As passionate drivers of the mini-train, we put our hearts into driving you safely up into the world-famous Rüdesheim vineyards where you can enjoy breathtaking panoramas and fantastic views. And there is no mistaking it, you will be able to tell that we love what we do. Besides the informative German-language tour, you can listen to everything you need to know about Rüdesheim in 15 other languages.

Mini-trains typically offer tours in the most beautiful spots! And, of course, this stunning landscape in the Middle Rhine Valley is no exception, as its founders Josef (Seppel) and Elisabeth (Liesel) Bertram realized. The aim has always been to show visitors our beautiful little town from a completely new perspective and also to give them some interesting facts about the region. In the past, the tour was given live over a microphone. Today, it is available digitally in 15 languages. Since 1978, the Rüdesheim Winzerexpress has wound its way through the streets, alleyways and narrow lanes of Rüdesheim.

Our company employs very diverse people, both on land and on board: ranging from the captain behind the wheel and sailors pulling in the ropes to the chef of our nautical kitchen and the 24/7 ticket salesmen who work in many places along the Upper Middle Rhine Valley as well as our dedicated, weather-tested ferry staff and hard-working accountants in the office. More than 60 employees working in a wide variety of positions put their hearts and souls into making sure that you enjoy your time on board with us – that is our calling!

It all started with a small boat that travelled from Bingen to Rüdesheim and back. Fourteen seamen work for the company, whose  origins are steeped in tradition. Seamen have connected the right and left banks of the Rhine, today and in the past, preserving the charm of the Rhine right up to the present day.
Indeed, even kings have enjoyed trips aboard our fleet. Since 2017, a ferry named after "Mary Roos", a famous pop singer from Bingen, has connected the banks of this truly legendary river.

We make sure you have a beautiful, safe trip.
We are happy to help you at the cash desks as well as with getting on and off the cable car. It would be a pleasure to help you with any problems you have.

By the way, we are always looking for good new employees. Interested in working in our team? Get in touch with us!

The 38-meter-high Niederwald monument with Germania was built to commemorate the Franco-German War of 1870/71 and the re-establishment of the German Empire in the years 1877 - 1883, laying the foundations for modern tourism in Rüdesheim am Rhein.

To accommodate the numerous visitors, a rack-and-pinion railway was built in 1884 as the forerunner of today's cable car, which was opened in April 1954. In its anniversary year in 2004, it welcomed its 30 millionth passenger.

Since 2005, the visitors have hovered up above the vines in new, more comfortable cabins, taking the same route with the newly constructed system.

• Journeys from/to airport
• Luggage transport
• Group transfer
• Long-distance trips
• Rheingau sightseeing tours
• Family celebrations
• Wedding trips

Celebrities like Formula 1 champions, actors, footballers, rock bands ... we’ve driven them all!

As passionate drivers of the mini-train, we put our hearts into driving you safely up into the world-famous Rüdesheim vineyards where you can enjoy breathtaking panoramas and fantastic views. And there is no mistaking it, you will be able to tell that we love what we do. Besides the informative German-language tour, you can listen to everything you need to know about Rüdesheim in 15 other languages.

Mini-trains typically offer tours in the most beautiful spots! And, of course, this stunning landscape in the Middle Rhine Valley is no exception, as its founders Josef (Seppel) and Elisabeth (Liesel) Bertram realized. The aim has always been to show visitors our beautiful little town from a completely new perspective and also to give them some interesting facts about the region. In the past, the tour was given live over a microphone. Today, it is available digitally in 15 languages. Since 1978, the Rüdesheim Winzerexpress has wound its way through the streets, alleyways and narrow lanes of Rüdesheim.

Our company employs very diverse people, both on land and on board: ranging from the captain behind the wheel and sailors pulling in the ropes to the chef of our nautical kitchen and the 24/7 ticket salesmen who work in many places along the Upper Middle Rhine Valley as well as our dedicated, weather-tested ferry staff and hard-working accountants in the office. More than 60 employees working in a wide variety of positions put their hearts and souls into making sure that you enjoy your time on board with us – that is our calling!

It all started with a small boat that travelled from Bingen to Rüdesheim and back. Fourteen seamen work for the company, whose  origins are steeped in tradition. Seamen have connected the right and left banks of the Rhine, today and in the past, preserving the charm of the Rhine right up to the present day.
Indeed, even kings have enjoyed trips aboard our fleet. Since 2017, a ferry named after "Mary Roos", a famous pop singer from Bingen, has connected the banks of this truly legendary river.

We make sure you have a beautiful, safe trip.
We are happy to help you at the cash desks as well as with getting on and off the cable car. It would be a pleasure to help you with any problems you have.

By the way, we are always looking for good new employees. Interested in working in our team? Get in touch with us!

The 38-meter-high Niederwald monument with Germania was built to commemorate the Franco-German War of 1870/71 and the re-establishment of the German Empire in the years 1877 - 1883, laying the foundations for modern tourism in Rüdesheim am Rhein.

To accommodate the numerous visitors, a rack-and-pinion railway was built in 1884 as the forerunner of today's cable car, which was opened in April 1954. In its anniversary year in 2004, it welcomed its 30 millionth passenger.

Since 2005, the visitors have hovered up above the vines in new, more comfortable cabins, taking the same route with the newly constructed system.

• Journeys from/to airport
• Luggage transport
• Group transfer
• Long-distance trips
• Rheingau sightseeing tours
• Family celebrations
• Wedding trips

Celebrities like Formula 1 champions, actors, footballers, rock bands ... we’ve driven them all!