Guided Rothenburg Day Trip from Frankfurt
Overview
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9 hours
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Visit Rothenburg ob der Tabuer in the Franconia region of Germany on a full-day trip from Frankfurt. Accompanied by an expert guide, you'll take a guided Rothenburg walking tour to see the best of this beautiful medieval town. Entrance fees to either St Jacob's Church or Rothenburg's Medieval Crime Museum are included, and you'll have time to explore one of them independently after your guided tour. Small GroupTour during Covid 19 period.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
******VISIT THE FAMOUS CHRISTMAS MARKET IN ROTHENBURG, OPEN FROM 24TH NOV. TILL 23RD DEC. 2025******
Infants and children must sit in a child seat, which means they need a separate seat, no matter which age (legal regulation)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Admission fee to Medieval Crime Museum OR to St. Jacob's Church
Gratuities
Food and drinks
What To Expect
Medieval Crime and Justice Museum
In your leisure time visit the fascinating Medieval Crime Museum
Blade Gate
Marvel at half-timbered houses, city gates and the mighty Renaissance Town Hall.
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Guided Rothenburg Day Trip from Frankfurt
Reviews
82 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Wonderful!
kandice j,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Experiencing the wonders of this Midevil town was the highlight of our whole trip to Germany! Absolutely amazing and totally worth it!
A picture perfect experience.
Greg S,
Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Rothenburg is worth a whole day! Wonderful buildings, interesting little streets and lanes, just lovely.
Awesome Day In Rothenburg!
ALAN M,
Sep 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.004 of us in a Van to Rothenburg. Thomas was the guide. About 2 1/2 hours from Frankfurt. Spent 4 hours in Rothenburg. First 2 hours walking around with Thomas narrated. Also, a visit to a Medieval Museum. Probably 20 minutes of the 2 hours. Then 2 hours on our own. Lunch took about an hour at an Italian Restaurant to eat Pizza. Then an hour to walk around and take pictures and window shop. Thomas was gracious enough as we were leaving town to take us to an area of the town wall that we could spend about 15 minutes to climb the steep steps and walk a couple of minutes along the covered walkway atop the wall. Highly recommend this part of the trip. So, after approximately 4 hours and 15-20 minutes in Rothenburg we headed back to Frankfurt . The trip back to Frankfurt was slightly over 2 hours instead of 2 1/2 hours going mainly because Thomas did not have to narrate as much and also a faster trip on the Auto Bahn and less traffic. In the end an outstanding day and way to see Rothenburg when you are seeing a city a day on vacation. Finally, Thomas our guide was exceptional!
Willy was so...
Cynthia P,
Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Willy was so knowledgeable, sharing information throughout our journey! We had a delightful day and would highly recommend getting your souvenirs at The Christmas Shop, nutcrackers and coocoo clocks galore! What a beautiful store and quaint town, definitely a must see!!!
Avoid a FRA Viator tour if they use ETS tours as contractor
Nancy P,
Jun 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Due to this tour being cancelled last minute due to not having enough participants, we were offered the Baden Baden tour instead. So, this review is for that trip since I did not get an updated booking/reservation. The Baden Baden, Black Forest tour was horrible! Unsafe driving, tour guide (Willie) was horrible and spoke more about other vehicle license plates (the entire day) and very few remarks about history or culture. Late starting the tour, to get gas! Rushed through every stop, no time to go into a shop/bakery or get lunch. Willie, who was the driver and tour guide made a personal stop to drop something off while we sat in the van. Seems he was more focused on his own agenda. Don’t waste your money! Regarding my unsafe comment, he was traveling 160-180 kilometers on the autobahn in a severe rain storm. Cutting other cars off and getting many jesters from angry drivers. Avoid!
An exciting informative tour
Mary D,
Jun 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Thomas was cordial and very knowledgeable about the entire area even on the autobahn. He gave info about towns and famous people making the 2 hour ride seem much shorter. The trip was delightful.
Cancelled tour with no...
Amber M,
Mar 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Cancelled tour with no notice. Arrived for departure and tour guides said tour was cancelled that day and offered other excursions. Totally bizarre, do not recommend.
Long day but totally worth it. Fantastic guide
Pamela K,
Oct 20, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00We were scheduled for an all day tour of Rothenburg Au Tabor but due to our tour guide being ill we were asked if we would be okay joining the Rothenburg/ Heidelberg tour. Our tour guide Tom was amazing and we spent plenty of time at both places.. Tom made sure we saw everything and had enough free time to explore on our own. I highly recommend this tour.
Too far for day trip
Nancy F,
Sep 19, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00I enjoyed our day trip to Rothenburg, but I would not do it again. It was too far to travel for a day trip. The driver George gave us the option of traveling via the autobahn or taking a more scenic route with some stops. We and the other couple did decide to do the scenic route, but that took much longer than I expected. That left us with too little time in Rothenburg. On the way back I felt totally unsafe in the van traveling at the speed that is driven on the autobahn. But that was just me.
Very enjoyable experience
Lianna M,
Aug 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide, Boris, was very informative and in a very upbeat kind of way. We appreciate his professionalism throughout the day. Rothenburg is charming but a great guide helps lift the entire experience
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