min, or take a taxi to the Physikzentrum (38 km, fare about Euro 40), or take a taxi to the main railway station in Porz/Rhein (5 km) and from there take a train to Bad Honnef (right side of the river Rhine). Duration ~35 min, or take the airport bus (labeled 'FL') to the main railway station in Bonn (Bonn Hauptbahnhof). See Köln-Bonn airport traffic links: buses to and from Bonn. BY CAR From the north: motorway A3 to "Autobahn-Dreieck Heumar" than motorway A59 direction "Bonn/Köln Airport" or "Bonn/Königswinter". A59 continued as B42 to Bad Honnef, exit "Rhöndorf". Follow the "Rhöndorfer Straße" to "Hauptstraße", after 2 km you will see a nice estate on the left side. Attention: radar speed control -max. 50 km/h- in Rhöndorf. From the south: motorway A3 Frankfurt-Köln exit "Bad Honnef/Linz". After about 10 km in the forest turn to the right at the first intersection with traffic lights and follow the valley down to Bad Honnef. Attention: radar speed control -max. 60 km/h- before entering Bad Honnef. Cross the city in northern direction (see City Map or Map) and find 'Hauptstraße 5' on the right side.