Limburg an der Lahn

Limburg an der Lahn is in Hesse. The town is famous for its marvelous medieval town center with its timber-framed houses and its Dom.

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

By train
Limburg is connected to the German highspeed train network and can be reached from Frankfurt (approx. 30 minutes) and from Cologne (approx. 1h). Keep in mind that not all ICEs from Frankfurt to Cologne or in the other direction stop in Limburg.
 *  Limburg - Bad Camberg - Niedernhausen - Wiesbaden
 * / Limburg - Bad Camberg - Hofheim (Taunus) - Frankfurt (Main) Höchst - Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
 *  Limburg - Diez - Bad Ems - Koblenz - Andernach - Mayen Ost
 *  Koblenz - Bad Ems - Diez - Limburg - Weilburg - Wetzlar - Gießen
 *  Limburg - Diez Ost - Montabaur - Siershahn
 *  Limburg - Weilburg - Wetzlar - Gießen - Alsfeld - Fulda
 *  Limburg - Diez Ost - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au(Sieg) - Betzdorf(Sieg) - Siegen
 *  Limburg - Weilburg - Wetzlar - Gießen - Alsfeld - Fulda
 *  Limburg - Diez Ost - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au(Sieg) - Betzdorf(Sieg) - Siegen

By car
Limburg is on highway A3 halfway between Frankfurt and Cologne.

By plane
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 two kilometers from the city center from where you can take a bus, a taxi or use one of the parking lots for bikes and cars.

See
Limburg also has a charming little old town.

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

Drink
Not a lot should be expected of the nightlife:

Go next

 * Nassau
 * Middle Rhine Valley
 * Wiesbaden
 * Frankfurt