A Long Weekend Around Koblenz

October 31, 2026

Three nights, two versions

A long weekend in Koblenz works best with a base in the city and a different focus each day. Because Burg Eltz, Geysir Andernach and the cable car close in winter, the plan has a summer version and a winter version.

Day one: the city and the fortress

Walk the Old Town in the morning, taking in the Liebfrauenkirche, the Schängelbrunnen courtyard, Görresplatz and the Basilika St. Kastor, and finish on the Deutsches Eck headland. Lunch by the river. After lunch cross the Rhine on the Seilbahn Koblenz to Festung Ehrenbreitstein. Dinner is Himmel un Äd in an Old Town tavern.

Winter version: the cable car pauses after 1 November (2026), so check the Seilbahn Koblenz site and spend the afternoon in the Mittelrhein-Museum or the Ludwig Museum instead.

Day two: the castle shore

Summer version: go to Marksburg at Braubach for the 50 minute guided tour, listed at 12 EUR, and take the RB26 to Boppard for the Roman walls and the chairlift to the Vierseenblick. The line on the right bank is closed until about 12 December 2026, so expect replacement buses to Braubach.

Winter version: Marksburg is open all year, from 11:00 to 16:00, with English tours on weekends. Pair it with a quiet walk along the Kaiserin-Augusta-Anlagen when you are back.

Day three: the volcanic and Moselle side

Summer version: ride the RB26 to Andernach and spend three hours at the geyser, an adult ticket costing 21.50 EUR. Return to Koblenz, then take bus 670 toward Stolzenfels for the 6 EUR guided tour in German. Burg Eltz can replace Andernach: it is open from 29 March to 1 November in 2026 with tickets listed at 14 EUR, and it needs a train, a bus, a shuttle or a 35 minute walk from Moselkern. The Burg Eltz site lists the season.

Winter version: Eltz and the geyser are closed. Stolzenfels is open on weekends and holidays in November and closed in December and January. In the quiet months, go to the fortress, where a Christmas Garden is planned for 19 November 2026 to 10 January 2027.

Adding a fourth day

Cochem, on the Moselle, has a neo-Gothic castle and wine cellars, and regional trains reach it from Koblenz. Maria Laach, a Benedictine abbey on a volcanic lake, is a 30 minute drive.

Where to sleep

Staying in one Koblenz hotel keeps the baggage simple, since each day returns to the city.