Eltville

Eltville am Rhein is in Rheingau in Hesse, Germany.

Understand
Together with its Stadtteile (adjoining villages) of Erbach and Hattenheim, Eltville is the largest town in the Rheingau.

North of Eltville is the village and community of Kiedrich. To the east is the village of Walluf.

By car
The B42 between Wiesbaden and Rüdesheim runs through town.

By train
There is hourly regional service (operated by vias) from Frankfurt via Mainz and Wiesbaden. Trains take roughly 55 minutes from Frankfurt to Eltville. In the other direction there is at least hourly service from Koblenz via Lorch am Rhein, Assmannshausen and Rüdesheim. The Koblenz - Eltville journey time is roughly one and a quarter hour.

By bus
Bus line 171 from Wiesbaden Hbf to Rüdesheim

On foot
The Rheinsteig walking trail passes through Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Kiedrich, Kloster Eberbach near Eltville, Schloss Vollrads near Oestrich-Winkel, Monstera Marienthal near Geisenheim and Niederwalddenkmal near Rüdesheim.

By boat
Some KD (Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG) ships stop at Eltville starting in Mainz and Wiesbaden before going on to Rüdesheim and along the Rhine to Koblenz and Cologne

Get around

 * Bus line 172 from train station Eltville to Kiedrich and Kloster Eberbach.
 * Bus line 173 from train station Eltville to Martinsthal, Rauenthal and Schlangenbad.

Do

 * Sekt- und Biedermeierfest (Sparkling Wine and Biedermeier Festival) along the Rhine promenade. 29 June - 2 July 2018.
 * Close walk to Walluf for Apfelwein tasting.

Buy
Wine from vineyards such as Steinberg, Rauenthaler Baiken and Erbacher Marcobrunn.

Drink

 * Wine tasting stands in:
 * Eltville: Rhine River promenade
 * Hattenheim: Rhine River bank
 * Erbach: at the parking area Rheinallee

Go next

 * Rüdesheim
 * Oestrich-Winkel
 * Wiesbaden