Limburg an der Lahn Voyage Tips and guide

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Limburg an der Lahn is in Hesse. The town is famous for its marvellous mediaeval town centre with its timber-framed houses and its Dom (cathedral).

The town is in the Lahn Valley on the border of the Westerwald and Taunus low mountain regions.

• 50.3846928.062171 Tourist Information, Bahnhofsplatz 2, ☏ +49 6431 6166, [email protected]. 

Limburg is connected to the German high-speed train network (ICE) and can be reached from Frankfurt (about 30 minutes) and from Cologne (about 1 hr). Not all ICEs from Frankfurt to Cologne or in the other direction stop in Limburg.

• 50.38228.096111 Bahnhof Limburg Süd. Fast trains stop at the station Limburg Süd, about 2 km away from the town centre. Apart from the long distance station at Frankfurt airport, this is the only train station in Germany where only ICEs stop.  
• 50.38338.066672 Bahnhof Limburg (Lahn).  
  • RB 21 Limburg - Bad Camberg - Niedernhausen - Wiesbaden
  • RB 22/RE 20 Limburg - Bad Camberg - Hofheim (Taunus) - Frankfurt (Main) Höchst - Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
  • RB 23 Limburg - Diez - Bad Ems - Koblenz - Andernach - Mayen Ost
  • RE 25 Koblenz - Bad Ems - Diez - Limburg - Weilburg - Wetzlar - Gießen
  • RB 29 Limburg - Diez Ost - Montabaur - Siershahn
  • RB 45 Limburg - Weilburg - Wetzlar - Gießen - Alsfeld - Fulda
  • RB 90 Limburg - Diez Ost - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au(Sieg) - Betzdorf(Sieg) - Siegen

Limburg is on highway A3 halfway between Frankfurt and Cologne. The city can be reached via the motorway from Cologne and Frankfurt am Main. The B49 from Gießen/Wetzlar has no through roads and is partly four-lane.

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Airport. From there, there are regular direct ICE trains roughly every two hours. You will arrive at "Limburg Süd", roughly 2 km from the city centre from where you can take a bus, a taxi or use one of the parking lots for bikes and cars.

Map of Limburg an der Lahn

City and regional buses run on the Limburg city line, the Lahn-Dill-Weil transport company (VLDW) and the Rhein-Mosel-Bus.

Limburg an der Lahn has established environmental zones (Umweltzonen). Without the appropriate sticker, you risk a fine of €100 when entering an environmental zone. This also applies to foreign road users. Entry is prohibited for vehicles in pollutant groups 1+2+3. The outer districts (Staffel, Linter, Lindenholzhausen, Eschhofen and Ahlbach) are exempt from the environmental zone. The environmental zone is monitored and violations are punished.

Limburg also has a charming little old town.

• 50.3888898.0666671 Cathedral (Limburger Dom). Guided tours take place from Tuesday till Friday at 11:00 and at 15:00, Saturdays at 15:00 and on Sunday at 11:45. The Limburger Dom, also known as Georgsdom, is situated above the medieval town center just beside Limburg castle. Due to its exposed position the Dom is a widely visible landmark. Its basilica is an architectural masterpiece of the late romantic era, consisting of a three-aisled basilica with late romantic and early Gothic elements. The Dom has 7 towers. Constructions for a first church at that place began in 910 AD, although construction works for the Dom only started between 1175 AD and 1200 AD. The Dom's consecration was held in 1235 AD by the Arch Bishop of Trier, Theoderich von Wied. €3.  
• 50.38838.06772 Limburg Castle (Burg Limburg).  

The banks of the Lahn with the Old Lahn Bridge from which you have a beautiful view of the cathedral. This first stone bridge was built between 1315 and 1354, but was partially destroyed in 1945 and widened and rebuilt in 1946-47. Below the cathedral there is a high board with the flood levels. A walk along the banks of the Lahn is not to be missed. There is also the historical 50.388318.068521 Obermühle, a historical mill that is now a pub with a beer garden. Not far from the Obermühle is the 50.387988.074042 pier for the passenger ship "Wappen von Limburg" with which you can take round trips to Dietkirchen, Balduinstein and Oranienstein Castle.

There are many quaint, rustic restaurants in Old Town, but also Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Indian, Thai and Greek restaurants.

• 50.38118.04711 Rebell, Diezer Str. 118 (directly by the old millwheel, just downriver of the Dom), ☏ +49 6431 288417. A well-known snack bar (Imbis). 
• 50.3898.0642 Gasthaus Burgkeller, Fischmarkt 10, ☏ +49 6431 219294. (updated Jul 2018)

Not a lot should be expected of the nightlife:

• 50.40128.04931 ^{[formerly dead link]} Club Musikpark, Elzer Str. 2 - 4, Staffel, ☏ +49 6431 288800. 
• 50.40128.04622 Billard-Bistro, Staffel Elzerstraße, ☏ +49 6431 25127. 
• 50.38898.06323 Unten Drunter (UD), Sackgasse 18, ☏ +49 6431 5843050. (updated Jun 2018)

• 50.389428.078261 Campingplatz Limburg, Schleusenweg 16, ☏ +49 6431 22610. 
• 50.379128.0767952 Youth hostel, Auf dem Guckucksberg, ☏ +49 6431 41493. 

• 50.387128.0645643 Domhotel, Grabenstraße 57, ☏ +49 6431 9010. 100+ €. 
• 50.3900748.0644494 Hotel Nassauer Hof, Brückengasse 1, ☏ +49 6431 996-0, [email protected]. Located directly at the Lahn river Double €120. 
• 50.38368.06385 Hotel Zimmermann, Blumenröder Str. 1, ☏ +49 6431 4611. 
• 50.38388.06346 Hotel Martin, Holzheimer Str. 2, ☏ +49 6431 94840. 
• 50.39228.06567 Gasthaus Priester, Westerwaldstraße 10, ☏ +49 6431 584788. 

• Nassau
• Middle Rhine Valley
• Wiesbaden
• Frankfurt

Köln via airport ← Montabaur ←	Köln  Mainz	→ Wiesbaden → Mainz
Köln via Siegburg/Bonn ← Montabaur ←	Köln  Frankfurt	→ Frankfurt → Frankfurt Airport