Just working on the finer details of a spring trip to the area. I have read similar posts so apologies if a little redundant. We have 2 nights in Cochem then 2 nights in Boppard this April. We have Cochem figured out and want to make sure we make the most of what is effectively 1.5 days on the Rhine. We have a rental car.
I have sketched out a couple of different options and am trying to understand if it makes more sense to drive from Mosel area to Boppard via Braubach/Marksberg castle visit or head directly to Boppard and visit Braubach/Marksberg at the end of a cruise/train trip the following day?
Option 1:
Day 1 (Saturday) - Depart Cochem and visit Burg Eltz then drive to Braubach, visit town and Marksburg, then drive to Boppard for evening
Day 2 (Sunday) - train to Bingen/Rudesheim in AM, visit Rudesheim, perhaps do the Assmannhausen tour, then KD cruise to Boppard, spend late afternoon in Boppard (chair lift, etc...) -- can also do in reverse as we are ok with more time on the river
Day 3 (Monday) - depart
Option 2:
Day 1 - Depart Cochem and visit Burg Eltz, drive to Boppard, spend time in Boppard area (chair lift, perhaps cycle to nearby towns, hiking, etc...)
Day 2 - train to Bingen/Rudesheim in AM, KD cruise to St Goar, train to Braubach, visit Braubach and Marksburg, train/ferry back to Boppard
Day 3 - depart
KD schedule question - if I am taking the boat from say Rudesheim to Boppard, according to 2024 schedule I would board in Rudesheim at either 9 or 11 (lets say 9), get off at St Goarhausen at 1045, switch boats and then depart at 1130 or 230 to finish the trip to Boppard? And if I say wanted to spend some time in Oberwesel, I would get off there at 1020, reboard at 1220, then do the switch at St Goarhausen as above?
In terms of trains, is this the right site to be checking out the schedules? https://int.bahn.de/en/
Thanks in advance.
