Emmerich am Rhein

Emmerich am Rhein is a city on the River Rhine in Lower Rhine in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, with a population of around 30,000.

Orientation
Emmerich lies on the River Rhine, or more precisely, on its right (northern) riverbank next to the Dutch border.

Emmerich is divided into 10 quarters (Ortsteile): Altstadt (old town), Borghees, Dornick, Elten, Hüthum, Klein-Netterden, Leegmeer, Praest, Speelberg and Vrasselt.

Tourists are most likely to concentrate on Altstadt and maybe Elten.

By plane


The nearest airports are located in (, 37 km away), Düsseldorf (, 95 km), Eindhoven (NL) (, 120 km), Dortmund (, 125 km) and Schiphol (NL) (, 136 km). Out of these, Düsseldorf and Amsterdam Schiphol see by far the most international connections. Weeze meanwhile is mostly served by no frills airlines.

By train


is situated less than 1 km away from the city centre. At Duisburg main station, travellers from Germany may change trains from high speed train ICE to regional train Rhein-IJssel-Express (RE19) Arnhem - Emmerich - Wesel - Oberhausen - Duisburg - Düsseldorf. Please be aware that RE19 trains are split into two parts at Wesel station, one train set will continue to Bocholt, the other to Arnhem via Emmerich. No long distance trains are scheduled to stop anymore since 2015. Since 2022 its possible to use the dutch OV Chipkaart transport card here too.

There are also two smaller regional train stops in Emmerich, and.
 * Emmerich station timetables: current arrivals • current departures
 * trip scheduling (by train and bus): inbound journey • outbound journey

By car


Emmerich is connected to the highway ("Autobahn") A3 and to the federal highways ("Bundesstraße") B8 and B220.

By local transportation
A few local buses serve Emmerich and neighbouring towns. Hourly express bus service SB58 crosses the Rhine after starting at Emmerich station and serves nearby Kleve, where connection to regional train RE10 to Düsseldorf is possible, before continuing across the dutch border to Nijmegen.

Tourist information




Eat
You'll find several restaurants and takeaway places in Emmerich town centre. About 600 metres to the left after leaving the station there's a McDonald's at Reeser Str. 73.