We will be in Germany, probably in Mainz, on May 1. I realize that many places will be closed for the holiday, and I am considering a short visit to Worms that day. (We're planning to go down the Rhine on May 2, since it seems the trains don't run to Rudesheim on Sunday or Monday that week, and the area may be really busy over the holiday weekend.) What goes on May 1? When I was studying in Vienna in 1976, there were political parades, with torches after dark. Thanks fro any information!
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
8947 posts
Where did you read that the trains are not running on Sun. or Mon. that week? I just checked on www.rmv.de and the trains are running their normal Sun. schedule.
It is a busy holiday, but only stores will be closed. (Rüdesheim doesn't count as all of their souvenir stores will be open) Museums that are normally closed on Monday are usually open when it is a holiday. Check the museum.
Plan your trip like you wanted. There is no disruption of service on the trains.
Sometimes there are dances in the street the night before as people "dance into May". There may be May poles set up in villages. There is usually a peace march on the 1st, but nothing that will be in your way.
Posted by
OP
Ohio
4 posts
Thanks for your reply. The link to trains you put in doesn't seem to be for trains, but I looked more and found a schedule, though none are available; perhaps they are all booked. We are hoping to go to the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, which is closed on May 1. We can work around that. Dance into May and peace marches both sound great. I'm looking forward to the experience.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19099 posts
Ms Jo meant to put in www.rmv.de, the website for the Frankfurt metro district, Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. They run the regional trains, S-/U-Bahn, streetcars, and buses in the Frankfurt am Main area.
You can also find the schedules for all conveyances in Germany on this Bahn webpage.
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
8947 posts
These are regular trains, they cannot be all booked and they all run on holidays. Could you tell us which website you are using to find the trains that is giving you this false information?
Sorry for my mistake in posting the website. Lee gave you the correct website link. These trains are not ever full, they are not ever fully booked, they do not take reservations. All you have to do is buy your ticket and get on the train.
The only problem with the DB site is that they will not give you a price. The RMV site will give you prices.
Posted by
London, United Kingdom
4684 posts
In some larger German cities (especially, from what I hear, Berlin and Leipzig) there are political demonstrations that often turn violent, but not in the area that you are in.