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.

Get in

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.

  • 🌍 Bahnhof Limburg Süd. Be aware: fast trains stop at the station Limburg Süd, which is located approx. 2km away from the town center. Apart from the long distance station at Frankfurt airport, this is the only train station in Germany where only ICEs stop.
  • 🌍 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


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.

Get around

See

Limburg also has a charming little old town.

  • 🌍 Cathedral (Limburger Dom). Guided tours take place from Tuesday till Friday at 11am and at 3pm, Saturdays at 3pm and on Sunday at 11.45am. 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 a 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.
  • 🌍 Limburg Castle (Burg Limburg).

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:

Sleep

Budget

Others

Go next

Routes through Limburg an der Lahn
Köln via airport Montabaur  Köln  Mainz  Wiesbaden Mainz
Köln via Siegburg/Bonn Montabaur  Köln  Frankfurt  Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport


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